2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Winner Valarie Allman celebrates with her gold medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates13 (qualification)
14 September (final)
Competitors37 from 23 nations
Winning distance69.48 m
Medalists
gold medal Valarie Allman   United States
silver medal Jorinde van Klinken   Netherlands
bronze medal Silinda Morales   Cuba
Events at the
2025 World Championships
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The women's discus throw at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 13 and 14 September 2025.[1] It was won by Valarie Allman of the United States.

Summary

Laulauga Tausaga returns as the defending champion, but world leader Valarie Allman seemed like the odds on favorite. No rational person would expect a mark like the 73.52 m she threw in the wind tunnel of Ramona, but she has won two Olympic Gold medals in stadiums. Yaimé Pérez remains ineligible after defecting to the US, Sandra Elkasević, formerly Perković, also with two Olympic golds, is now 35. The Olympic silver medalist and 2023 bronze medalist behind Allman is Feng Bin.

In the qualifying round, Allman, Feng and Jorinde van Klinken auto qualified on their first attempt. Elkasević fouled her first and got it on her second. Tausaga got over 64m on her third.

On the first throw of the final,[2] Allman threw 67.63m. The next thrower was van Klinken. Her 67.50m was as close as anyone would come. Silinda Morales was in third place after the first round with a 65.11 m. In the second round, Tausaga moved into third with a 65.22 m. That lasted two throws until Vanessa Kamga threw a 65.46 m. Morales came back in the third round to settle her hold on the bronze medal with her personal best of 67.25 m. Over the next three rounds, only one of the leaders would improve, that would be the fifth round when Allman launched at 69.48 m to leave no doubt.[3] In the final round, Kamga set a Swedish national record 66.61 m.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World Record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988
Championship Record  Martina Hellmann (GDR) 71.62 m Rome, Italy 31 August 1987
World Leading  Valarie Allman (USA) 73.52 m Ramona, United States 12 April 2025
African Record  Chioma Onyekwere (NGR) 64.96 m 15 April 2023
Asian Record  Xiao Yanling (CHN) 71.68 m Beijing, China 14 March 1992
European Record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988
North, Central American and Caribbean Record  Valarie Allman (USA) 73.52 m Ramona, United States 12 April 2025
Oceanian Record  Dani Stevens (AUS) 69.64 m London, Great Britain 13 August 2017
South American Record  Andressa de Morais (BRA) 65.34 m Leiria, Portugal 26 June 2019

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 64.50 m.[5]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
13 September 09:00 Qualification
14 September 19:12 Final

Results

Qualification

All athletes over 64.00 m ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) advanced to the final.

Group A

Place Athlete Nation Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 Sandra Elkasević  Croatia x 66.72 66.72 m Q
2 Feng Bin  China 65.52 65.52 m Q, SB
3 Laulauga Tausaga  United States 61.31 60.98 64.99 64.99 m Q
4 Izabela da Silva  Brazil 54.93 63.75 x 63.75 m q, SB
5 Alida van Daalen  Netherlands 50.84 62.65 61.76 62.65 m q
6 Kristin Pudenz  Germany 62.02 x x 62.02 m
7 Mélina Robert-Michon  France 55.36 61.24 x 61.24 m
8 Gabi Jacobs  United States x 59.70 x 59.70 m
9 Irina Rodrigues  Portugal 59.10 59.23 x 59.23 m
10 Daisy Osakue  Italy 57.58 x 58.56 58.56 m
11 Caisa-Marie Lindfors  Sweden 56.69 58.06 57.31 58.06 m
12 Subenrat Insaeng  Thailand 58.01 x x 58.01 m
13 Daria Zabawska  Poland 56.85 57.78 x 57.78 m
14 Marike Steinacker  Germany 53.61 57.43 54.98 57.43 m
15 Nora Monie  Cameroon 55.69 55.17 54.05 55.69 m
16 Obiageri Amaechi  Nigeria 55.69 48.82 47.99 55.69 m
17 Taryn Gollshewsky  Australia 53.74 54.63 55.40 55.40 m
18 Melany del Pilar Matheus  Cuba 54.98 x x 54.98 m
[6]

Group B

Place Athlete Nation Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 Jorinde van Klinken  Netherlands 66.39 66.39 m Q
2 Valarie Allman  United States 66.07 66.07 m Q
3 Shanice Craft  Germany 63.51 61.68 60.52 63.51 m q
4 Vanessa Kamga  Sweden 48.21 58.19 63.50 63.50 m q
5 Alexandra Emilianov  Moldova 62.33 x 63.46 m 63.46 m q, SB
6 Samantha Hall  Jamaica x 60.20 63.32 63.32 m q
7 Silinda Morales  Cuba 63.22 x 63.01 63.22 m q
8 Marija Tolj  Croatia 61.80 x x 61.80 m
9 Liliana Cá  Portugal 59.79 x x 59.79 m
10 Jiang Zhichao  China 59.71 x 59.05 59.71 m
11 Julia Tunks  Canada 56.97 57.19 59.61 59.61 m
12 Chioma Onyekwere  Nigeria 59.45 x x 59.45 m
13 Ieva Gumbs  Lithuania x 58.97 x 58.97 m
14 Shelby Frank  United States x 57.46 58.90 58.90 m
15 Lisa Brix Pedersen  Denmark x 56.79 58.52 58.52 m
16 Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba  France 46.13 48.17 57.60 57.60 m
17 Özlem Becerek  Turkey x 57.20 55.29 57.20 m
18 Nanaka Kori  Japan 54.59 x 54.21 54.59 m
19 Andressa de Morais  Brazil 52.99 52.39 x 52.99 m
[6]

Final

Place Athlete Nation Round Mark Notes
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valarie Allman  United States 67.63 63.79 66.49 x 69.48 x 69.48 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jorinde van Klinken  Netherlands 67.50 63.95 66.69 x 29.88 66.44 67.50 m SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Silinda Morales  Cuba 65.11 x 67.25 63.57 62.52 61.42 67.25 m PB
4 Vanessa Kamga  Sweden x 65.46 61.56 x 65.95 66.61 66.61 m NR
5 Sandra Elkasević  Croatia 64.78 x x 65.82 64.55 64.80 65.82 m
6 Laulauga Tausaga  United States 57.64 62.22 65.49 61.77 x 62.09 65.49 m
7 Feng Bin  China 64.54 65.18 65.01 x 65.28 65.28 m
8 Shanice Craft  Germany 58.89 58.12 65.21 63.20 61.30 65.21 m
9 Izabela da Silva  Brazil 63.22 x 61.75 x 63.22 m
10 Alexandra Emilianov  Moldova 60.80 59.65 62.59 62.34 62.59 m
11 Alida van Daalen  Netherlands 57.30 61.29 62.24 62.24 m
12 Samantha Hall  Jamaica 60.69 x 57.90 60.69 m
[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's discus throw - schedule". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's discus throw - Final start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Long jumper Davis-Woodhall, thrower Allman win world titles". ESPN. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's discus throw − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  5. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Women's discus throw - Qualification results" (PDF). World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Women's discus throw - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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