2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 11 and 13 July.

Medalists Gold Xi Shangxue Silver Julia Fischer Bronze Sandra Perković

Results

Final 13 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Xi Shangxue 48.23 51.58 54.96 54.50 x 53.15 54.96 Julia Fischer 51.29 54.69 50.78 53.42 x x 54.69 Sandra Perković 50.98 53.60 52.91 53.62 54.24 51.22 54.24 4 Anna-Katharina Weller 52.07 52.34 x x x x 52.34 5 Viktoriya Bolbat x 49.21 51.26 50.96 48.91 49.43 51.26 6 Anita Márton 39.15 45.30 51.16 45.97 50.12 48.48 51.16 7 Anna Jelmini 49.10 49.46 39.11 42.80 44.98 45.82 49.46 8 Nastassia Kashtanava 45.53 49.31 x x 44.80 47.99 49.31 9 Jin Yuanyuan x 48.92 48.35 48.92 10 Mariya Koshkaryova 48.50 x 43.62 48.50 11 Erin Pendleton 48.45 47.16 46.23 48.45 12 Li Wen-Hua 47.08 x 42.70 47.08

Qualifications 11 July

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Anna-Katharina Weller x 51.97 x 51.97 q 2 Jin Yuanyuan 44.40 50.50 x 50.50 q 3 Anita Márton 50.20 x 48.08 50.20 q 4 Anna Jelmini 46.86 50.13 x 50.13 q 5 Mariya Koshkaryova x 46.47 49.95 49.95 q 6 Kimberley Mulhall 46.48 45.18 48.32 48.32 7 Irina Rodrigues 46.62 48.15 45.35 48.15 8 Yekaterina Strokova 48.13 x 46.23 48.13 9 Anaïs Marcadet 46.95 48.12 x 48.12 10 Andressa de Morais 47.44 x 44.30 47.44 11 Elina Mattila 44.18 44.07 45.45 45.45 12 Katerina Klausová 44.72 42.04 x 44.72 13 Sakong Ga-Eun 44.42 x x 44.42 14 Izabela Ogórek 44.32 43.25 42.64 44.32 15 Simona Rupeikaite x 41.30 x 41.30 16 Hanna Erlandsson 39.95 x 40.77 40.77 Stefania Strumillo x x x NM

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Xi Shangxue x 49.09 54.02 54.02 Q 2 Li Wen-Hua 49.51 52.71 46.42 52.71 q 3 Sandra Perković 51.95 x 51.42 51.95 q 4 Julia Fischer 51.56 x x 51.56 q 5 Nastassia Kashtanava 51.33 44.43 40.72 51.33 q 6 Viktoriya Bolbat x 51.30 49.41 51.30 q 7 Erin Pendleton x 46.68 50.01 50.01 q 8 Coralie Glatre 46.58 48.13 48.13 48.13 9 Te Rina Keenan 46.22 47.62 x 47.62 10 Katri Hirvonen 43.76 47.46 x 47.46 11 Salome Rigishvili 47.06 46.68 45.84 47.06 12 Jenny Ozorai 38.63 40.49 47.02 47.02 13 Shaunagh Brown 35.51 42.93 45.62 45.62 14 Tamara Apostolico 45.09 44.90 x 45.09 15 Lomana Fagatuai 43.90 x 41.28 43.90 16 Matilda Gunnarsson 41.48 43.53 x 43.53 Melissa Boekelman x x x NM

Participation According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.

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