2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw explained

The girls' discus throw at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 8 and 9 July.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Rosalía Vázquez	Liang Yan	Shelbi Vaughan

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best		65.86		1 August 1986
Championship Record		55.26	Debrecen, Hungary	12 July 2001
World Youth Leading		54.00	Havana, Cuba	17 March 2011

Qualification

Qualification rule: qualification standard 48.50 m or at least best 12 qualified.^[2]

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1			53.78			53.78	Q, PB
2			50.78			50.78	Q
3			50.49			50.49	Q, PB
4			44.19	x	47.56	47.56	q
5			45.96	x	43.01	45.96
6			x	45.76	x	45.76
7			45.51	45.59	x	45.59
8			45.47	44.95	x	44.95
9			x	44.74	41.59	44.74
10			44.21	41.82	x	44.21
11			43.29	x	44.14	44.14	PB
12			40.66	42.64	43.58	43.58
13			x	40.93	42.96	42.96
14			x	40.79	x	40.79
15			x	39.64	40.61	40.61
16			37.47	38.91	x	38.91
17			35.18	35.59	x	35.59
			x	x	x	NM

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1			x	52.03		52.03	Q
2			51.18			51.18	Q
3			44.36	x	51.15	51.15	Q
4			50.85			50.85	Q, PB
5			50.77			50.77	Q
6			46.57	49.28		49.28	Q, PB
7			x	47.91	48.50	48.50	Q, PB
8			48.14	48.30	x	48.30	q
9			46.81	x	x	46.81	PB
10			43.93	45.43	x	45.43	PB
11			42.62	44.46	43.07	44.46	PB
12			43.67	42.96	44.27	44.27	PB
13			x	43.98	x	43.98	PB
14			43.86	42.77	x	43.86	PB
15			40.85	42.12	43.60	43.60
16			42.99	x	43.21	43.21
17			x	39.12	x	39.12
18			37.32	x	x	37.32
			x	x	x	NM

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			51.95	x	48.92	53.51	50.44	50.41	53.51
			39.72	51.69	x	52.89	50.97	52.28	52.89	PB
			52.58	x	50.76	x	52.23	x	52.58
4			x	48.07	49.29	51.16	x	51.25	51.25
5			x	42.65	48.66	x	49.05	50.38	50.38
6			49.27	48.66	49.66	x	49.30	x	49.66
7			48.77	x	47.33	x	47.78	x	48.77
8			48.38	46.19	47.12	46.54	x	46.93	48.38
9			47.32	x	x				47.32
10			44.64	x	43.81				44.64
11			x	44.30	41.22				44.30
12			x	x	40.68				40.68

Notes and References

1. Web site: Girls' Discus Throw – Vasquez claims first gold for Cuba . . 9 July 2011.
2. Web site: Discus Throw Girls - Qualification . . 8 July 2011.
3. Web site: Discus Throw Girls - Final . . 9 July 2011.