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Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw

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The women's discus throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 26 and 27 August.[1] The winning margin was 6.02 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw was won by more than six metres at these games.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Natalya Sadova
 Russia
Hu Honglian
 China
Nicoleta Grasu
 Romania

Results

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Qualification

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Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1 Natalya Sadova  Russia 63.00 Q[2]
2 Nicoleta Grasu  Romania 60.44
3 Olena Antonova  Ukraine 59.54
4 Elisângela Adriano  Brazil 57.48
5 Katarzyna Żakowicz  Poland 56.86
6 Aretha Hill  United States 55.30
7 Viktoriya Boyko  Ukraine 55.22
8 Hu Honglian  China 55.14
9 Bao Dongying  China 54.90
10 Veerle Blondeel  Belgium 51.94
11 Monique Kuenen  Netherlands 51.78
12 Shelley Drew  Great Britain 51.06
13 Shelly Borrman  United States 51.06
14 Adrienne Lynn  New Zealand 50.78
15 Lieja Koeman  Netherlands 50.68
16 Janina Karolchyk  Belarus 48.80
17 Monique Nacsa  Australia 43.92 [3]
18 Helena Engman  Sweden 42.12
19 Ana Lucía Espinoza  Guatemala 35.44
20 Johanna Manuel  Namibia 32.70

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalya Sadova  Russia 67.02
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hu Honglian  China 61.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nicoleta Grasu  Romania 60.08
4 Olena Antonova  Ukraine 59.60
5 Elisângela Adriano  Brazil 57.56
6 Aretha Hill  United States 56.12
7 Bao Dongying  China 55.96
8 Viktoriya Boyko  Ukraine 55.44
9 Katarzyna Żakowicz  Poland 55.24
10 Veerle Blondeel  Belgium 52.64
11 Shelley Drew  Great Britain 52.14
12 Monique Kuenen  Netherlands 52.06

References

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  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ IAAF 1997 Ranking
  3. ^ "Australian 1997 Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  4. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2014-10-12.