Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 10 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's discus throw competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 10 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.[1]
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 10 October 2002 | 13:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) |
76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |
| Asian Record |  Xiao Yanling (CHN) |
71.68 | Beijing, China | 14 March 1992 |
| Games Record |  Hou Xuemei (CHN) |
63.56 | Beijing, China | 3 October 1990 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Attempt | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
|
 Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND)
|
59.18 | 64.55 | X | 58.15 | 59.23 | 57.47 | 64.55 | GR |
|
Song Aimin (CHN)
|
58.03 | 61.38 | 58.68 | 60.20 | X | 61.80 | 61.80 | |
|
Ma Shuli (CHN)
|
57.40 | 59.02 | 59.89 | 56.16 | 54.98 | 55.02 | 59.89 | |
| 4 | Harwant Kaur (IND)
|
57.13 | X | 56.76 | 55.48 | 56.90 | 58.31 | 58.31 | |
| 5 |  Yuka Murofushi (JPN)
|
45.30 | 47.10 | X | 49.67 | 51.68 | 49.02 | 51.68 | |
| 6 |  Won Soon-mi (KOR)
|
42.34 | 45.01 | X | 46.62 | 48.58 | 48.84 | 48.84 | |
References
- ^ "The 14th Busan Asian Games – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.