2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
# 2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

The final of the Women's discus throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 7, 2002. There were a total number of 18 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on August 6, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece (GRE) |
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| Silver | Natalya Sadova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece (GRE) |

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres

| Q | automatic qualification |
| - | - |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships :

| World Record | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 76.80 m | July 9, 1988 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
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| Event Record | Diana Sachse (GDR) | 71.36 m | August 28, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |

## Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance |
| 1 | Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) | | | | 61.94 m |
| 2 | Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) | | | | 61.93 m |
| 3 | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) | | | | 61.18 m |
| 4 | Areti Abatzi (GRE) | | | | 61.03 m |
| 5 | Joanna Wiśniewska (POL) | | | | 60.40 m |
| 6 | Teresa Machado (POR) | | | | 59.53 m |
| 7 | Vladimíra Racková (CZE) | | | | 58.92 m |
| 8 | Natalya Sadova (RUS) | | | | 58.44 m |
| 9 | Marzena Wysocka (POL) | | | | 58.24 m |
| 10 | Jana Tucholke (GER) | | | | 56.63 m |
| 11 | Shelley Newman (GBR) | | | | 56.57 m |
| 12 | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) | | | | 56.56 m |
| 13 | Alice Matejková (ESP) | 56.18 | 56.03 | 53.25 | 56.18 m |
| 14 | Agnese Maffeis (ITA) | | | | 55.58 m |
| 15 | Anna Söderberg (SWE) | | | | 55.55 m |
| 16 | Tiina Kankaanpää (FIN) | | | | 54.14 m |
| 17 | Eha Rünne (EST) | | | | 54.01 m |
| — | Vera Begić (CRO) | | | | NM |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
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| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) | 63.09 | 64.31 | 63.57 | 59.13 | 59.32 | 59.05 | 64.31 m | |
| | Natalya Sadova (RUS) | 61.95 | 64.07 | 64.12 | 63.93 | x | x | 64.12 m | |
| | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) | 63.92 | 62.91 | 61.58 | 60.93 | 59.93 | 61.21 | 63.92 m | |
| 4 | Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) | 60.37 | x | 60.77 | x | 62.31 | 57.70 | 62.31 m | |
| 5 | Marzena Wysocka (POL) | 59.82 | 61.24 | x | 62.20 | 59.91 | x | 62.20 m | |
| 6 | Areti Abatzi (GRE) | 59.93 | x | 61.49 | x | 58.43 | x | 61.49 m | |
| 7 | Teresa Machado (POR) | 60.36 | x | 58.97 | 60.41 | 58.64 | x | 60.41 m | |
| 8 | Vladimíra Racková (CZE) | 52.92 | x | 59.28 | 59.23 | x | 57.33 | 59.28 m | |
| 9 | Joanna Wiśniewska (POL) | 57.29 | 58.92 | 57.69 | | | | 58.92 m | |
| 10 | Shelley Newman (GBR) | 55.03 | 57.38 | 55.69 | | | | 57.38 m | |
| 11 | Jana Tucholke (GER) | 56.53 | x | 55.78 | | | | 56.53 m | |
| 12 | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) | 54.92 | 54.07 | x | | | | 54.92 m | |
