The Women's discus throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 28–29 July.[1]
Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 28 July 1976 (qualifications) 29 July 1976 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 15 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 69.00 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 70.52 m. | Sochi, Soviet Union | June 24, 1976 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 66.62 m. | Munich, West Germany | September 10, 1972 |
This following new Olympic record was set during the competition
Date | Athlete | Country | Distance | OR | WR | July 29 | Evelin Schlaak | 69.00 m. | OR |
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Results
Qualification
The qualification distance was set to 55.00 metres.
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
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1 | Gabriele Hinzmann | ![]() | 65.12 | 65.12 | Q | ||
2 | Faina Melnik | ![]() | 63.74 | 63.74 | Q | ||
3 | Carmen Romero | ![]() | 63.40 | 63.40 | Q | ||
4 | Evelin Schlaak | ![]() | 61.86 | 61.86 | Q | ||
5 | María Cristina Betancourt | ![]() | 61.46 | 61.46 | Q | ||
6 | Natalya Gorbachova | ![]() | 59.84 | 59.84 | Q | ||
7 | Argentina Menis | ![]() | 59.56 | 59.56 | Q | ||
8 | Olga Andrianova | ![]() | 51.72 | 58.66 | 58.66 | Q | |
9 | Jane Haist | ![]() | 52.96 | 57.98 | 57.98 | Q | |
10 | Mariya Vergova | ![]() | 57.96 | 57.96 | Q | ||
Danuta Rosani | ![]() | x | 57.78 | DQ[2] | |||
11 | Sabine Engel | ![]() | 56.94 | 56.94 | Q | ||
12 | Rita Pfister | ![]() | 55.94 | 55.94 | Q | ||
13 | Lucette Moreau | ![]() | 51.56 | 54.12 | 55.22 | 55.22 | Q |
14 | Lynne Winbigler | ![]() | x | 48.22 | 46.96 | 48.22 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Evelin Schlaak | ![]() | 69.00 | 66.80 | 66.12 | x | 61.24 | 64.80 | 69.00 | OR |
![]() | Mariya Vergova | ![]() | 62.22 | 67.30 | 60.44 | 59.86 | 62.70 | x | 67.30 | |
![]() | Gabriele Hinzmann | ![]() | 66.68 | 66.10 | 66.84 | 66.24 | 66.32 | x | 66.84 | |
4 | Faina Melnik | ![]() | 64.48 | 65.42 | 62.76 | 66.40 | x | 64.20 | 66.40 | |
5 | Sabine Engel | ![]() | x | 61.18 | 65.46 | 65.88 | 64.92 | 61.18 | 65.88 | |
6 | Argentina Menis | ![]() | 62.82 | 62.50 | 63.70 | 64.14 | 65.38 | 63.48 | 65.38 | |
7 | María Cristina Betancourt | ![]() | 61.28 | 60.24 | 63.86 | 59.58 | 58.28 | 61.24 | 63.86 | |
8 | Natalya Gorbachova | ![]() | 63.02 | 60.98 | 62.24 | x | 63.46 | x | 63.46 | |
9 | Carmen Romero | ![]() | 60.90 | 59.90 | 61.18 | 61.18 | ||||
10 | Olga Andrianova | ![]() | 60.80 | 56.18 | 59.90 | 60.80 | ||||
11 | Jane Haist | ![]() | 59.74 | x | x | 59.74 | ||||
12 | Rita Pfister | ![]() | x | 56.72 | 57.24 | 57.24 | ||||
13 | Lucette Moreau | ![]() | 55.88 | x | 53.00 | 55.88 | ||||
Danuta Rosani | ![]() | DNS |
References
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