2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 25 August 2003.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold |  Iryna YatchenkoBelarus (BLR) |
| Silver |  Anastasia KelesidouGreece (GRE) |
| Bronze | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece (GRE) |
Schedule[edit]
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 23.08.2003 – 16:10h | 23.08.2003 – 17:55h |
| Final Round | |
| 25.08.2003 – 20:35h | |
Abbreviations[edit]
- 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 |
Qualification[edit]
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP A |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Song Aimin (CHN)
|
62.20 m |
| 2. |  Olena Antonova (UKR)
|
62.14 m |
| 3. |  Vera Pospíšilová (CZE)
|
60.64 m |
| 4. |  Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA)
|
60.47 m |
| 5. |  Franka Dietzsch (GER)
|
59.77 m |
| 6. | Stiliani Tsikouna (GRE)
|
59.39 m |
| 7. |  Kristin Kuehl (USA)
|
58.07 m |
| 8. |  Marzena Wysocka (POL)
|
57.80 m |
| 9. |  Elisângela Adriano (BRA)
|
57.69 m |
| 10. | Aretha Thurmond (USA)
|
50.79 m |
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Natalya Sadova (RUS)
|
63.47 m |
| 2. | Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE)
|
63.13 m |
| 3. |  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
|
63.12 m |
| 4. | Suzanne Powell (USA)
|
61.83 m |
| 5. | Iryna Yatchenko (BLR)
|
61.79 m |
| 6. | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE)
|
61.23 m |
| 7. |  Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND)
|
60.33 m |
| 8. |  Teresa Machado (POR)
|
59.87 m |
| 9. |  Anna Söderberg (SWE)
|
59.66 m |
| 10. |  Shelley Newman (GBR)
|
57.65 m |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) |
67.32 | 62.57 | 66.12 | X | X | X | 67.32 m | SB |
 |
Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
65.76 | 63.93 | 67.13 | 65.18 | X | 67.14 | 67.14 m | SB |
 |
Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) |
X | 63.39 | 66.04 | 66.73 | 64.75 | 65.64 | 66.73 m | PB |
| 4 | Olena Antonova (UKR) |
64.51 | 60.56 | X | 60.70 | 65.90 | 61.72 | 65.90 m | SB |
| 5 | Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) |
62.04 | 61.12 | 63.23 | 64.01 | 65.55 | 61.96 | 65.55 m | |
| 6 | Natalya Sadova (RUS) |
65.22 | X | X | 63.94 | 65.07 | X | 65.22 m | |
| 7 | Song Aimin (CHN) |
59.71 | 62.08 | 63.84 | 63.20 | X | 57.53 | 63.84 m | |
| 8 | Anna Söderberg (SWE) |
59.81 | 56.73 | 61.61 | 59.32 | X | X | 61.61 m | SB |
| 9 | Suzanne Powell (USA) |
58.38 | 59.86 | X | 59.86 m | ||||
| 10 | Teresa Machado (POR) |
X | 57.86 | 59.46 | 59.46 m | ||||
| 11 | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) |
58.52 | 52.99 | 54.84 | 58.52 m | ||||
| 12 | Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) |
X | 54.42 | 57.92 | 57.92 m | ||||
| 13 | Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) |
54.68 | X | 56.86 | 56.86 m | ||||
References[edit]