Host City: Los Angeles, United States |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 55.00 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 10, 1984 |
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Date Finished: August 11, 1984 |
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(Competitors: 17; Countries: 14; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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Overview by IAAF |
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Stalman was favourite to win, and she went to the front in round 1 with 64.50. The surprise occurred in round 5 when Deniz threw close to her US record with 64.86 to move ahead. Stalman reacted well, launching the winning throw in the last round. To put the event in perspective, the “Druzhba” meeting in Prague saw Meszynski (GDR) throw a world record 73.36, as seven throwers threw beyond 66m. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The Soviet-led boycott made this a second-class meet, as the best throwers were the women from the USSR, the GDR, and Bulgaria. The favorite to win was Dutchwoman Ria Stalman and she came through. She took the lead in round one with 64.50 (211-7½) but American Leslie Deniz moved ahead in the fifth round with 64.86 (212-9½). Stalman came through in the final round, however, with 65.36 (214-5¼) to win her gold medal. Concurrent with the Olympics, the Eastern Bloc competed at the Spartakiade Meet in Praha, Czechoslovakia. There GDR thrower Irina Meszynski (who never competed in the Olympics) broke the world record with 73.36 (240-8¼). The first seven throwers in that competition bettered Stalman’s gold medal winning throw. |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics |
World Record |
Galina Savinkova (URS) |
73.26 m |
May 22, 1983 |
Leselidze, Soviet Union |
Olympic Record |
Evelin Schlaak (GDR) |
69.96 m |
August 1, 1980 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Results |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
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Final |
11 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
65.36 |
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Ria Stalman |
Netherlands |
NED |
11 Dec 51 |
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2 |
64.86 |
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Leslie Deniz |
United States |
USA |
25 May 62 |
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3 |
63.64 |
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Florenta Craciunescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 May 55 |
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4 |
62.84 |
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Ulla Lundholm |
Finland |
FIN |
21 Jan 57 |
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5 |
62.58 |
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Meg Ritchie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
6 Jul 52 |
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6 |
58.56 |
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Ingra Manecke |
West Germany |
FRG |
31 May 56 |
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7 |
58.18 |
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Venissa Head |
Great Britain |
GBR |
1 Sep 56 |
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8 |
55.88 |
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Gael Martin |
Australia |
AUS |
27 Aug 56 |
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9 |
55.38 |
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Patricia Walsh |
Ireland |
IRL |
16 Mar 60 |
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10 |
54.84 |
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Laura DeSnoo |
United States |
USA |
21 Sep 62 |
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11 |
53.32 |
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Jiao Yunxiang |
China |
CHN |
29 May 57 |
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12 |
50.16 |
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Lorna Griffin |
United States |
USA |
9 Jun 56 |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
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Qualification |
10 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
58.28 |
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Ria Stalman |
Netherlands |
NED |
11 Dec 51 |
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2 |
57.84 |
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Florenta Craciunescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 May 55 |
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3 |
56.44 |
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Ulla Lundholm |
Finland |
FIN |
21 Jan 57 |
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4 |
56.24 |
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Leslie Deniz |
United States |
USA |
25 May 62 |
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5 |
56.20 |
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Ingra Manecke |
West Germany |
FRG |
31 May 56 |
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6 |
56.00 |
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Meg Ritchie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
6 Jul 52 |
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7 |
55.38 |
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Gael Martin |
Australia |
AUS |
27 Aug 56 |
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8 |
55.24 |
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Venissa Head |
Great Britain |
GBR |
1 Sep 56 |
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9 |
54.70 |
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Jiao Yunxiang |
China |
CHN |
29 May 57 |
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10 |
54.42 |
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Patricia Walsh |
Ireland |
IRL |
16 Mar 60 |
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11 |
53.76 |
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Laura DeSnoo |
United States |
USA |
21 Sep 62 |
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12 |
53.34 |
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Lorna Griffin |
United States |
USA |
9 Jun 56 |
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13 |
52.28 |
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Carmen Ionescu |
Canada |
CAN |
28 Jul 51 |
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14 |
50.54 |
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Mariette van Heerden |
South Africa |
RSA |
22 Nov 52 |
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15 |
49.00 |
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Merlene Lewis |
Jamaica |
JAM |
4 Oct 62 |
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16 |
38.32 |
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Agathe Ngo-Nack |
Cameroon |
CMR |
2 Mar 58 |
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17 |
37.94 |
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Christine Bechard |
Mauritius |
MRI |
27 Feb 63 |
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Final
Rank |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Distance |
Note |
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Ria Stalman (NED) |
64.50 |
61.16 |
63.70 |
64.28 |
63.64 |
65.36 |
65.36 m |
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Leslie Deniz (USA) |
62.46 |
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63.36 |
62.60 |
64.86 |
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64.86 m |
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Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) |
60.68 |
61.42 |
62.96 |
62.08 |
63.64 |
X |
63.64 m |
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Ulla Lundholm (FIN) |
62.84 |
X |
54.92 |
55.94 |
59.72 |
54.04 |
62.84 m |
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Meg Ritchie (GBR) |
X |
55.36 |
57.66 |
61.76 |
62.58 |
60.40 |
62.58 m |
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Ingra Manecke (FRG) |
51.66 |
56.22 |
X |
53.20 |
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58.56 |
58.56 m |
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Venissa Head (GBR) |
X |
55.56 |
58.18 |
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55.84 |
55.88 |
58.18 m |
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Gael Martin (AUS) |
55.88 |
55.38 |
54.34 |
54.94 |
55.70 |
53.08 |
55.88 m |
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Patricia Walsh (IRL) |
55.38 |
51.70 |
53.32 |
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55.38 m |
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10 |
Laura De Snoo (USA) |
53.74 |
54.84 |
53.88 |
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54.84 m |
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Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) |
X |
53.32 |
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53.32 m |
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12 |
Lorna Griffin (USA) |
X |
50.16 |
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50.16 m |
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