2006 World Junior (Under 20 born 1987 or later)
World Championships
Beijing, China - August 15-20
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Women's Discus - prepared
7/24/06
IAAF photo
World Junior Favorite Dani Samuels (Australia) was a Commonwealth
Games medalist this past March at home!!
Event Preview -
World Junior Champ Dani Samuels (Australia) and Argentina's Rocio Comba
will try to head off the local Chinese contingent here. Chinese
athletes will sit in the stands who can throw at least a couple
of meters farther than many of the finalist qualifiers.
Dani Samuels (Australia) was third
in the Commonwealth Games this March in her homeland, throwing 59.44
(195-00), with at least four 2006 competitions over 56.18 (184-04). She
was the 2005 World Youth Champ with a 58.52 (192-00) best from last
year. Rocio Comba (Argentina) was the South American Junior
Champ in 2005, with a 58.78 (192-00) best, but a non-qualifying for
finals effort in the Junior Pan Am Meet last summer. The Chinese
lead with National Junior Champ Tan Jian, who has a 57.01 (187-00)
best from 2005 and 54.29 (178-01) Junior meet win. Liu Linpeng
(China) was 58.88 (193-02) last year, with 06 National Junior runner-up
Bin Wang 54.95 (180-03) this year (and 54.13 177-07 in the Junior
Champ meet), and Pan Saili 58.52 (192-00) a 2005 best and third place
Junior National Champ effort at 54.08 (177-05). Yunemimi Soria
(Cuba) was the third in the 2005 Pan Am Junior Championship meet,
with a 54.98 (180-04) 2006 best. Oksana Kotz (Uzbekistan) was
the 2005 European Junior Champ, witha 53.72 (176-03 2006 best)
US Team - Discus Throw
Emily Pendleton - Woodmore HS (Elmore, Ohio) 172-08 (52.62)
Jere Summers - Cal State, Northridge (Oakland, Calif.) - Cal State Northridge
Discus Throw Women
Time Date Round Status
9:05 18 Aug QUALIFICATION
18:45 20 Aug FINAL
Recent World Results
Official Results - Discus Throw - Women - Final
Last Updated: 13:48:09 CET 25/02/2006
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 18:40
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 110 Ma Xuejun CHN 57.85 (SB)
2 590 Pishchalnikova Darya RUS 57.37
3 289 Müller Nadine GER 57.13
4 121 Wang Yu CHN 56.61
5 577 Ivanova Svetlana RUS 51.86
6 40 Watzek Veronika AUT 50.56
7 701 Zelenska Vasylysa UKR 48.77
8 719 Faubus Melissa USA 48.53
9 31 Lyon Calista AUS 47.61
10 267 Gehrig Kristina GER 46.49
11 50 Peetroons Annelies BEL 45.87
61 Brel Anna BLR NM
Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Ma Xuejun 57.85 55.75 X 56.78 53.43 55.31
Pishchalnikova Darya 54.39 X X 55.52 X 57.37
Müller Nadine 50.55 57.06 56.96 53.36 54.82 57.13
Wang Yu 54.48 54.94 56.61 56.03 54.18 56.07
Ivanova Svetlana 46.53 49.48 X X 45.50 51.86
Watzek Veronika 45.92 50.34 X 50.56 49.52 46.14
Zelenska Vasylysa 46.70 X 48.77 X X 45.86
Faubus Melissa 43.48 46.64 47.67 X 48.53 X
Lyon Calista 47.61 X 46.25 NM NM NM
Gehrig Kristina 43.81 46.49 44.22 NM NM NM
Peetroons Annelies 45.87 45.06 44.54 NM NM NM
Brel Anna X X X NM NM NM
Women's Discus prelims
Group A - Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 9:00 - Revised
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 590 Pishchalnikova Darya RUS 55.96 Q
2 110 Ma Xuejun CHN 54.11 Q
3 289 Müller Nadine GER 53.51 Q
4 61 Brel Anna BLR 50.34 q
5 40 Watzek Veronika AUT 49.43 q
6 701 Zelenska Vasylysa UKR 48.93 q
7 50 Peetroons Annelies BEL 48.01 q
8 719 Faubus Melissa USA 47.49 q
9 33 Motuliki Sharmane AUS 46.47
10 566 Venter Magdel RSA 46.42
11 304 Komótoglou Magdaliní GRE 46.06
12 337 Jean Sivan ISR 45.82
13 139 Bušljeta Katarina CRO 45.44
14 759 Kot Oksana UZB 45.13
15 218 De Castro Lucie FRA 44.88
Group B - Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 10:25
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 121 Wang Yu CHN 53.82 Q
2 31 Lyon Calista AUS 50.76 q
3 577 Ivanova Svetlana RUS 50.38 q
4 267 Gehrig Kristina GER 46.77 q
5 721 Grigoriev Lindsay USA 46.60
6 477 Kemkers Denise NED 46.04
7 52 Van Geel Inge BEL 45.59
8 525 Cá Liliana POR 45.22
9 68 Mialeshka Tatsiana BLR 45.01
10 145 Jelicic Josipa CRO 44.85 (SB)
11 550 Knoetze Marli RSA 43.62
12 233 Michel Sophie FRA 43.49
13 632 Studer Klara SUI 41.51
14 203 Kämäräinen Sanna FIN 41.42
15 689 Karsak Kateryna UKR 39.29
151 Rodríguez Lisandra CUB DNS
2005 World Youth Championships
Official Results - Discus Throw - Girls - Final
Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 19:50
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 68 Dani Samuels AUS 54.09
2 494 Simoné du Toit RSA 52.10
3 597 Kamorean Hayes USA 49.64 (PB)
4 604 Amber Paige Newby USA 47.25 (PB)
5 488 Ionela Vartolomei ROM 46.41
6 498 Maryke Oberholzer RSA 45.09 (PB)
7 366 Sabina Banyte LTU 44.42 (PB)
8 583 Dilek Esmer TUR 44.35
9 322 Narumi Ejima JPN 43.71
10 444 Aixa Middleton PAN 41.94
11 253 Anna-Katharina Weller GER 39.77
12 283 Judit Strenner HUN 39.27
Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Dani Samuels X 50.18 43.35 54.09 53.02 53.87
Simoné du Toit 46.31 45.76 52.10 X 46.96 44.17
Kamorean Hayes 49.64 X 46.70 45.98 49.37 32.89
Amber Paige Newby X 33.65 45.96 47.25 43.44 43.21
Ionela Vartolomei 44.06 45.43 43.92 46.41 X 45.73
Maryke Oberholzer 44.80 40.61 X 45.09 43.72 42.42
Sabina Banyte 44.42 38.69 X 43.37 41.41 38.10
Dilek Esmer 41.29 41.43 44.35 42.37 41.80 41.90
Narumi Ejima 41.18 X 43.71 NM NM NM
Aixa Middleton 38.79 40.73 41.94 NM NM NM
Anna-Katharina Weller 36.36 X 39.77 NM NM NM
Judit Strenner 37.22 38.24 39.27 NM NM NM
Official Results - Discus Throw - Girls - Qualification
Qual. rule: qualification standard 46.00m or at least best 12 qualified
Group A - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 18:15
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 597 Kamorean Hayes USA 49.03 Q (PB)
2 68 Dani Samuels AUS 47.19 Q
3 498 Maryke Oberholzer RSA 44.26 q (PB)
4 366 Sabina Banyte LTU 43.47 q
5 322 Narumi Ejima JPN 42.59 q
6 444 Aixa Middleton PAN 42.03 q (SB)
7 283 Judit Strenner HUN 41.85 q (PB)
8 294 Tamara Apostolico ITA 41.31
9 424 Trude Raad NOR 40.21 (PB)
10 570 Yueh-Ching Chou TPE 40.11
11 166 Ivana Banacká CZE 39.98
12 151 Tijana Frajtic CRO 39.66
13 229 Eden Francis GBR 39.01
14 165 Alexia Papakosta CYP 38.90
15 116 Myriam Dumont-Breton CAN 38.32
16 441 Megan Parkhill NZL 38.06
17 292 Ragnheidur Anna Thorsdottir ISL 36.91
Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd
Kamorean Hayes 42.22 49.03 NM
Dani Samuels X X 47.19
Maryke Oberholzer X 44.26 42.40
Sabina Banyte 40.96 32.37 43.47
Narumi Ejima 39.45 X 42.59
Aixa Middleton 30.13 42.03 X
Judit Strenner 38.78 38.30 41.85
Tamara Apostolico X 31.45 41.31
Trude Raad 40.21 X X
Yueh-Ching Chou 40.11 X 39.29
Ivana Banacká 38.00 X 39.98
Tijana Frajtic X 39.66 X
Eden Francis 34.95 39.01 X
Alexia Papakosta 38.90 33.17 X
Myriam Dumont-Breton 38.32 35.54 X
Megan Parkhill 38.06 31.38 37.48
Ragnheidur Anna Thorsdottir X 36.91 X
Group B - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 19:45
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 494 Simoné du Toit RSA 48.51 Q
2 604 Amber Paige Newby USA 45.80 q
3 488 Ionela Vartolomei ROM 45.76 q
4 253 Anna-Katharina Weller GER 41.86 q
5 583 Dilek Esmer TUR 41.37 q
6 301 Ambra Julita ITA 40.69
7 59 Kelly Emery AUS 40.67 (SB)
8 404 Paulina Flores MEX 40.61
9 278 Anita Márton HUN 40.04
10 218 Vuokko Rajamäki FIN 39.92
11 572 Hui-Ting Lin TPE 39.88
12 107 Isabelle Boudreau CAN 39.08
13 161 Antri Demetriou CYP 38.67
14 337 Marika Tokai JPN 38.18
15 562 Hiba Omar SYR 35.92
16 534 Lay Chi Wan SIN 34.86
542 Lina Krhlikar SLO NM
Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd
Simoné du Toit 48.51 NM NM
Amber Paige Newby 43.01 45.80 42.50
Ionela Vartolomei 40.08 43.90 45.76
Anna-Katharina Weller 39.30 X 41.86
Dilek Esmer 33.45 41.37 X
Ambra Julita X 35.84 40.69
Kelly Emery 31.20 X 40.67
Paulina Flores 40.20 39.40 40.61
Anita Márton X 33.63 40.04
Vuokko Rajamäki X 39.92 36.35
Hui-Ting Lin 38.82 39.88 X
Isabelle Boudreau 39.08 38.26 X
Antri Demetriou 38.67 36.51 38.20
Marika Tokai 37.00 36.44 38.18
Hiba Omar 30.39 35.92 31.80
Lay Chi Wan 33.94 X 34.86
Lina Krhlikar X X X
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