2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw explained

The women's discus throw at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 15 and 16 August.

Medalists

Gold	Sandra Perković
Silver	Mélina Robert-Michon
Bronze	Shanice Craft

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		76.80 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
European record		76.80 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Championship record		71.36 m	Stuttgart, West Germany	28 August 1986
World Leading		70.52 m	Shanghai, China	18 May 2014
European Leading		70.52 m	Shanghai, China	18 May 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
15 August 2014	10:10	Qualification
16 August 2014	16:45	Final

Results

Qualification

57.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Note
1	B			63.93			63.93	Q
2	A			63.62			63.62	Q
3	A			61.88			61.88	Q
4	B			59.84			59.84	Q
5	B			56.76	58.69		58.69	Q
6	B			53.86	58.35		58.35	Q
7	A			54.92	57.78		57.78	Q
8	A			x	57.73		57.73	Q
9	B			51.41	51.61	55.79	55.79	q
10	B			54.01	53.93	54.64	54.64	q
11	B			54.22	x	x	54.22	q
12	A			52.52	49.56	53.82	53.82	q
13	B			53.60	x	51.16	53.60
14	A			51.69	52.53	51.53	52.53
15	A			x	52.40	50.81	52.40
16	A			52.21	x	x	52.21
17	B			49.13	x	52.18	52.18
18	A			x	x	51.08	51.08
19	A			x	50.93	x	50.93
20	B			49.31	50.83	50.55	50.83
21	B			x	x	46.57	46.57
	A			x	x	x

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			64.58	67.37	68.78	x	71.08	x	71.08	WL, NR
			55.08	62.96	59.05	65.33	x	62.18	65.33
			62.36	64.33	61.33	64.01	62.66	60.71	64.33
			62.46	60.34	59.46	60.61	58.84	60.96	62.46
			58.97	61.20	55.51	59.26	x	x	61.20
			57.93	59.16	57.07	60.65	58.01	58.26	60.65
			60.52	55.53	x	58.16	x	56.47	60.52	PB
			60.40	x	57.53	x	59.09	x	60.40
			59.02	58.91	59.13				59.13
10			55.88	52.29	x				55.88
11			51.81	x	x				51.81
12			47.58	50.54	50.09				50.54

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification results . 2014-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917000011/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW052900_C73ZZ.pdf . 2016-09-17 . dead .
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW053101_C73S.pdf Final results