2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 7 and August 11.

Medalists

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Gold   Franka Dietzsch
Germany (GER)
Silver   Natalya Sadova
Russia (RUS)
Bronze   Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová
Czech Republic (CZE)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
07.08.2005 – 11:30h 07.08.2005 – 12:40h
Final Round
11.08.2005 – 20:00h

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Qualifying

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Group A

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  1.   Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech Republic 64.26 m Q
  2.   Aimin Song, China 64.15 m Q
  3.   Dragana Tomašević, Serbia and Montenegro 62.02 m Q
  4.   Olena Antonova, Ukraine 61.05 m Q
  5.   Joanna Wiśniewska, Poland 59.66 m q
  6.   Elizna Naude, South Africa 58.93 m
  7.   Oksana Yesipchuk, Russia 58.32 m
  8.   Marzena Wysocka, Poland 57.44 m
  9.   Neelam Jaswant Singh, India 56.70 m – disqualified after failing a doping test
  10.   Tereapii Tapoki, Cook Islands 50.92 m
  11.   Aretha Thurmond, United States 47.15 m

Group B

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  1.   Natalya Sadova, Russia 63.65 m Q
  2.   Franka Dietzsch, Germany 63.53 m Q
  3.   Nicoleta Grasu, Romania 62.06 m Q
  4.   Anna Söderberg, Sweden 59.94 m q
  5.   Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand 59.81 m q
  6.   Shuli Ma, China 59.43 m q
  7.   Natalya Fokina, Ukraine 59.30 m q
  8.   Yania Ferrales, Cuba 58.38 m
  9.   Seilala Sua, United States 57.68 m
  10.   Becky Breisch, United States 57.16 m
  11.   Wioletta Potępa, Poland 56.31 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Franka Dietzsch (GER) 64.89 64.08 64.36 66.56 65.29 X 66.56 m SB
    Natalya Sadova (RUS) 64.33 60.63 61.28 62.31 62.68 61.59 64.33 m
    Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová (CZE) 60.76 63.00 X X 63.19 X 63.19 m
4   Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 62.73 X 57.70 61.01 60.94 57.42 62.73 m
5   Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) 55.75 X 62.05 X X 61.49 62.05 m
6   Ma Shuli (CHN) 59.21 58.38 61.33 58.15 58.22 59.36 61.33 m
7   Dragana Tomašević (SCG) 60.56 X X X 56.26 56.30 60.56 m
8   Olena Antonova (UKR) 59.37 59.08 57.71 56.35 X 56.19 59.37 m
9   Natalya Fokina-Semenova (UKR) 58.44 57.20 55.09 58.44 m
10   Song Aimin (CHN) 55.98 57.90 X 57.90 m
11   Anna Söderberg (SWE) X 57.41 X 57.41 m
12   Joanna Wisniewska (POL) 57.06 55.64 X 57.06 m
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