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1997 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Discus Throw
These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997. The qualifying round was held on Tuesday August 5, 1997, with the mark set at 62.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1996 Women's Olympic Discus Throw References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 World Championships In Athletics - Women's Discus Throw D Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships 1997 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Fengying
Liu Fengying (; born 26 January 1979) is a Chinese discus thrower. She won the 1998 World Junior Championships and finished second at the 1998 Asian Games behind fellow Chinese Luan Zhili. Her personal best was 65.20 metres, achieved in June 1997 in Chengdu. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres. - IAAF.org She is now a faculty member of Guangzhou Sport University Guangzhou Sport University () is a provincial public university based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. On June 9, 1956, the Guangzhou Sport Universit ...
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Elisângela Adriano
Elisângela Maria Adriano (born July 27, 1972), is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. Career Adriano was born in São Paulo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but she was later reinstated before time. She competed in both the discus and shot put at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, without reaching the final in either event. She also competed in the discus at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She won the discus and shot put events at the 2009 Brazilian national championships. She holds the South American record in both events. She won her seventh continental discus title at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics with a championship record of 61 metres. She also won the shot put silver medal behind Chilean Natalia Ducó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Boyer
Edie Boyer (born February 21, 1966) is a retired female discus thrower from the United States. She set her personal best (62.92 metres) in the women's discus throw event on May 16, 1998, at a meet in Minnesota. The result is world record for deaf athletes, as Boyer is 80% hearing impaired after a struggle with meningitis at the age of 10 months. Boyer was the 1995 USA women's discus champion and competed at two World Championships (1995 and 1997) during her career. She was on the North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ... track and field and also the NDSU women's basketball team while a student there from 1984 to 1989. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Kelesidou
Anastasia "Tasoula" Kelesidou ( el, Αναστασία Κελεσίδου, ; born 28 November 1972) is a Greek retired discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Greek records in discus throw, the best being 67.70 metres. Her only international victory came at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. Personal life She was born in Hamburg, West Germany. Her family hails from Strymonochori, Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe .... Honours References * 1972 births Living people Greek female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic silver medalists for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Antonova
Olena Anatolyevna Antonova ( uk, Олена Анатольевна Антонова; born 16 June 1972) is a Ukrainian former discus thrower. She was born in Nikopol. Career Antonova's personal best throw is 67.30 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Kyiv. She won the bronze medal in Women's discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, upgraded to silver later. Already in retirement, Antonova was suspended from competition for two years in July 2013, after a re-tested doping sample from the 2009 world championships proved positive for stanozolol Stanozolol ( abbrev. Stz), sold under many brand names, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is used to treat hereditary angioedema. It was developed by American pharmaceutical company W .... Achievements References * 1972 births Living people Ukrainian female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Söderberg
Anna Söderberg (born 11 June 1973 in Knista) is a female discus thrower from Sweden. Her personal best throw of 64.54 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Aremark, is the Swedish record for the event. She has represented her country at the Olympic Games on three occasions – in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics, taking part in every edition from 1997 to 2009 with the sole exception of the 2001 World Championships. At European level, she has taken part in the quadrennial European Athletics Championships three times; her best performance at the competition is eleventh place, which she achieved in both 2006 and 2010. Söderberg has been ever-present on the national scene and won every discus contest at the Swedish Athletics Championships from 1993 to 2010 – an unrivalled streak of eighteen straight victories.Julin, Lennart (2010-08-24)Triple distance success for Mohamed at Swedish championships IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-24. She has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luan Zhili
Luan Zhili (born 6 January 1973) is a female discus thrower from PR China. She finished ninth at the 1997 World Championships and won the 1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ..., the latter in a personal best throw of 63.43 metres. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres. - IAAF.org Achievements References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Machado
Teresa Machado (22 July 1969 – 28 February 2020) was a Portuguese discus thrower and shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...ter. Her personal best discus throw was 65.40 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Jacinto. Competition record External links * 1969 births 2020 deaths Portuguese female discus throwers Portuguese female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal People from Ílhavo Sportspeople from Aveiro District {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areti Abatzi
Areti Abatzi (born 14 May 1974) is a Greek discus thrower. She finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and ninth at the 2006 World Cup. She also competed at the 1997 World Championships without reaching the finals. Her personal best throw is 62.95 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Patras. This places her fourth on the Greek all-time performers list, behind Ekaterini Voggoli, Anastasia Kelesidou and Styliani Tsikouna Styliani ("Stella") Tsikouna ( el, Στυλιανή "Στέλλα" Τσικούνα also written ''Stiliani Tsikouna,'' born October 19, 1972 in Chalcis) is a Greek discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 65.25 metres, achieved in May 2004 in .... - The Athletics Site Honours References *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsvetanka Khristova
Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova ( bg, Цветанка Павлова Христова) (sometimes spelled Tsvetanka Hristova, 14 March 1962 – 14 November 2008) was a Bulgarian discus thrower. She won gold at the 1991 World Championships and the 1982 European Championships. She also won two Olympic medals, with bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and silver at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Her best throw of 73.22 metres in 1987, ranks her eighth on the world all-time list. Life Born in Kazanlak, Stara Zagora she became European champion in 1982 at only 20 years of age. Nine years later she won the World Championships, and the following year won an Olympic silver medal. Khristova tested positive for steroids in 1993 and was banned from competition. In 2004, at the age of 42, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her personal best was 73.22 m. That is still the Bulgarian record. She died on 14 November 2008, of cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
