The women's discus throw competition at the

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on 16–17 August. Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Summary

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took the lead with a 65.52 m on the first throw of the final competition. On the second throw, Nadine Müller threw 63.13 m. On the third throw, Su Xinyue threw 63.88 m to move into silver position. Those three throws held up until

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displaced Müller near the end of the round. Müller couldn't land another legal throw. Nobody could improve their position through the second round. In the third round,

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moved into silver position with her best 65.34 m. Two throws later,

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lander her only legal throw of the competition to leapfrog from the brink of elimination to gold. The medal positions were set, but on her fifth round throw Robert-Michon, improved her mark to 66.73 m, a new French record. The following evening the medals were presented by

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Schedule

All times are

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( UTC−3).

Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following national record was established during the competition:

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 62.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Final

References

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