Womens Discus Throw Athletics XX Olympic Games Munich (FRG) 1972 - Sunday 10 September

Womens Discus Throw Athletics XX Olympic Games Munich (FRG) 1972 - Sunday 10 September - Gold Medal: Faina Melnik, Soviet Union

Final		Distance	SO	R	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1. Faina Melnik	URS	66.62 OR	12	4	60.56	61.32	57.96	66.62	XX	62.76
2. Argentina Menis	ROM	65.06	11	4	64.28	59.82	60.88	65.06	63.78	64.90
3. Vassilka Stoeva	BUL	64.34	8	5	61.08	XX	64.20	62.24	64.34	62.10
4. Tamara Danilova	URS	62.86	7	3	62.64	58.14	62.86	61.14	XX	XX
5. Liesel Westermann	FRG	62.18	2	3	XX	57.04	62.18	61.66	XX	XX
6. Gabriele Hinzmann	GDR	61.72	10	5	57.52	59.14	60.12	61.08	61.72	60.22
7. Carmen lonescu	ROM	60.42	6	6	58.80	58.76	57.06	59.08	XX	60.42
8. Liudmila Muraviova	URS	59.00	5	3	57.78	57.92	59.00	XX	58.86	57.20
9. Lia Manoliu	ROM	58.50		2	58.18	58.50	XX
10.Svetla Bochkova	BUL	56.72		2	56.50	56.72	XX
11.Brigitte Berendonk	FRG	56.58		3	55.60	XX	56.58
12.Rose Mary Payne	GBR	56.50		1	56.50	XX	52.26

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Competitors: 17; Countries: 10

Melnik was the European Champion and world record holder, but had been beaten twice by Menis twice during 1972. The Romanian opened up well in the final, overtaking Danilova’s Olympic record 62.64 with 64.28, while Melnik struggled to reach 60.56. By the fourth round, Melnik was in fifth place, and Menis improved her lead to 65.06. Melnik had produced a relaxed throw of 67m in the warm up, and she reproduced this form in the fourth to take the lead with 66.62. Menis, who had earlier improved to 65.06, responded in the final round with 64.90. Stoeva completed the medallists with her fifth round 64.34.

Qualification 09.09

Mark 55.00m. 12 Athletes passed the Mark anad Advanced to Final.

Group 1		Distance	1.	2.	3.
1. Argentina Menis	ROM	61.58m	61.58
2. Faina Melnik	URS	61.26m	53.00	61.26
3. Tamara Danilova	URS	60.34m	60.34
4. Gabriele Hinzmann	GDR	59.80m	59.80
5. Liesel Westermann	FRG	58.26m	58.26
6. Carmen lonescu	ROM	57.82m	XX	57.82
7. Brigitte Berendonk	FRG	56.90m	54.74	56.90
8. Svetla Bochkova	BUL	56.42m	54.52	56.42
9. Lia Manoliu	ROM	55.88m	55.88
10.Rose Mary Payne	GBR	55.56m	XX	53.56	55.56
11.Vassilka Stoeva	BUL	55.26m	XX	55.26
12.Liudmila Muraviova	URS	55.24m	55.24
13.Josephine de la Vina	PHI	53.92m	51.08	XX	53.92
14.Radostina Vassekova	BUL	53.86m	XX	XX	53.86
15.Krystyna Nadolna	POL	52.52m	XX	47.42	52.52
16.Olga Connolly	USA	51.58m	51.58	XX	50.76
17.Maggy Wauters	BEL	49.62m	49.62	XX	XX
-. Ok-Ja Paik	COR
-. Jolen Kleibern-Kontsek	HUN
-. Rosa Molina	CHI

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Athletics Munchen 1972
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m	Women 400m
Men 800m	Women 800m
Men 1500m	Women 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 100m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay	Women 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 20km Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon	Women Pentathlon

Women 100m Hurdles Pentathlon

Women Shot Put Pentathlon

Women High Jump Pentathlon

Women Long Jump Pentathlon

Women 200m Pentathlon

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