Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
Stephanie Brown Trafton won gold; later doping disqualification altered medals.
World leader Stephanie Brown Trafton won the gold medal with a throw on her sixth attempt. The event was later affected by a doping disqualification.
Quick Facts
- Event
- Women's discus throw
- Games
- 2008 Summer
- Venue
- Beijing National Stadium
- Date
- 15 August 2008 (qualification); 18 August 2008 (final)
- Competitors
- 38
- Nations
- 24
- Gold
- Stephanie Brown Trafton
- Silver
- Olena Antonova
Facts from the source article.
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