ATHLETICS MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPS AND OLYMPICS

Women Discus Throw Olympic Games and World Championships History

Olympic Games	Gold		Silver		Bronze
olim 2004 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Natalya Sadova	RUS	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	Irina Yatchenko	BLR
olim 2000 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Ellina Zvereva	BLR	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	Irina Yatchenko	BLR
olim 1996 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Ilke Wyludda	GER	Natalya Sadova	RUS	Elyna Zvereva	BLR
olim 1992 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Maritza Marten	CUB	Tsvetanka Khristova	BUL	Daniela Costian	AUS
olim 1988 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Martina Hellmann	GDR	Diana Gansky	GDR	Tsvetanka Hristova	BUL
olim 1984 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Ria Stalman	NED	Leslie Deniz	USA	Florenta Craciunescu	ROM
olim 1980 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Evelin Jahl	GDR	Maria Petkova	BUL	Tatiana Lesovaia	URS
olim 1976 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Evelin Schlaak	GDR	Maria Vergova	BUL	Gabriele Hinzmann	GDR
olim 1972 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Faina Melnik	URS	Argentina Menis	ROM	Vassilka Stoeva	BUL
olim 1968 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Lia Manoliu	ROM	Liesel Westermann	FRG	Jolan Kleiber	HUN
olim 1964 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Tamara Press	URS	Ingrid Lotz	GDR	Lia Manoliu	ROM
olim 1960 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Nina Ponomaryeva	URS	Tamara Press	URS	Lia Manoliu	ROM
olim 1956 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Olga Fikotova	TCH	Irina Beglyakova	URS	Nina Ponomaryeva	URS
olim 1952 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Nina Romashkova	URS	Elizabeta Bagrjantseva	URS	Nina Dumbadze	URS
olim 1948 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Micheline Oestermeyer	FRA	Edera Cordiale-Gentile	ITA	Jacqueline Mazeas	FRA
olim 1936 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Gisela Mauermayer	GER	Jadwiga Wajsowna	POL	Paula Mollenhauer	GER
olim 1932 Athletics Women Discus Throw	Lillian Copeland	USA	Ruth Osburn	USA	Jadwiga Wajsowna	POL


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Medals	G	S	B	All
1. Soviet Union	4	3	3	10
2. East Germany	3	2	1	6
3. Germany	2		1	3
4. United States	1	2		3
5. Romania	1	1	3	5
6. Russia	1	1		2
7. Belarus	1		3	4
8. France	1		1	2
9. Czechoslovakia	1			1
9. Netherlands	1			1
9. Cuba	1			1
12.Bulgaria		3	2	5
13.Greece		2		2
14.Poland		1	1	2
15.Italy		1		1
15.West Germany		1		1
17.Hungary			1	1
17.Australia			1	1

World Championships	Gold		Silver		Bronze
2005 Women Discus Throw	Franka Dietzsch	GER	Natalya Sadova	RUS	Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova	CZE
2003 Women Discus Throw	Irina Yatchenko	BLR	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	Ekaterini Voggoli	GRE
2001 Women Discus Throw	Ellina Zvereva	BLR	Nicoleta Grasu	ROM	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE
1999 Women Discus Throw	Franka Dietzsch	GER	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	Nicoleta Grasu	ROM
1997 Women Discus Throw	Beatrice Faumuina	NZL	Ellina Zvereva	BLR	Natalya Sadova	RUS
1995 Women Discus Throw	Ellina Zvereva	BLR	Ilke Wyludda	GER	Olga Burova-Chernyavskaya	RUS
1993 Women Discus Throw	Olga Burova-Chernyavskaya	RUS	Daniela Costian	AUS	Chunfeng Min	CHN
1991 Women Discus Throw	Tsvetanka Khristova	BUL	Ilke Wyludda	GER	Larisa Mikhalchenko	URS
1987 Women Discus Throw	Martina Opitz-Hellmann	GDR	Diana Sachse-Gansky	GDR	Tsvetanka Khristova	BUL
1983 Women Discus Throw	Martina Opitz-Hellmann	GDR	Galina Murashova	URS	Maria Vergova-Petkova	BUL

Medals	G	S	B	All
1. Belarus	3	1		4
2. Germany	2	2		4
3. East Germany	2	1		3
4. Russia	1	1	2	4
5. Bulgaria	1		2	3
6. New Zealand	1			1
7. Greece		2	2	4
8. Soviet Union		1	1	2
8. Romania		1	1	2
10.Australia		1		1
11.China			1	1
11.Czechia			1	1

Prepared and maintained by Todor Krastev

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Last updated: 2 May 2006