Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venues	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates	August 1, 1992 (1992-08-01) (qualifications) August 3, 1992 (1992-08-03) (finals)
Competitors	28 from 16 nations
Winning distance	70.06
Medalists
Maritza Martén  Cuba Tsvetanka Khristova  Bulgaria Daniela Costian  Australia

These are the official results of the women's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Medalists

Gold	Maritza Martén  Cuba
Silver	Tsvetanka Khristova  Bulgaria
Bronze	Daniela Costian  Australia

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	76.80	Gabriele Reinsch	Neubrandenburg (GDR)	July 9, 1988
Olympic Record	72.30	Martina Hellmann	Seoul (KOR)	September 29, 1988

Qualification

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.	Larisa Korotkevich (EUN)	67.92 m
2.	Maritza Martén (CUB)	65.02 m
3.	Daniela Costian (AUS)	64.10 m
4.	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	64.06 m
5.	Nicoleta Grădinaru (ROU)	60.62 m
6.	Martina Hellmann (GER)	60.52 m
7.	Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB)	60.22 m
8.	Qiu Qiaoping (CHN)	59.32 m
9.	Vladimíra Malátová (TCH)	59.04 m
10.	Ilga Bērtulsone (LAT)	58.92 m
11.	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	58.66 m
12.	Mette Bergmann (NOR)	58.32 m
13.	Carla Garrett (USA)	58.06 m
14.	Jackie McKernan (GBR)	51.94 m

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.	Stefania Simova (BUL)	65.60 m
2.	Olga Burova (EUN)	64.78 m
3.	Ilke Wyludda (GER)	64.26 m
4.	Franka Dietzsch (GER)	63.60 m
5.	Hilda Ramos (CUB)	62.82 m
6.	Min Chunfeng (CHN)	62.48 m
7.	Irina Yatchenko (EUN)	61.60 m
8.	Agnese Maffeis (ITA)	60.88 m
9.	Manuela Tîrneci (ROU)	59.44 m
10.	Cristina Boiț (ROU)	56.68 m
11.	Penny Neer (USA)	55.44 m
12.	Ángeles Barreiro (ESP)	53.14 m
13.	Ursula Weber (AUT)	51.62 m
14.	Teresa Machado (POR)	49.58 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Maritza Martén (CUB)	65.66	X	X	66.90	70.06	66.36	70.06 m
	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	65.14	67.78	65.32	X	X	X	67.78 m
	Daniela Costian (AUS)	64.40	64.08	64.24	64.92	66.24	65.94	66.24 m
4	Larisa Korotkevich (EUN)	60.94	X	65.52	X	64.30	X	65.52 m
5	Olga Burova (EUN)	64.02	X	62.80	61.84	X	63.32	64.02 m
6	Hilda Ramos (CUB)	62.16	X	62.72	59.28	X	63.80	63.80 m
7	Irina Yatchenko (EUN)	60.76	62.40	63.74	X	X	X	63.74 m
8	Stefania Simova (BUL)	X	63.42	63.08	60.20	62.38	60.98	63.42 m
9	Ilke Wyludda (GER)	62.16	61.04	X				62.16 m
10	Agnese Maffeis (ITA)	61.22	60.80	X				61.22 m
11	Min Chunfeng (CHN)	59.06	60.82	X				60.82 m
12	Franka Dietzsch (GER)	60.24	X	X				60.24 m

See also

• 1988 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Seoul)
• 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo)
• 1993 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)

External links

• Official Report
• Results