2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw


The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 7 and August 11.

Medalists

Schedule

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Qualifying

Group A

  1. Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech Republic 64.26 m Q
  2. Aimin Song, China 64.15 m Q
  3. Dragana Tomašević, Serbia 62.02 m Q
  4. Olena Antonova, Ukraine 61.05 m Q
  5. Joanna Wiśniewska, Poland 59.66 m q
  6. Elizna Naude, South Africa 58.93 m
  7. Oksana Yesipchuk, Russia 58.32 m
  8. Marzena Wysocka, Poland 57.44 m
  9. Neelam Jaswant Singh, India 56.70 m – disqualified after failing a doping test
  10. Tereapii Tapoki, Cook Islands 50.92 m
  11. Aretha Thurmond, United States 47.15 m

    Group B

  12. Natalya Sadova, Russia 63.65 m Q
  13. Franka Dietzsch, Germany 63.53 m Q
  14. Nicoleta Grasu, Romania 62.06 m Q
  15. Anna Söderberg, Sweden 59.94 m q
  16. Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand 59.81 m q
  17. Shuli Ma, China 59.43 m q
  18. Natalya Fokina, Ukraine 59.30 m q
  19. Yania Ferrales, Cuba 58.38 m
  20. Seilala Sua, United States 57.68 m
  21. Becky Breisch, United States 57.16 m
  22. Wioletta Potępa, Poland 56.31 m

    Final