2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 2, Session 2: Discus Womens Final: Yangfeng Li of China Wins, by Larry Eder

Yangfeng Li, 2011 WC, Discus gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.net

Yangfeng Li surprised Nadine Muller of Germany to take the gold. Muller took the silver. Yarelys Barrios of Cuba took the bronze in the women’s discus. Here is how RBR saw it:

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Nadine Muller, 2011 WC Women’s discus, silver medalist,
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Yangfeng Li of China took the gold medal in the women’s discus, with a second attempt throw of 66.52 meters. Her series was 65.28m, 66.52m, 65.50m, 64.32m, 64.34m, 63.83m.

Nadine Muller of Germany took the silver medal with a second attempt throw of 65.97 meters. Her series was 65.06m, 65.97m, 64.08m, 62.55m, foul, foul.

Yarelys Barrios of Cuba was the bronze medalist with a throw of 65.73 meters, her seasonal best. Her series was foul, 61.87m, 65.73m, 63.93m, foul, 63.90m.

In fourth was Zaneta Glanc of Poland, with a best throw of 63.91 meters. Her series was 63.91m, 62.30m, 63.11m, 62.69m, 62.17m, 60.32m.

In fifth was Olympic champion Stephanie Trafton-Brown of the US, with a best throw of 63.85 meters. Her series was 60.20m, 60.97m, 60.24m, 63.85m, 60.26m, foul.

In sixth place, Jian Tan of China, with a throw of 62.96 meters. Her series was 60.46m, 61.44m, 61.79m, 62.96m, foul, 61.12m.

Yarelys Barrios, 2011 WC Women’s discus, bronze medalist,
photo by PhotoRun.net

Dani Samuels, the 2009 World Champion, did not fare well, finishing tenth with a throw of 59.14 meters. Yarelys Barrios was the silver medalist in 2009, now she is the bronze. Nadine Muller of Germany was sixth last time, this time she is the silver medalist.

Stephanie Trafton-Brown, 2011 WC, Women’s discus, fifth place, photo by PhotoRun.net

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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