Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
Wheelchair races

These are the official results of the women's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Medalists

Gold	Maritza Martén  Cuba
Silver	Tsvetanka Khristova  Bulgaria
Bronze	Daniela Costian  Australia

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	76.80	Gabriele Reinsch	Neubrandenburg (GDR)	July 9, 1988
Olympic Record	72.30	Martina Hellmann	Seoul (KOR)	September 29, 1988

Qualification

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.	Larisa Korotkevich (EUN)	67.92 m
2.	Maritza Martén (CUB)	65.02 m
3.	Daniela Costian (AUS)	64.10 m
4.	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	64.06 m
5.	Nicoleta Grădinaru (ROU)	60.62 m
6.	Martina Hellmann (GER)	60.52 m
7.	Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB)	60.22 m
8.	Qiu Qiaoping (CHN)	59.32 m
9.	Vladimíra Malátová (TCH)	59.04 m
10.	Ilga Bērtulsone (LAT)	58.92 m
11.	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	58.66 m
12.	Mette Bergmann (NOR)	58.32 m
13.	Carla Garrett (USA)	58.06 m
14.	Jackie McKernan (GBR)	51.94 m

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.	Stefania Simova (BUL)	65.60 m
2.	Olga Burova (EUN)	64.78 m
3.	Ilke Wyludda (GER)	64.26 m
4.	Franka Dietzsch (GER)	63.60 m
5.	Hilda Ramos (CUB)	62.82 m
6.	Min Chunfeng (CHN)	62.48 m
7.	Irina Yatchenko (EUN)	61.60 m
8.	Agnese Maffeis (ITA)	60.88 m
9.	Manuela Tîrneci (ROU)	59.44 m
10.	Cristina Boiț (ROU)	56.68 m
11.	Penny Neer (USA)	55.44 m
12.	Ángeles Barreiro (ESP)	53.14 m
13.	Ursula Weber (AUT)	51.62 m
14.	Teresa Machado (POR)	59.44 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Maritza Martén (CUB)	65.66	X	X	66.90	70.06	66.36	70.06 m
	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	65.14	67.78	65.32	X	X	X	67.78 m
	Daniela Costian (AUS)	64.40	64.08	64.24	64.92	66.24	65.94	66.24 m
4	Larisa Korotkevich (EUN)	60.94	X	65.52	X	64.30	X	65.52 m
5	Olga Burova (EUN)	64.02	X	62.80	61.84	X	63.32	64.02 m
6	Hilda Ramos (CUB)	62.16	X	62.72	59.28	X	63.80	63.80 m
7	Irina Yatchenko (EUN)	60.76	62.40	63.74	X	X	X	63.74 m
8	Stefania Simova (BUL)	X	63.42	63.08	60.20	62.38	60.98	62.42 m
9	Ilke Wyludda (GER)	62.16	61.04	X				62.16 m
10	Agnese Maffeis (ITA)	61.22	60.80	X				61.22 m
11	Min Chunfeng (CHN)	59.06	60.82	X				60.82 m
12	Franka Dietzsch (GER)	60.24	X	X				60.24 m

See also

• 1988 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo)
• 1993 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)

References

• Official Report
• Results