The Women's Discus Throw event at the

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as part of the athletics program was held at the

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on Monday, 25 September and Wednesday, 27 September. The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was set at 63.00 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists

Schedule

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Abbreviations

Records

Qualification

Group A

Group B

Final

References

External links

Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer OlympicsIAAF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's Discus Throw Discus Discus throw at the Olympics 2000 in women's athletics Women's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics