2016 Olympic Games Statistics

2016 Olympic Games Statistics – Women’s DT by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in Rio de Janeiro: 1) Can Perkovic become third WDT to win this event twice? 2) Can Dani Samuels become the first World Youth Champion to win the WDT in the Olympics? Summary Page: All time performance list at the Olympics Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 72.30 Martina Hellmann GDR 1 Seoul 1988 2 2 71.88 Diana Gansky GDR 2 Seoul 1988 3 3 70.06 Maritza Marten CUB 1 Barcelona 1992 4 4 69.96 Evelin Jahl (Schlaak) GDR 1 Moskva 1980 5 5 69.74 Tsvetanka Khristova BUL 3 Seoul 1988 6 6 69.66 Ilke Wyludda GER 1 Atlanta 1996 Shortest winning distance since 1972: 64.74 by Stephanie Trafton (USA) in 2008 Margin of Victory Difference Winning dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 4.34m 51.42 Nina Romashkova URS Helsinki 1952 3.18m 69.66 Ilke Wyludda GER Atlanta 1996 Min 6cm 57.27 Tamara Press URS Tokyo 1964 34cm 67.02 Natalya Sadova RUS Athinai 2004 Longest Shot in each round Round distance Name Nat Venue Year Final 72.30 Martina Hellmann GDR Seoul 1988 First round 67.92 Larisa Korotkevich EUN Barcelona 1992 Longest non-qualifier for the final Dist Position Name Nat Venue Year 61.98 13q Barbara Hechavarria Aponte CUB Atlanta 1996 Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Year 1 72.30 Martina Hellmann GDR Seoul 1988 2 71.88 Diana Gansky GDR Seoul 1988 3 69.74 Tsvetanka Khristova BUL Seoul 1988 4 69.14 Svetlana Mitkova BUL Seoul 1988 Multiple Gold Medalists: Evelin Jahl (Schlaak) (GDR): 1976, 1980 Nina Ponomaryova (URS): 1952, 1960 Longest throw in Rio de Janeiro Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos DMY 1 1 66.67 Yelena Antonova UKR 1 14 May 2000 All time performance list at the Olympics Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 72.30 Martina Hellmann GDR 1 Seoul 1988 2 2 71.88 Diana Gansky GDR 2 Seoul 1988 3 3 70.06 Maritza Marten CUB 1 Barcelona 1992 4 4 69.96 Evelin Jahl (Schlaak) GDR 1 Moskva 1980 5 5 69.74 Tsvetanka Khristova BUL 3 Seoul 1988 6 6 69.66 Ilke Wyludda GER 1 Atlanta 1996 7 7 69.14 Svetlana Mitkova BUL 4 Seoul 1988 8 8 69.11 Sandra Perkovic CRO 1 London 2012 9 69.00 Evelin Schlaak 1 Montreal 1976 10 9 68.94 Ellina Zvereva URS 5 Seoul 1988 11 68.40 Ellina Zvereva BLR 1 Sydney 2000 12 10 67.92 Larisa Korotkevich EUN 1q Barcelona 1992 13 11 67.90 Maria Petkova (Vergova) BUL 2 Moskva 1980 14 12 67.84 Zdenka Silhava TCH 6 Seoul 1988 15 67.78 Tsevetanka Khristova 2 Barcelona 1992 16 13 67.40 Tatyana Lesovaya URS 3 Moskva 1980 17 67.30 Maria Vergova 2 Montreal 1976 18 14 67.26 Gabriele Reinsch GDR 7 Seoul 1988 19 15 67.22 Li Yanfeng CHN 2 London 2012 20 16 67.08 Gisela Beyer GDR 4 Moskva 1980 21 17 67.02 Natalya Sadova RUS 1 Athinai 2004 22 66.88 Gabriele Reinsch 1q Seoul 1988 23 18 66.84 Gabriele Hinzmann GDR 3 Montreal 1976 24 66.78 Ilke Wyludda 1qA Atlanta 1996 25 19 66.68 Anastasia Kelesidou GRE 2 Athinai 2004 26 20 66.62 Faina Melnik URS 1 München 1972 27 66.52 Zdenka Silhava 1q Seoul 1988 28 66.48 Natalya Sadova 2 Atlanta 1996 29 66.40 Faina Melnik 4 Montreal 1976 30 21 66.38 Yarelys Barrios CUB 3 London 2012 31 22 66.24 Daniela Costian AUS 3 Barcelona 1992 32 23 66.12 Margitta Pufe Droese GDR 5 Moskva 1980 33 24 66.08 Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova CZE 4 Athinai 2004 34 25 65.94 Hou Xuemei CHN 8 Seoul 1988 35 65.94 Yarelys Barrios CUB 1qA London 2012 36 26 65.94 Nadine Müller GER 4 London 2012 37 65.89 Nadine Müller 1qB London 2012 38 27 65.88 Sabine Engel GDR 5 Montreal 1976 39 28 65.75 Olena Antonova UKR 5 Athinai 2004 40 65.74 Sandra Perkovic 2qB London 2012 41 65.71 Anastasia Kelesidou 2 Sydney 2000 42 65.64 Ellina Zvereva 3 Atlanta 1996 43 65.52 Margitta Pufe 1q Moskva 1980 44 65.52 Larisa Korotkevich 4 Barcelona 1992 45 29 65.48 Franka Dietzsch GER 4 Atlanta 1996 46 65.40 Diana Gansky 2q Seoul 1988 47 30 65.38 Argentina Menis ROU 6 Montreal 1976 48 31 65.36 Ria Stalman NED 1 Los Angeles 1984 49 32 65.20 Irina Yatchenko BLR 3 Sydney 2000 50 65.12 Gabriele Hinzmann 1q Montreal 1976 51 33 65.10 Xiao Yanling CHN 1qB Atlanta 1996 52 65.06 Argentina Menis 2 München 1972 53 65.02 Maria Vergova 2q Moskva 1980 54 65.02 Maritza Marten 2q Barcelona 1992 Shortest winning distance since 1972: 64.74 by Stephanie Trafton (USA) in 2008 Margin of Victory Difference Winning dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 4.34m 51.42 Nina Romashkova URS Helsinki 1952 3.18m 69.66 Ilke Wyludda GER Atlanta 1996 Min 6cm 57.27 Tamara Press URS Tokyo 1964 34cm 67.02 Natalya Sadova RUS Athinai 2004 Difference between first and third Diff Winning dist 3rd place dist Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 7.83m 47.63 39.80 Gisela Mauermayer GER Berlin 1936 5.13m 51.42 46.29 Nina Romashkova URS Helsinki 1952 4.02m 69.66 65.64 Ellina Zvereva BLR Atlanta 1996 Min 30cm 57.27 56.97 Tamara Press URS Tokyo 1964 Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 2.62m 38.74m Jadwiga Wajs POL Los Angeles 1932 2.48m 46.29m Nina Dumbadze URS Helsinki 1952 1.56m 39.80m Paula Mcllenhauer GER Berlin 1936 1.48m 64.34m Vasika Stoeva BUL München 1972 Min 6cm 35.92m Ruth Svedberg SWE Amsterdam 1928 Longest Shot in each round Round distance Name Nat Venue Year Final 72.30 Martina Hellmann GDR Seoul 1988 First round 67.92 Larisa Korotkevich EUN Barcelona 1992 Longest non-qualifier for the final Dist Position Name Nat Venue Year 61.98 13q Barbara Hechavarria Aponte CUB Atlanta 1996 Average from last eight Olympics Average 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996 1992 1988 1984 Winning distance 68.33 69.11 64.74 67.02 68.40 69.66 70.06 72.30 65.36 Winning Medal 65.69 66.38 62.59 66.08 65.20 65.64 66.24 69.74 63.64 Missing Medal (4 th ) 65.23 65.94 62.20 65.75 65.00 65.48 65.52 69.14 62.84 8th 61.71 61.68 60.66 61.05 62.57 62.48 63.42 65.94 55.88 Shortest to make final 60.33 62.47 60.28 61.35 60.74 62.02 60.88 61.56 53.34 Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Year 1 72.30 Martina Hellmann GDR Seoul 1988 2 71.88 Diana Gansky GDR Seoul 1988 3 69.74 Tsvetanka Khristova BUL Seoul 1988 4 69.14 Svetlana Mitkova BUL Seoul 1988 5 68.94 Ellina Zvereva URS Seoul 1988 6 67.84 Zdenka Silhava TCH Seoul 1988 7 67.26 Gabriele Reinsch GDR Seoul 1988 8 65.94 Hou Xuemei CHN Seoul 1988 Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch GDR Neubrandenburg 9 July 1988 2 74.40 Ilke Wyludda GDR Berlin 13 Sept 1988 72.94 Diana Gansky GDR Neubrandenburg 9 July1988 3 72.24 Ilke Wyludda GDR Neubrandenburg 9 July 1988 71.60 Martina Hellmann GDR Berlin 20 July 1984 4 71.38 Martina Hellmann GDR Neubrandenburg 9 July 1988 69.16 Zdenka Silhava TCH Berlin 20 July 1984 5 68.94 Maria Petkova BUL Berlin 20 July 1984 Ellina Zvereva URS Seoul 29 Sept 1988 68.46 Silvia Madetzky GDR Potsdam 20 Aug 1987 6 68.04 Tsvetanka Khristova BUL Berlin 20 July 1984 67.84 Zdenka Silhava TCH Seoul 29 Sept 1988 Multiple Gold Medalists: Evelin Jahl (Schlaak) (GDR): 1976, 1980 Nina Ponomaryova (URS): 1952, 1960 Multiple Medalists: Yarelis Barrios (CUB): 2008 Silver, 2012 Bronze Natalya Sadova (RUS): 1996 Silver, 2004 Gold Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE): 2000 Silver, 2004 Silver Irina Yatchenko (BLR): 2000 Bronze, 2004 Bronze Ellina Zvereva (BLR): 1996 Bronze, 2000 Gold Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL): 1988 Bronze, 1992 Silver Evelin Jahl (Schlaak) (GDR): 1976 Gold, 1980 Gold Maria Petkova Vergova (BUL): 1976 Silver, 1980 Silver Lia Manoliu (ROU): 1960 Bronze, 1964 Bronze, 1968 Gold Tamara Press (URS): 1960 Silver, 1964 Gold Nina Ponomaryova Romashkova (URS): 1952 Gold, 1956 Bronze, 1960 Gold Jadwiga Wajs (POL): 1932 Bronze, 1936 Silver Lillian Copeland (USA): 1928 Silver, 1932 Gold Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze BLR 2000 Ellina Zvereva Irina Yatchenko GDR 1988 Martina Hellmann Diana Gansky GDR 1976 Evelin Schlaak Gabriele Hinzmann URS 1960 Nina Ponomaryova Tamara Press URS 1956 Irina Beglyakova Nina Ponomaryova URS 1952 Nina Romashkova Yelizaveta Bagriantseva Nina Dumbadze FRA 1948 Micheline Ostermeyer Jacqueline Mazeas GER 1936 Gisela Mauermayer Paula Mollehauer USA 1932 Lillian Copeland Ruth Osborn Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event Nation Men Women Venue Year GER Lars Riedel Ilke Wyludda Atlanta 1996 GDR Martina Hellmann Jürgen Schult Seoul 1988 USA John Anderson Lillian Copeland Los Angeles 1932 Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze URS 4 3 3 GDR 3 1 1 USA 2 3 GER 2 1 1 ROU 1 1 3 POL 1 1 1 CUB 1 1 1 RUS 1 1 BLR 1 3 FRA 1 1 TCH 1 NED 1 CRO 1 BUL 3 2 GRE 2 ITA 1 FRG 1 SWE 1 HUN 1 AUS 1 UKR 1 CHN 1 Olympic Gold medalist with World Championships Gold Name Nat World Championships Olympics Sandra Perkovic CRO 2013 2012 Ellina Zvereva BLR 1995, 2001 2000 Martina Hellmann GDR 1983, 1987 1988 Olympic Champion who previously won World Junior gold medal Name Nat Olympic World Junior Championships Ilke Wyludda GDR 1996 1986,1988 Olympic medalists who previously won World Youth medal: Name Nat Olympic Year World Youth Championships Year Sandra Perkovic CRO Gold 2012 Silver 2007 Olympic gold medal with European Championships gold medal Name Nat Olympics European Championships Sandra Perkovic CRO 2012 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 Ilke Wyuludda GDR 1996 1990, 1994 Evelin Jahl GDR 1976, 1980 1978 Faina Melnik URS 1972 1971, 1974 Tamara Press URS 1964 1958, 1962 Nina Ponomaryova URS 1952, 1960 1954 Gisela Mauermayer GER 1936 1938 Olympic medalists with Asian Games/Asian Championships medal: Name Nat Olympic Year Asian Games Asian Championships Li Yanfeng CHN Silver 2012 2010 2002, 2003 Olympic medalists with All African Games/African

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