Discus Throw
Updated September 27, 2017 |
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Discus Throw
| Year | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Halina Konopacka, POL | 129-113/4 | WR |
| 1932 | Lillian Copeland, USA | 133- 2 | OR |
| 1936 | Gisela Mauermayer, GER | 156- 3 | OR |
| 1948 | Micheline Ostermeyer, FRA | 137- 6 | |
| 1952 | Nina Romaschkova, USSR | 168- 8 | OR |
| 1956 | Olga Fikotová, CZE | 176- 1 | OR |
| 1960 | Nina Ponomaryeva, USSR | 180- 9 | OR |
| 1964 | Tamara Press, USSR | 187-10 | OR |
| 1968 | Lia Manoliu, ROM | 191- 2 | OR |
| 1972 | Faina Melnik, USSR | 218- 7 | OR |
| 1976 | Evelin Schlaak, E. Ger | 226- 4 | OR |
| 1980 | Evelin Schlaak Jahl, E. Ger | 229- 6 | OR |
| 1984 | Ria Stalman, NED | 214- 5 | |
| 1988 | Martina Hellmann, E. Ger | 237- 21/2 | OR |
| 1992 | Maritza Marten, CUB | 229-10 | |
| 1996 | Ilke Wyludda, GER | 228- 6 | |
| 2000 | Ellina Zvereva, BLR | 224- 5 | |
| 2004 | Natalya Sadova, RUS | 219-10 | |
| 2008 | Stephanie Brown Trafton, USA | 212- 4 | |
| 2012 | Sandra Perkovic, CRO | 226- 7 |
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