Women Discus Throw Athletics XXI Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 1976 - Thursday, 29th July

Women Discus Throw Athletics XXI Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 1976 - Thursday, 29th July - Gold Medal: Evelin Schlaak, East Germany

Final 15:00		Distance	SO	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	age
1. Evelin Schlaak	East Germany	69.00m OR	13	69.00	66.80	66.21	X	61.24	64.80	20
2. Maria Vergova	Bulgaria	67.30m	7	62.22	67.30	60.44	59.86	62.70	X	25
3. Gabriele Hinzmann	East Germany	66.84m	10	66.68	66.10	66.84	66.24	66.32	X	29
4. Faina Melnik	Soviet Union	66.40m	14	64.48	65.42	62.76	66.40	68.60	64.20	31
5. Sabina Engel	East Germany	65.88m	12	X	61.18	65.46	65.88	64.92	61.18	22
6. Argentina Menis	Romania	65.38m	4	62.82	62.50	63.70	64.14	65.38	63.48	27
7. Maria Betancourt	Cuba	63.86m	11	61.28	60.24	63.86	59.58	58.28	61.24	28
8. Natalya Gorbatcheva	Soviet Union	63.46m		63.03	60.98	62.24	X	63.46	X	28
9. Carmen Romero	Cuba	61.18m		60.90	59.90	61.18				25
10.Olga Andrianova	Soviet Union	60.80m		60.80	56.18	59.90				27
11.Jane Haist	Canada	59.74m		59.74	X	X				27
12.Rita Pfister	Switzerland	57.24m		X	56.72	57.24				24
13.Lucette Moreau	Canada	55.88m		55.88	X	53.00				20
DQ.Danuta Rosani	Poland	DSQ								25

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montreal.

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Competitors: 15; Countries: 9

Melnik was described by Track and Field News as “a certainty”. She took the lead in round 1 with 64.48, only to be passed by the opening throws of Hinzmann (66.68) and Schlaak, whose 69.00 was a GDR record and moved her to third on the all-time list. Melnik improved to 65.42 and finally 66.40 in round 4, but had slipped out of the medals after Vergova threw 67.30 in the second round. Melnik’s fifth-round throw of 68.60 brought her up to second, but it was later ruled illegal because Melnik had twice restarted that effort. The high standard was emphasised by Menis’s 65.38 for sixth place, which was further than she threw for silver in 1972. Danuta Rosani (POL) reached the final but was disqualified after failing a doping test - used anabolic steroids; it was the first such disqualification in Olympic athletics.

Qualification - Wednesday 28.07 10:20

Mark 55.00m. 14 Athletes passed the Mark and advanced to Final.

Group 1		Distance		1.	2.	3.
1. Gabriele Hinzmann	East Germany	65.12m	Q	65.12
2. Faina Melnik	Soviet Union	63.74m	Q	63.74
3. Carmen Romero	Cuba	63.40m	Q	63.40
4. Evelin Schlaak	East Germany	61.86m	Q	61.86
5. Maria Betancourt	Cuba	61.46m	Q	61.46
6. Natalya Gorbatcheva	Soviet Union	59.84m	Q	59.84
7. Argentina Menis	Romania	59.56m	Q	59.56
8. Olga Andrianova	Soviet Union	58.66m	Q	51.72	58.66
9. Jane Haist	Canada	57.98m	Q	52.96	57.98
10.Maria Vergova	Bulgaria	57.96m	Q	57.96
DQ.Danuta Rosani	Poland	57.78m	Q	57.78
11.Sabina Engel	East Germany	56.94m	Q	56.94
12.Rita Pfister	Switzerland	55.94m	Q	55.94
13.Lucette Moreau	Canada	55.22m	Q	51.56	54.12	55.22
eliminated			Age
14.M. Lynne Winbigler	United States	48.22m	25	X	48.22	46.96

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Montreal 1976 index

Athletics Montreal 1976
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m	Women 400m
Men 800m	Women 800m
Men 1500m	Women 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 100m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay	Women 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 20km Walk
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Men Decathlon	Women Pentathlon
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