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Hammer Throw, Women

Date	23 – 25 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	48 from 27 countries

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) had a habit of placing second in major internationals – the 1998 Europeans and the 1999/2001/2003 World Championships, although she had won the 2002 European Championships. She was favored, having set nine world records with the hammer, but none since 1999. She led throughout, tossing 73.18 (240-1) in round one, and improving to 74.27 (243-8) in round two, and 75.02 (246-1) in round three – her best mark. Cubans Yipsi Moreno and Yunaika Crawford won the other medals, moving into these positions in rounds two and three.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	2903	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	73.71 (1)	75.02 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1469	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	70.56 (7)	73.36 (2)	Silver
3	1447	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	71.74 (2)	73.16 (3)	Bronze
4	1888	Betty Heidler	GER	69.81 (8)	72.73 (4)
5	2699	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	68.66 (10)	72.57 (5)
6	1204	Volha Tsandar	BLR	69.61 (9)	72.27 (6)
7	1384	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	71.56 (5)	72.03 (7)
8	3195	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	71.63 (4)	70.40 (8)
9	3131	Candice Scott	TTO	68.27 (12)	69.94 (9)
10	1343	Gu Yuan	CHN	71.65 (3)	69.76 (10)
11	1867	Andrea Bunjes	GER	70.73 (6)	68.40 (11)
12	2002	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	68.58 (11)	66.83 (12)
13 r1/2	1428	Ivana Brkljačić	CRO	68.21 (13)	–
14 r1/2	1365	Liu Yinghui	CHN	68.12 (14)	–
15 r1/2	1760	Manuèla Montebrun	FRA	67.90 (15)	–
16 r1/2	2893	Yelena Konevtseva	RUS	67.83 (16)	–
17 r1/2	2068	Katalin Divós	HUN	67.64 (17)	–
18 r1/2	2093	Júlia Tudja	HUN	66.85 (18)	–
19 r1/2	2910	Tatyana Lysenko	RUS	66.82 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3265	Erin Gilreath	USA	66.71 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1898	Susanne Keil	GER	66.35 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1706	Sini Pöyry	FIN	66.05 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1567	Berta Castells	ESP	66.05 (23)	–
24 r1/2	2083	Éva Orbán	HUN	65.76 (24)	–
25 r1/2	1196	Maryia Smaliachkova	BLR	65.68 (25)	–
26 r1/2	2156	Ester Balassini	ITA	65.58 (26)	–
27 r1/2	2279	Yuka Murofushi	JPN	65.33 (27)	–
28 r1/2	2169	Clarissa Claretti	ITA	65.06 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3304	Anna Mahon	USA	64.99 (29)	–
30 r1/2	1836	Lorraine Shaw	GBR	64.79 (30)	–
31 r1/2	1200	Sviatlana Sudak	BLR	64.42 (31)	–
32 r1/2	1060	Bronwyn Eagles	AUS	64.09 (32)	–
33 r1/2	1072	Brooke Krueger	AUS	63.88 (33)	–
34 r1/2	2750	Vânia Silva	POR	63.81 (34)	–
35 r1/2	2518	Violeta Guzmán	MEX	62.76 (35)	–
36 r1/2	2022	Evdokia Tsamoglou	GRE	62.76 (36)	–
37 r1/2	1478	Aldenay Vasallo	CUB	62.64 (37)	–
38 r1/2	1550	Marwa Hussein	EGY	62.27 (38)	–
39 r1/2	3286	Jackie Jeschelnig	USA	62.23 (39)	–
40 r1/2	2001	Stella Papadopoulou	GRE	61.61 (40)	–
41 r1/2	1845	Shirley Webb	GBR	61.60 (41)	–
42 r1/2	1522	Lucie Vrbenská	CZE	60.29 (42)	–
43 r1/2	1037	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	59.52 (43)	–
44 r1/2	1091	Debbie Sosimenko	AUS	57.79 (44)	–
45 r1/2	1431	Sanja Gavrilović	CRO	56.79 (45)	–
46 r1/2	1112	Marina Lapina	AZE	55.34 (46)	–
AC r1/2	1048	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	1488	Eleni Teloni	CYP	– (NM)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	23 August 2004 — 9:05
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 68.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	2903	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	73.71	–	QOR
2	1447	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	71.74	–	Q
3	1343	Gu Yuan	CHN	71.65	–	QOR
4	3195	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	71.63	–	Q
5	1384	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	71.56	–	Q
6	1867	Andrea Bunjes	GER	70.73	–	Q
7	1469	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	70.56	–	Q
8	1888	Betty Heidler	GER	69.81	–	Q
9	1204	Volha Tsandar	BLR	69.61	–	Q
10	2699	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	68.66	–	Q
11	2002	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	68.58	–	Q
12	3131	Candice Scott	TTO	68.27	–	q
13	1428	Ivana Brkljačić	CRO	68.21	–
14	1365	Liu Yinghui	CHN	68.12	–
15	1760	Manuèla Montebrun	FRA	67.90	–
16	2893	Yelena Konevtseva	RUS	67.83	–
17	2068	Katalin Divós	HUN	67.64	–
18	2093	Júlia Tudja	HUN	66.85	–
19	2910	Tatyana Lysenko	RUS	66.82	–
20	3265	Erin Gilreath	USA	66.71	–
21	1898	Susanne Keil	GER	66.35	–
22	1706	Sini Pöyry	FIN	66.05	64.35
23	1567	Berta Castells	ESP	66.05	64.30
24	2083	Éva Orbán	HUN	65.76	–
25	1196	Maryia Smaliachkova	BLR	65.68	–
26	2156	Ester Balassini	ITA	65.58	–
27	2279	Yuka Murofushi	JPN	65.33	–
28	2169	Clarissa Claretti	ITA	65.06	–
29	3304	Anna Mahon	USA	64.99	–
30	1836	Lorraine Shaw	GBR	64.79	–
31	1200	Sviatlana Sudak	BLR	64.42	–
32	1060	Bronwyn Eagles	AUS	64.09	–
33	1072	Brooke Krueger	AUS	63.88	–
34	2750	Vânia Silva	POR	63.81	–
35	2518	Violeta Guzmán	MEX	62.76	61.45
36	2022	Evdokia Tsamoglou	GRE	62.76	57.56
37	1478	Aldenay Vasallo	CUB	62.64	–
38	1550	Marwa Hussein	EGY	62.27	–
39	3286	Jackie Jeschelnig	USA	62.23	–
40	2001	Stella Papadopoulou	GRE	61.61	–
41	1845	Shirley Webb	GBR	61.60	–
42	1522	Lucie Vrbenská	CZE	60.29	–
43	1037	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	59.52	–
44	1091	Debbie Sosimenko	AUS	57.79	–
45	1431	Sanja Gavrilović	CRO	56.79	–
46	1112	Marina Lapina	AZE	55.34	–
NM	1048	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	–	–
NM	1488	Eleni Teloni	CYP	–	–

Group A

Date	23 August 2004 — 9:05

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1343	Gu Yuan	CHN	71.65	71.65	-	-	OR
2	3195	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	71.63	66.57	71.63	-
3	1867	Andrea Bunjes	GER	70.73	70.73	-	-
4	1469	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	70.56	70.56	-	-
5	2699	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	68.66	67.29	68.66	-
6	1428	Ivana Brkljačić	CRO	68.21	63.21	68.21	68.15
7	2893	Yelena Konevtseva	RUS	67.83	66.88	67.83	x
8	2068	Katalin Divós	HUN	67.64	67.39	67.64	x
9	2093	Júlia Tudja	HUN	66.85	62.80	65.94	66.85
10	3265	Erin Gilreath	USA	66.71	66.71	65.46	66.52
11	1567	Berta Castells	ESP	66.05	64.30	x	66.05
12	1196	Maryia Smaliachkova	BLR	65.68	65.68	65.31	x
13	2156	Ester Balassini	ITA	65.58	x	54.97	65.58
14	2279	Yuka Murofushi	JPN	65.33	65.33	x	63.42
15	2169	Clarissa Claretti	ITA	65.06	62.43	x	65.06
16	1060	Bronwyn Eagles	AUS	64.09	x	64.09	x
17	1072	Brooke Krueger	AUS	63.88	63.00	x	63.88
18	2750	Vânia Silva	POR	63.81	63.81	61.77	61.44
19	2022	Evdokia Tsamoglou	GRE	62.76	57.56	62.76	x
20	1845	Shirley Webb	GBR	61.60	61.60	x	x
21	1522	Lucie Vrbenská	CZE	60.29	x	60.14	60.29
22	1037	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	59.52	x	x	59.52
23	1431	Sanja Gavrilović	CRO	56.79	56.79	x	x
NM	1488	Eleni Teloni	CYP	–	x	-	-

Group B

Date	23 August 2004 — 10:50

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	2903	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	73.71	73.71	-	-	OR
2	1447	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	71.74	71.74	-	-
3	1384	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	71.56	71.56	-	-
4	1888	Betty Heidler	GER	69.81	66.20	69.81	-
5	1204	Volha Tsandar	BLR	69.61	66.20	x	69.61
6	2002	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	68.58	64.59	68.58	-
7	3131	Candice Scott	TTO	68.27	x	66.97	68.27
8	1365	Liu Yinghui	CHN	68.12	66.67	66.30	68.12
9	1760	Manuèla Montebrun	FRA	67.90	64.31	67.74	67.90
10	2910	Tatyana Lysenko	RUS	66.82	x	66.82	65.57
11	1898	Susanne Keil	GER	66.35	66.35	x	x
12	1706	Sini Pöyry	FIN	66.05	66.05	x	64.35
13	2083	Éva Orbán	HUN	65.76	65.76	63.68	63.31
14	3304	Anna Mahon	USA	64.99	64.11	64.99	61.65
15	1836	Lorraine Shaw	GBR	64.79	63.06	63.13	64.79
16	1200	Sviatlana Sudak	BLR	64.42	x	x	64.42
17	2518	Violeta Guzmán	MEX	62.76	62.76	58.18	61.45
18	1478	Aldenay Vasallo	CUB	62.64	62.64	60.71	61.08
19	1550	Marwa Hussein	EGY	62.27	62.27	x	57.24
20	3286	Jackie Jeschelnig	USA	62.23	58.00	x	62.23
21	2001	Stella Papadopoulou	GRE	61.61	61.48	61.61	x
22	1091	Debbie Sosimenko	AUS	57.79	x	57.79	57.62
23	1112	Marina Lapina	AZE	55.34	55.34	50.60	x
NM	1048	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	–	x	x	x

Final Round

Date	25 August 2004 — 22:10

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	2903	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	75.02	73.18	74.27	75.02	x	72.60	74.92	OR
2	1469	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	73.36	x	72.68	x	x	73.36	x
3	1447	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	73.16	70.98	71.43	73.16	x	x	70.06
4	1888	Betty Heidler	GER	72.73	x	67.71	72.73	72.47	70.21	68.49
5	2699	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	72.57	69.91	68.50	72.57	x	x	67.06
6	1204	Volha Tsandar	BLR	72.27	66.17	70.15	72.27	65.01	x	68.63
7	1384	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	72.03	x	72.03	x	68.03	x	x
8	3195	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	70.40	69.40	70.11	67.34	66.40	70.40	x
9	3131	Candice Scott	TTO	69.94	63.13	69.94	68.51	–	–	–
10	1343	Gu Yuan	CHN	69.76	67.59	68.62	69.76	–	–	–
11	1867	Andrea Bunjes	GER	68.40	68.40	61.78	68.22	–	–	–
12	2002	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	66.83	x	63.26	66.83	–	–	–