1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 and 25 August.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Ma Shuli  China
Silver	Seilala Sua  United States
Bronze	Zhang Yaqing  China

Results

Final

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ma Shuli	China	46.18	x	55.50	56.32	52.18	52.46	56.32
	Seilala Sua	United States	51.14	53.56	56.32	x	x	53.82	56.32
	Zhang Yaqing	China	54.26	51.64	x	x	54.08	55.70	55.70
4	Nadine Beckel	Germany	47.12	52.10	52.98	x	x	52.60	52.98
5	Lăcrămioara Ionescu	Romania	51.64	50.64	50.76	x	52.86	50.56	52.86
6	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	47.86	49.64	51.56	49.18	47.26	x	51.56
7	Lyudmila Rublevskaya	Russia	49.60	50.08	50.96	x	x	51.20	51.20
8	Barbara Sugár	Hungary	50.84	x	x	x	x	46.00	50.84
9	Katrina Steele	Australia	49.36	49.68	50.58				50.58
10	Alani Diloi	Australia	x	43.40	46.78				46.78
11	Karin Vikne	Norway	44.80	44.16	x				44.80
12	Roberta Collins	United States	x	x	42.08				42.08

Qualifications

24 Aug

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Seilala Sua	United States	53.98	-	-	53.98	Q
2	Nadine Beckel	Germany	52.64	-	-	52.64	Q
3	Zhang Yaqing	China	51.32	-	-	51.32	Q
4	Lăcrămioara Ionescu	Romania	x	51.28	-	51.28	Q
5	Katrina Steele	Australia	46.24	50.26	-	50.26	Q
6	Karin Vikne	Norway	x	48.46	40.64	48.46	q
7	Satu Järvenpää	Finland	x	43.14	47.44	47.44
8	Yania Ferrales	Cuba	44.68	x	44.72	44.72
9	Katiuscia de Jesús	Brazil	x	42.94	x	42.94
10	Noella Flores	Tahiti	x	33.54	x	33.54
11	Siniva Marsters	Cook Islands	x	x	27.54	27.54

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Ma Shuli	China	x	52.58	-	52.58	Q
2	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	44.74	x	50.78	50.78	Q
3	Barbara Sugár	Hungary	48.04	45.58	50.02	50.02	Q
4	Alani Diloi	Australia	49.78	48.38	47.78	49.78	q
5	Roberta Collins	United States	x	x	49.18	49.18	q
6	Lyudmila Rublevskaya	Russia	x	48.68	46.72	48.68	q
7	Katja Tenhonen	Finland	46.10	47.62	46.42	47.62
8	Catherine Gery	France	45.70	46.84	45.18	46.84
9	Philippa Roles	United Kingdom	46.40	x	46.48	46.48
10	Ileana Brindusoiu	Romania	38.14	45.94	x	45.94
11	Lindy Leveaux	Seychelles	28.60	33.90	x	33.90

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

•  Australia (2)
•  Brazil (1)
•  China (2)
•  Cook Islands (1)
•  Cuba (1)
•  Finland (2)
•  France (1)
•  Germany (1)
•  Hungary (1)
•  Japan (1)
•  Norway (1)
•  Romania (2)
•  Russia (1)
•  Seychelles (1)
•  Tahiti (1)
•  United Kingdom (1)
•  United States (2)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015