The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 7 and August 11.
Medalists Gold Franka DietzschGermany (GER)Silver Natalya SadovaRussia (RUS)Bronze Věra Pospíšilová-CechlováCzech Republic (CZE)
Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B07.08.2005 – 11:30h07.08.2005 – 12:40hFinal Round11.08.2005 – 20:00h
Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Qualifying
Group A Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech Republic 64.26 m Q Aimin Song, China 64.15 m Q Dragana Tomašević, Serbia and Montenegro 62.02 m Q Olena Antonova, Ukraine 61.05 m Q Joanna Wiśniewska, Poland 59.66 m q Elizna Naude, South Africa 58.93 m Oksana Yesipchuk, Russia 58.32 m Marzena Wysocka, Poland 57.44 m Neelam Jaswant Singh, India 56.70 m – disqualified after failing a doping test Tereapii Tapoki, Cook Islands 50.92 m Aretha Thurmond, United States 47.15 m
Group B Natalya Sadova, Russia 63.65 m Q Franka Dietzsch, Germany 63.53 m Q Nicoleta Grasu, Romania 62.06 m Q Anna Söderberg, Sweden 59.94 m q Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand 59.81 m q Shuli Ma, China 59.43 m q Natalya Fokina, Ukraine 59.30 m q Yania Ferrales, Cuba 58.38 m Seilala Sua, United States 57.68 m Becky Breisch, United States 57.16 m Wioletta Potępa, Poland 56.31 m
Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 64.89 64.08 64.36 66.56 65.29 X66.56 m SB 64.33 60.63 61.28 62.31 62.68 61.5964.33 m 60.76 63.00 X X 63.19 X63.19 m 4 62.73 X 57.70 61.01 60.94 57.4262.73 m 5 55.75 X 62.05 X X 61.4962.05 m 6 59.21 58.38 61.33 58.15 58.22 59.3661.33 m 7 60.56 X X X 56.26 56.3060.56 m 8 59.37 59.08 57.71 56.35 X 56.1959.37 m 9 58.44 57.20 55.09 58.44 m 10 55.98 57.90 X 57.90 m 11 X 57.41 X 57.41 m 12 57.06 55.64 X 57.06 m
External links IAAF results, heats IAAF results, final