Women Discus Throw Athletics XXIV Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 1988 - Thursday, 29th September - Gold Medal: Martina Hellmann, East Germany

Women Discus Throw Athletics XXIV Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 1988 - Thursday, 29th September - Gold Medal: Martina Hellmann, East Germany

Final		Distance	SO	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1. Martina Hellmann	East Germany	72.30m	4.	71.84	64.80	68.70	72.30	69.66	67.50
2. Diana Gansky	East Germany	71.88m	8.	65.58	66.14	X	65.82	71.88	68.08
3. Tzvetanka Hristova	Bulgaria	69.74m	4.	66.48	66.44	64.06	66.84	69.74	69.00
4. Svetla Mitkova	Bulgaria	69.14m	11.	63.62	65.74	65.56	67.24	X	69.14
5. Ellina Zvereva	Soviet Union	68.94m	3.	X	65.74	66.86	X	X	68.94
6. Zdenka Silhava	Czechoslovakia	67.84m	7.	67.40	X	65.70	66.30	67.84	66.50
7. Gabriele Reinsch	East Germany	67.26m	2.	67.26	66.50	63.30	65.88	66.40	X
8. Xuemei Hou	China	65.94m	9.	63.44	63.88	65.18	65.94	65.50	65.06
9. Hourun Yu	China	64.08m		62.94	X	64.08
10.Larissa Mikhaltchenko	Soviet Union	64.08m		64.08	X	45.88
11.Carol Cady	United States	63.42m		60.82	61.06	63.42
-. Galina Mourachova	Soviet Union	NM		X	X	X

world Women Discus Throw History

Venue: Centennial Olympic Stadium, Seoul. Capp.: 69,950.

22 competitors from 13 nations.

Reinsch, the world record holder, was expected to win from her GDR teammates, and she threw 66.88 to place just behind Hellmann in the qualifying round. The double World Champion took control of the final with her opening throw of 71.84, more than 4m clear of the field, and it was not until round 5 that anyone else exceeded 68m. By that point Hellmann had four throws beyond the best of anyone else, with a top throw of 72.30. Gansky finally connected with a big throw in round 5, 71.88, after Khristova had thrown 69.74 to move into a medal position. The international experience of Hellmann and European Champion Gansky paid off, as Reinsch never looked likely to threaten for a medal.

Qualification - Wednesday 28.09

Mark 62.00m. 12 Athletes passed the Mark and advanced to Final.

Group A		Distance	1.	2.	3.
1. Zdenka Silhava	Czechoslovakia	66.52m	66.52
2. Diana Gansky	East Germany	65.40m	65.40
3. Svetla Mitkova	Bulgaria	64.68m	64.68
4. Larissa Mikhaltchenko	Soviet Union	64.32m	X	X	64.32
5. Hourun Yu	China	62.86m	61.22	62.86
6. Galina Mourachova	Soviet Union	62.54m	57.28	61.46	62.54
7. Ramona Pagel	United States	57.50m	57.50	55.86	53.12
8. Connie Price	United States	57.04m	51.78	53.36	57.04
9. Jacqueline Mckernan	Great Britain	50.92m	50.92	X	X
10.Chun-Hee Kim	South Korea	45.88m	45.00	X	45.88
-. Jeannenicole Minyemeck	Cameroon	NM	X	X	X

Group B		Distance	1.	2.	3.
1. Martina Hellmann	East Germany	67.12m	67.12
2. Gabriele Reinsch	East Germany	66.88m	X	59.18	66.88
3. Tzvetanka Hristova	Bulgaria	65.92m	65.92
4. Ellina Zvereva	Soviet Union	63.26m	63.26
5. Carol Cady	United States	62.72m	60.08	56.38	62.72
6. Xuemei Hou	China	62.64m	62.64
7. Renata Katewicz	Poland	60.34m	58.60	57.20	60.34
8. Ailan Xing	China	59.26m	57.74	59.26	59.20
9. Isabel Urrutia	Colombia	53.82m	53.82	48.90	52.06
10.Grace Apiafi	Nigeria	49.84m	49.84	49.52	48.40
11.Siulolo Vao Ikavuka	Tonga	44.94m	44.94	43.28	43.78

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index Athletics

Seoul 1988 index

Athletics Seoul 1988
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m	Women 400m
Men 800m	Women 800m
Men 1500m	Women 1500m
Men 5000m	Women 3000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon	Women Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 100m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles	Women 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay	Men 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 Heptathlon
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