| Final 25.07 | Team | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | | 1. Maria Colon |  CUB | 68.40m | 68.40 | X | 64.58 | 62.70 | 66.02 | 63.06 | | 2. Saida Gunba |  URS | 67.76m | 66.08 | 67.76 | X | 63.78 | X | 65.06 | | 3. Ute Hommola |  GDR | 66.56m | 60.62 | 58.84 | 66.04 | 66.56 | 61.96 | 64.92 | | 4. Ute Richter | GDR | 66.54m | 54.86 | 53.12 | 62.80 | 65.68 | 66.04 | 66.54 | | 5. Ivanka Vancheva |  BUL | 65.38m | 65.38 | 60.88 | X | 60.12 | 61.90 | 62.90 | | 6. Tatiana Biriulina | URS | 65.08m | 56.28 | 65.08 | 58.42 | 60.36 | X | 62.48 | | 7. Eva Zorgo-Raduly |  ROM | 64.08m | X | 64.08 | 54.80 | 59.44 | 57.02 | 54.30 | | 8. Ruth Fuchs | GDR | 63.94m | 59.90 | X | 61.48 | X | 63.94 | 59.20 | | 9. Bernadeta Blechacz |  POL | 61.46m | 57.94 | 52.84 | 61.64 | | 10.Antoaneta Todorova | BUL | 60.66m | 54.76 | 60.66 | 52.98 | | 11.Yadviga Putiniene | URS | 59.94m | 59.94 | X | 52.72 | | 12.Fausta Quintavalla |  ITA | 57.52m | 49.60 | 57.50 | 57.52 |
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Fuchs was expected to win her third title in succession, having
improved her world record to 69.96 earlier in the season. Although
placing second in the qualifying with 64.26 behind teammate Richter’s
66.66, Fuchs was never in the hunt for medals in the final. The British
hope – Tessa Sanderson – was unable to throw beyond 48.76 in the pre-
liminary round.
On the second throw of the final, Saida Gunba set the pace with
66.08, only to see Maria Caridad Colón achieve the gold medal with
68.40 just eight throws later. Gunba improved to 67.76 in the second
round, and the two Utes – Hommola and Richter – produced three
efforts beyond 66m between them. The standard was superb, with
Vancheva and world record holder Biryulina (70.08 two weeks before
the Games) also over 65m.
| Qualification | Thursday 24.07 |
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