Host City: Rome, Italy |
Format: Qualifying round (62.50 or top 12 to final) (Aug 30) |
Dates: August 28 – September 6, 1987 |
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Nations participating: 159 |
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Athletes participating: 1451 |
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Main venue: Stadio Olimpico
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Overview by IAAF |
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Hellmann (née Opitz) became the first female athlete to retain a world title. She did so emphatically: with the first throw of the final, she set a championship record of 71.08. This she improved to 71.62 in the fourth round. The only other 70m throw of the contest was by Gansky in the third. The GDR filled three of the first four places, with world junior record holder Wyludda in fourth spot. World senior record holder Šilhavá placed sixth, just as she had in Helsinki. |
These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 31, 1987. |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships |
World Record |
Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
74.56 m |
August 26, 1984 |
Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
Event Record |
Martina Hellmann (GDR) |
68.94 m |
August 10, 1983 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships |
Event Record |
Martina Opitz-Hellmann (GDR) |
71.62 m |
August 31, 1987 |
Rome, Italy |
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Discus Throw |
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31 August |
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Final |
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1 |
Martina Hellmann |
GDR |
12 Dec 60 |
71.62 |
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2 |
Diana Gansky |
GDR |
14 Dec 63 |
70.12 |
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3 |
Tsvetanka Khristova |
BUL |
14 Mar 62 |
68.82 |
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4 |
Ilke Wyludda |
GDR |
28 Mar 69 |
68.20 |
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5 |
Svetla Sinirtas |
BUL |
17 Jun 64 |
66.58 |
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6 |
Zdenka Šilhavá |
TCH |
15 Jun 54 |
64.82 |
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7 |
Larisa Mikhalchenko |
URS |
16 May 63 |
64.72 |
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8 |
Mariana Lengyel |
ROU |
14 Apr 53 |
62.30 |
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9 |
Maritza Martén |
CUB |
16 Aug 63 |
62.00 |
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10 |
Larisa Korotkevich |
URS |
3 Jan 67 |
60.74 |
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11 |
Renata Katewicz |
POL |
2 May 65 |
58.22 |
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Connie Price-Smith |
USA |
3 Jun 62 |
NM |
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Final |
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Distance |
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2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
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1 |
Martina Opitz-Hellmann |
GDR |
71.62m CR |
71.08 |
68.90 |
69.66 |
71.62 |
X |
67.86 |
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Diana Sachse-Gansky |
GDR |
70.12m |
66.64 |
67.50 |
70.12 |
68.78 |
65.42 |
X |
3 |
Tsvetanka Khristova |
BUL |
68.82m |
63.72 |
66.10 |
65.38 |
63.36 |
68.82 |
68.80 |
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Ilke Wyludda |
GDR |
68.20m |
68.20 |
62.60 |
62.06 |
67.64 |
67.06 |
67.44 |
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Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas |
BUL |
66.58m |
64.86 |
65.44 |
65.48 |
65.58 |
X |
66.58 |
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Zdenka Silhava |
TCH |
64.82m |
64.34 |
64.82 |
X |
64.46 |
64.03 |
63.88 |
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Larisa Mikhalchenko |
URS |
64.72m |
64.18 |
64.72 |
59.72 |
63.66 |
60.68 |
63.54 |
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Mariana Lengyel |
ROU |
62.30m |
62.30 |
59.28 |
59.54 |
X |
58.14 |
60.86 |
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Maritza Marten |
CUB |
62.00m |
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10 |
Larisa Korotkevich |
URS |
60.74m |
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11 |
Renata Katewicz |
POL |
58.22m |
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Connie Price-Smith |
USA |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
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Qualification |
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30 August |
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Group A |
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1 |
Diana Sachse-Gansky |
GDR |
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63,64 |
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Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas |
BUL |
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62,80 |
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3 |
Larisa Mikhalchenko |
URS |
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62,52 |
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4 |
Maritza Marten |
CUB |
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60,40 |
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5 |
Connie Price-Smith |
USA |
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59,90 |
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6 |
Mariana Lengyel |
ROU |
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59,72 |
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7 |
Anne Paavolainen-Kansakangas |
FIN |
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57,10 |
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8 |
Hourun Yu |
CHN |
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56,70 |
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9 |
Nabila Mouelhi |
TUN |
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45,94 |
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10 |
Hanane Ahmed Khaled |
EGY |
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42,64 |
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11 |
Dorie Cortejo |
PHI |
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40,98 |
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12 |
Morgyn Warner |
ZIM |
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38,56 |
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Group B |
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1 |
Ilke Wyludda |
GDR |
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68,40 |
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Tsvetanka Khristova |
BUL |
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66,86 |
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3 |
Martina Opitz-Hellmann |
GDR |
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66,80 |
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Zdenka Silhava |
TCH |
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64,64 |
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Larisa Korotkevich |
URS |
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60,48 |
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Renata Katewicz |
POL |
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58,88 |
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7 |
Carol Cady |
USA |
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58,50 |
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8 |
Xuemei Hou |
CHN |
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58,26 |
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9 |
Anne Salak-Khorina |
URS |
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57,76 |
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10 |
Maria Isabel Urrutia |
COL |
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53,94 |
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11 |
Maria Marello |
ITA |
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52,74 |
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Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
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Dorie Cortejo |
PHI |
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Hanane Ahmed Khaled |
EGY |
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Mariana Lengyel |
ROU |
69.08 |
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Maritza Martén |
CUB |
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Larisa Mikhalchenko |
URS |
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Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas |
BUL |
69.72 |
69.72 |
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Nabila Mouelhi |
TUN |
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Anne Paavolainen-Känsäkangas |
FIN |
54.92 |
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Connie Price-Smith |
USA |
64.82 |
64.82 |
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Diana Sachse-Gansky |
GDR |
74.08 |
74.08 |
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Morgyn Warner |
ZIM |
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Hourun Yu |
CHN |
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Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
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Zdenka Šilhavá |
TCH |
74.56 |
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Carol Cady |
USA |
66.10 |
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Martina Hellmann |
GDR |
72.92 |
72.92 |
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Xuemei Hou |
CHN |
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Renata Katewicz |
POL |
60.60 |
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Tsvetanka Khristova |
BUL |
73.22 |
73.22 |
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Larisa Korotkevich |
URS |
64.94 |
64.94 |
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Maria Marello |
ITA |
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Anne Salak-Khorina |
URS |
66.42 |
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Maria Isabel Urrutia |
COL |
48.92 |
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Ilke Wyludda |
GDR |
71.64 |
71.64 |
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