Roseane Santos Ferreira wins women's discus throw f58 at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics

The title

Roseane Santos Ferreira took gold in the women's discus throw f58 at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Brazil, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.

The podium

The silver medal was awarded to Khadija Jaballah of Tunisia. The runner-up result places Tunisia alongside the winning delegation in this event.

The bronze medal was awarded to Karima Feleifal of Egypt. These results completed the podium for women's discus throw f58.

Final and qualifying performances

The final result sheet records Roseane Santos Ferreira in position 1 with 31.58, Khadija Jaballah in position 2 with 30.82 and Karima Feleifal in position 3 with 27.99. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.

Beyond the medal positions, the final included Marianne Buggenhagen (GER, position 4, 27.11), Mervat Omar (EGY, position 5, 23.96), Rose Atieno Olang (KEN, position 6, 23.09), Sylvia Grant (JAM, position 7, 22.21), Edith Nzuruike (NGR, position 8, 21.82), Coleen Morrison (JAM, position 9, 21.11), Lynda Holt (AUS, position 10, 20.94) and Martina Willing (GER, position 11, 20.85).

The event

The event was contested in the F58 category shown in the Sydney programme. Its medal result belongs to this specific event and classification; results from other categories or distances are separate competitions.

The athletes’ championship record

Roseane Santos Ferreira finished the Sydney Games with 2 medals: 2 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze. This women's discus throw f58 result was part of that overall championship record.

Khadija Jaballah finished the Sydney Games with 2 medals: 0 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze. This women's discus throw f58 result was part of that overall championship record.

The medal results

The final results