2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
Final

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes

Dani Samuels	Australia	x	59.05	62.71	64.76	65.44	x	65.44	PB

Yarelis Barrios	Cuba	64.44	63.87	61.17	x	x	65.31	65.31	SB

Nicoleta Grasu	Romania	x	65.20	62.38	60.68	63.41	x	65.20	SB

4	Zaneta Glanc	Poland	58.69	59.83	62.66	x	57.71	x	62.66

5	Song Aimin	China	51.69	60.50	61.78	x	61.39	62.42	62.42

6	Nadine Müller	Germany	57.53	57.62	62.04	60.40	x	x	62.04

7	Natalya Sadova	Russia	60.70	61.78	59.31	60.44	58.26	61.44	61.78

8	Mélina Robert-Michon	France	59.80	60.92	60.89	x	59.90	59.69	60.92

9	Sandra Perkovic	Croatia	x	60.77	x	60.77

10	Aretha Thurmond	United States	x	59.89	59.88	59.89

11	Ma Xuejun	China	58.79	x	58.58	58.79

12	Stephanie Brown Trafton	United States	58.53	x	57.94	58.53

Sentence(s)

Personal bests of 64.76 and 65.44 m in the fourth and fifth round put Samuels in the lead.

final_sentence: Personal bests of 64.76 and 65.44 m in the fourth and fifth round put Samuels in the lead.