Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 68.26 m GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Para events | ||
| 100 m (T12) | men | |
| 100 m (T35) | women | |
| 100 m (T38) | men | women |
| 100 m (T47) | men | |
| 1500 m (T54) | men | women |
| Marathon (T54) | men | women |
| Long jump (T38) | women | |
| Shot put (F38) | men | |
| Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
The women's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.[1]
The winning margin was 7.85 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw has been won by more than 7 metres at these games.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)
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76.80 m | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |
| Games record |  Dani Stevens (AUS)
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68.26 m | gold Coast, Australia | 12 April 2018 |
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Thursday 12 April 2018 | 20:40 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
[edit]With thirteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Dani Stevens (AUS) |
61.39 | 64.51 | 65.43 | 68.26 | 65.10 | x | 68.26 | GR |
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 Seema Punia (IND) |
60.41 | 59.57 | x | 58.54 | x | 58.90 | 60.41 | |
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Navjeet Dhillon (IND) |
55.61 | x | x | 56.22 | 54.09 | 57.43 | 57.43 | |
| 4 |  Siositina Hakeai (NZL) |
56.00 | 55.19 | 57.16 | 56.94 | 53.86 | 56.96 | 57.16 | |
| 5 | Taryn Gollshewsky (AUS) |
54.59 | x | 54.45 | 53.23 | x | 55.47 | 55.47 | |
| 6 | Kimberley Mulhall (AUS) |
53.72 | 54.93 | 54.64 | 51.72 | 54.32 | 54.84 | 54.93 | |
| 7 |  Jade Lally (ENG) |
51.80 | 53.97 | 52.97 | 53.44 | 52.16 | x | 53.97 | |
| 8 |  Androniki Lada (CYP) |
53.12 | x | 52.07 | x | x | x | 53.12 | SB |
| 9 |  Tynelle Gumbs (IVB) |
47.04 | x | x | — | 47.04 | |||
| 10 |  Tereapii Tapoki (COK) |
46.01 | x | 44.93 | 46.01 | ||||
| 11 |  Salomé Mugabe (MOZ) |
45.72 | 44.35 | 43.80 | 45.72 | PB | |||
| – | Trevia Gumbs (IVB) |
x | r | NM | |||||
| – |  Chanana Jeremiah (NRU) |
x | x | x | NM | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's discus throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b Athletics | Women's Discus Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's discus throw | |
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