2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.

Medalists Gold Eden Francis Silver Vera Karmishina Bronze Jade Nicholls

Results Final 17 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Eden Francis 54.79 53.85 57.29 53.66 x 53.57 57.29 Vera Karmishina 43.25 54.48 52.76 x x x 54.48 Jade Nicholls 53.44 52.00 51.99 50.56 48.94 54.44 54.44 4 Sofia Larsson x x 53.74 50.84 53.32 53.47 53.74 5 Coralie Glatre 52.80 43.88 46.53 47.59 49.32 x 52.80 6 Yevgeniya Pecherina 51.96 52.66 x x x 52.55 52.66 7 Viktoriya Bolbat 51.95 x x x 50.25 50.90 51.95 8 Irène Donzelot 47.30 x 49.69 x 50.54 49.08 50.54 9 Ionela Vartolomei 49.26 48.76 49.00 49.26 10 Pauline Pousse 48.90 45.75 48.85 48.90 11 Anita Márton 48.33 48.56 x 48.56 12 Kateřina Klausová 47.95 x 48.09 48.09

Qualifications 16 July Qualifying 53.00 or 12 best to the Final

Group A Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Viktoriya Bolbat 51.98 q 2 Eden Francis 51.83 q 3 Pauline Pousse 51.83 q 4 Yevgeniya Pecherina 51.77 q 5 Ionela Vartolomei 49.52 q 6 Kateřina Klausová 49.28 q 7 Anna-Katharina Weller 49.27 8 Katalin Császár 45.93 9 Elinor Forssander 42.84

Group B Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Sofia Larsson 54.08 Q 2 Vera Karmishina 52.70 q 3 Coralie Glatre 52.46 q 4 Jade Nicholls 50.60 q 5 Anita Márton 50.01 q 6 Irène Donzelot 49.82 q 7 Dace Šteinerte 47.46 8 Dilek Esmer 47.27 9 Marta Jaworowska 47.09 10 Elina Mattila 45.62

Participation According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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