Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

The Women's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 17 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 11, 1984.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date10 August 1984 (qualifications)
11 August 1984 (finals)
Competitors17 from 14 nations
Winning distance65.36
Medalists
Ria Stalman
 Netherlands
Leslie Deniz
 United States
Florenţa Crăciunescu
 Romania
Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldRia Stalman
 Netherlands
SilverLeslie Deniz
 United States
BronzeFlorența Crăciunescu
 Romania

Abbreviations
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Galina Savinkova (URS)73.26 m May 22, 1983 Leselidze, Soviet Union
Olympic Record Evelin Schlaak (GDR)69.96 m August 1, 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union

Qualifying round
  • Held on 1984-08-10
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Ria Stalman (NED) 58.28m
2.  Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU) 57.84m
3.  Ulla Lundholm (FIN) 56.44m
4.  Leslie Deniz (USA) 56.24m
5.  Gael Martin (AUS) 55.38m
6.  Venissa Head (GBR) 55.24m
7.  Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) 54.70m
8.  Mariette Van Heerden (ZIM) 50.54m
9.  Marlene Lewis (JAM) 49.00m


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Ingra Manecke (FRG) 56.20m
2.  Meg Ritchie (GBR) 56.00m
3.  Patricia Walsh (IRL) 54.42m
4.  Laura De Snoo (USA) 53.76m
5.  Lorna Griffin (USA) 53.34m
6.  Carmen Ionesco (CAN) 52.28m
7.  Agathe Ngo Nack (CMR) 38.32m
8.  Christine Bechard (MRI) 37.94m

Final
Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Ria Stalman (NED) 64.50 61.16 63.70 64.28 63.64 65.36 65.36 m
 Leslie Deniz (USA) 62.46 X 63.36 62.60 64.86 X 64.86 m
 Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) 60.68 61.42 62.96 62.08 63.64 X 63.64 m
4 Ulla Lundholm (FIN) 62.84 X 54.92 55.94 59.72 54.04 62.84 m
5 Meg Ritchie (GBR) X 55.36 57.66 61.76 62.58 60.40 62.58 m
6 Ingra Manecke (FRG) 51.66 56.22 X 53.20 X 58.56 58.56 m
7 Venissa Head (GBR) X 55.56 58.18 X 55.84 55.88 58.18 m
8 Gael Martin (AUS) 55.88 55.38 54.34 54.94 55.70 53.08 55.88 m
9 Patricia Walsh (IRL) 55.38 51.70 53.3255.38 m
10 Laura De Snoo (USA) 53.74 54.84 53.8854.84 m
11 Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) X 53.32 X53.32 m
12 Lorna Griffin (USA) X 50.16 X50.16 m

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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