2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

Events at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's discus throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Gold	Sandra Perković  Croatia
Silver	Nadine Müller  Germany
Bronze	Natalya Semenova  Ukraine

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
European record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Championship record	Diana Sachse (GDR)	71.36	Stuttgart, West Germany	28 August 1986
World Leading	Nadine Müller (GER)	68.89	Bar, Montenegro	18 March 2012
European Leading	Nadine Müller (GER)	68.89	Bar, Montenegro	18 March 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	11:00	Qualification
1 July 2012	18:05	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 61.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Nadine Müller	Germany	64.49			64.49	Q
2	B	Sandra Perković	Croatia	x	62.01		62.01	Q
3	B	Mélina Robert-Michon	France	57.84	60.69	61.86	61.86	Q
4	B	Dragana Tomašević	Serbia	56.48	59.04	61.65	61.65	Q
5	B	Anna Rüh	Germany	55.90	58.42	60.73	60.73	q
6	B	Julia Fischer	Germany	59.05	59.95	59.72	59.95	q
7	A	Natalya Semenova	Ukraine	x	59.59	57.42	59.59	q
8	A	Joanna Wiśniewska	Poland	56.39	57.54	x	57.54	q
9	B	Natalia Artîc	Moldova	49.48	57.42	x	57.42	q
10	B	Monique Jansen	Netherlands	57.12	x	56.43	57.12	q
11	A	Věra Cechlová	Czech Republic	57.52	57.18	56.21	57.52	q
12	A	Tamara Apostolico	Italy	55.64	56.95	53.29	56.95	q
13	B	Eliška Staňková	Czech Republic	55.22	x	x	55.22
14	A	Dilek Esmer	Turkey	53.94	55.11	55.00	55.11
15	B	Laura Bordignon	Italy	49.56	52.07	55.11	55.11
16	B	Kateryna Karsak	Ukraine	x	54.32	x	54.32
17	A	Zinaida Sendriūtė	Lithuania	53.97	x	x	53.97
18	A	Sabina Asenjo	Spain	53.92	x	x	53.92
19	B	Tanja Komulainen	Finland	x	50.04	53.52	53.52
20	A	Irina Rodrigues	Portugal	x	52.35	53.01	53.01
21	A	Sanna Kämäräinen	Finland	50.70	51.97	52.21	52.21
22	A	Jade Nicholls	Great Britain	49.46	50.38	51.75	51.75
23	B	Jitka Kubelová	Czech Republic	47.28	50.49	51.71	51.71
24	A	Salome Rigishvili	Georgia	45.71	x	49.65	49.65
25	A	Kätlin Tõllasson	Estonia	48.55	x	x	48.55

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Sandra Perković	Croatia	x	x	67.62	62.93	x	62.53	67.62
	Nadine Müller	Germany	63.53	64.99	65.41	x	62.03	64.01	65.41
	Natalya Semenova	Ukraine	x	61.03	x	62.45	62.91	60.41	62.91
4	Anna Rüh	Germany	60.30	58.49	x	59.83	62.65	59.43	62.65
5	Julia Fischer	Germany	55.17	59.45	60.24	61.11	62.10	x	62.10
6	Mélina Robert-Michon	France	58.70	x	x	x	60.41	60.41	60.41
7	Věra Cechlová	Czech Republic	60.08	x	57.58	x	x	x	60.08
8	Natalia Artîc	Moldova	57.83	58.64	54.26	55.04	57.38	57.73	58.64
9	Dragana Tomašević	Serbia	x	57.24	58.34				58.34
10	Joanna Wiśniewska	Poland	56.49	55.47	57.72				57.72
11	Monique Jansen	Netherlands	55.91	57.03	x				57.03
12	Tamara Apostolico	Italy	56.15	55.90	x				56.15

References

• Qualification Results
• Final Results