Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 11 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium.^[1]

Women's discus throw at the 2006 Asian Games
Venue	Khalifa International Stadium
Date	11 December
Competitors	5 from 4 nations
Medalists
Song Aimin    China   Ma Xuejun    China   Krishna Poonia    India
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Main article: Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games

Schedule

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Date	Time	Event
Monday, 11 December 2006	17:55	Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Asian Record	Xiao Yanling (CHN)	71.68	Beijing, China	14 March 1992
Games Record	Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND)	64.55	Busan, South Korea	10 October 2002

Results

Rank	Athlete	Attempt						Result	Notes
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Song Aimin (CHN)	55.78	62.17	62.48	60.33	63.24	63.52	63.52
	Ma Xuejun (CHN)	61.42	55.45	62.43	61.64	57.67	61.42	62.43
	Krishna Poonia (IND)	X	61.53	58.58	X	X	X	61.53
4	Yuka Murofushi (JPN)	50.01	51.83	X	49.62	52.26	X	52.26
5	Padma Nandani Wijesundara (SRI)	44.29	45.65	44.87	X	40.65	X	45.65