Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 10 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the 2002 Asian Games
VenueBusan Asiad Main Stadium
Date10 October
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
gold medal    India
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Thursday, 10 October 200213:00Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988
Asian Record Xiao Yanling (CHN)71.68Beijing, China14 March 1992
Games Record Hou Xuemei (CHN)63.56Beijing, China3 October 1990

Results

Rank Athlete Attempt Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) 59.1864.55X58.1559.2357.4764.55GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Song Aimin (CHN) 58.0361.3858.6860.20X61.8061.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ma Shuli (CHN) 57.4059.0259.8956.1654.9855.0259.89
4  Harwant Kaur (IND) 57.13X56.7655.4856.9058.3158.31
5  Yuka Murofushi (JPN) 45.3047.10X49.6751.6849.0251.68
6  Won Soon-mi (KOR) 42.3445.01X46.6248.5848.8448.84

References

  1. "The 14th Busan Asian Games – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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