2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw explained

The final of the Women's discus throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 7, 2002. There were a total number of 18 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on August 6, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Ekaterini Voggoli Greece (GRE)
Silver	Natalya Sadova Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Anastasia Kelesidou Greece (GRE)

Abbreviations

• 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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships
		76.80 m	July 9, 1988
		71.36 m	August 28, 1986

Qualification

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
		1	2	3
1					61.94 m
2					61.93 m
3					61.18 m
4					61.03 m
5					60.40 m
6					59.53 m
7					58.92 m
8					58.44 m
9					58.24 m
10					56.63 m
11					56.57 m
12					56.56 m
13		56.18	56.03	53.25	56.18 m
14					55.58 m
15					55.55 m
16					54.14 m
17					54.01 m
-					NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		63.09	64.31	63.57	59.13	59.32	59.05	64.31 m
		61.95	64.07	64.12	63.93	x	x	64.12 m
		63.92	62.91	61.58	60.93	59.93	61.21	63.92 m
4		60.37	x	60.77	x	62.31	57.70	62.31 m
5		59.82	61.24	x	62.20	59.91	x	62.20 m
6		59.93	x	61.49	x	58.43	x	61.49 m
7		60.36	x	58.97	60.41	58.64	x	60.41 m
8		52.92	x	59.28	59.23	x	57.33	59.28 m
9		57.29	58.92	57.69				58.92 m
10		55.03	57.38	55.69				57.38 m
11		56.53	x	55.78				56.53 m
12		54.92	54.07	x				54.92 m

See also

• 2000 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Sydney)
• 2001 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Edmonton)
• 2003 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Paris)
• 2004 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Athens)

References

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