Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
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Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
Wheelchair races

The Women's Discus Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988.

Medalists

Gold	Martina Hellmann East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Diana Gansky East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria (BUL)

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	76.80	Gabriele Reinsch	Neubrandenburg (GDR)	July 9, 1988
Olympic Record	69.96	Evelin Jahl	Moscow (URS)	August 1, 1980

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Distance	OR	WR
September 29, 1988	Final	Martina Hellmann (GDR)	72.30m	OR

Qualifying round

• Held on Wednesday September 28, 1988

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.	Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH)	66.52 m
2.	Diana Gansky (GDR)	65.40 m
3.	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	64.68 m
4.	Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS)	64.32 m
5.	Yu Hourun (CHN)	62.86 m
6.	Galina Murasova (URS)	62.54 m
7.	Ramona Pagel (USA)	57.50 m
8.	Connie Price (USA)	57.04 m
9.	Jacqueline McKernan (GBR)	50.92 m
10.	Kim Chun-Hee (KOR)	45.88 m
—	Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck (CMR)	NM

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.	Martina Hellmann (GDR)	67.12 m
2.	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	66.88 m
3.	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	65.92 m
4.	Ellina Zvereva (URS)	63.26 m
5.	Carol Cady (USA)	62.72 m
6.	Hou Xuemei (CHN)	62.64 m
7.	Renata Katewicz (POL)	60.34 m
8.	Xing Ailan (CHN)	59.26 m
9.	María Isabel Urrutia (COL)	53.82 m
10.	Grace Apiafi (NGR)	49.84 m
11.	Siulolo Vao Ikavuka (TGA)	44.94 m

Final

RANK	ATHLETE	DISTANCE	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Martina Hellmann (GDR)	72.30 m	71.84	64.80	68.70	72.30	69.66	67.50
	Diana Gansky (GDR)	71.88 m	65.58	66.14	X	65.82	71.88	68.08
	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	69.74 m	66.48	66.44	64.06	66.84	69.74	69.00
4.	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	69.14 m	63.62	65.74	65.56	67.24	X	69.14
5.	Ellina Zvereva (URS)	68.94 m	X	65.74	66.86	X	X	68.94
6.	Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH)	67.84 m	67.40	X	65.70	66.30	67.84	66.50
7.	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	67.26 m	67.26	66.50	63.30	65.88	66.40	X
8.	Hou Xuemei (CHN)	65.94 m	63.44	63.88	65.18	65.94	65.50	65.06
9.	Yu Hourun (CHN)	64.08 m	62.94	X	64.08
10.	Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS)	64.08 m	64.08	X	45.88
11.	Carol Cady (USA)	63.42 m	60.82	61.06	63.42
12.	Galina Murasova (URS)	NM	X	X	X

See also

• 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)
• 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo)

References

• (English) Official Report