The women's

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at the

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was held at the

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, Qatar, from 2 to 4 October 2019.

Summary

In the finals,

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threw 62.48m as the first thrower in the ring. The next thrower was world leader

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, who promptly took the lead with a 68.10m. Three throwers later, defending champion and double Olympic champion

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threw 66.72m to take over second place. Those three held their positions until the end of the second round, when 2015 champion Denia Caballero dropped in a 66.80m to move into silver position. In fact, the three over 66 and a half metres would be the only ones over 63.50m all day. Caballero improved her position with a 67.32m in the third then took the lead with a 68.44m in the fourth round. Her teammate Pérez answered in the fifth round with the winner .

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), is as follows:

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 63.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Final

The final was started on 4 October at 21:00.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 World Championships in Athletics - Women's discus throw Women's discus throw Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships