
IS SHE HARD TO BEAT OR WHAT? Sandra Perković has now been No. 1 for a record-tieing 7 years in a row, starting in ’12. She lost just once each in ’12 & ’13, then twice each in ’14 & ’15 before going undefeated in ’16. Then came a 2-loss season last year and now a single defeat this year: the grand total during that span being just 7 losses measured against 73 wins (a batting average of .913). But longevity being what it is in the women’s discus, even with all those great seasons she’s still only No. 8 on the all-time scoring list, 23 points out of the lead…
PERKOVIĆ’S ONLY LOSS came at the DL Final, where she couldn’t catch No. 2 Yaimé Pérez and No. 4 Andressa de Morais on her final throw. “Stupid things sometimes happen, but this is sports,” Perković said, adding that she’d been ill with the flu and thought she wouldn’t even be able to compete… Pérez moved up a spot from last year, as did fellow Cuban Denia Caballero at No. 3.
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1. SANDRA PERKOVIĆ (Croatia) (6/21/90, 6-0/176) (1.83/80) | |||||
71.38 | 234-2 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/04 | ||
68.93 | 226-1 | … | 1)Rome DL | 5/31 | ||
66.22 | 217-3 | … | 1)Turku IWC | 6/05 | ||
66.46 | 218-0 | … | 1)Medit G | 6/28 | ||
68.60 | 225-1 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/30 | ||
68.92 | 226-1 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 7/18 | ||
67.24 | 220-7 | … | 1)London DL | 7/22 | ||
67.62 | 221-10 | … | 1)European Ch | 8/11 | ||
(64.54q) | |||||
64.31 | 211-0 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. de Morais |
67.60 | 221-9 | … | 1)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ||
68.44 | 224-6 | … | –)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ||
2. YAIMÉ PÉREZ (Cuba) (5/29/91, 5-8½/172) (1.74/78) | |||||
64.87 | 212-10 | … | 1)Havana | 2/03 | ||
67.82 | 222-6 | … | 1)Las Tunas | 2/10 | ||
62.71 | 205-9 | … | 1)Havana | 2/16 | ||
59.25 | 194-4 | … | 2)Havana | 2/24 | ▷ | 1. Caballero |
64.53 | 211-8 | … | 1)Camagüey | 3/14 | ||
66.82 | 219-3 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
64.83 | 212-8 | … | 1)Havana | 5/19 | ||
66.62 | 218-7 | … | 2)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
63.81 | 209-4 | … | 2)Turku IWC | 6/05 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
66.55 | 218-4 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
65.42 | 214-7 | … | 1)Guadalajara | 7/05 | ||
64.39 | 211-3 | … | 2)Bellinzona | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
64.63 | 212-0 | … | 2)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
66.00 | 216-6 | … | 1)CAC G | 7/31 | ||
61.97 | 203-3 | … | 1)NACAC Ch | 8/10 | ||
65.00 | 213-3 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ||
64.78 | 212-6 | … | 2)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic |
65.30 | 214-3 | … | –)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ||
3. DENIA CABALLERO (Cuba) (1/13/90, 5-8¾/161) (1.75/73) | |||||
62.31 | 204-5 | … | 2)Havana | 2/03 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
66.09 | 216-10 | … | 2)Las Tunas | 2/10 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
61.27 | 201-0 | … | 2)Havana | 2/16 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
60.13 | 197-3 | … | 1)Havana | 2/24 | ||
61.51 | 201-9 | … | 2)Havana | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
61.78 | 202-8 | … | 2)Camagüey | 3/14 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
63.80 | 209-4 | … | 3)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez |
60.33 | 197-11 | … | 7)Halle | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Chen; 2. Vita; 3. Feng; 4. Su; 5. Ruh; 6. Craft |
63.48 | 208-3 | … | 3)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez |
62.93 | 206-5 | … | 3)Turku IWC | 6/05 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez |
63.13 | 207-1 | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez |
62.06 | 203-7 | … | 3)Guadalajara | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Martins |
61.42 | 201-6 | … | 5)Bellinzona | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Martins; 4. de Morais |
63.91 | 209-8 | … | 3)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez |
65.10 | 213-7 | … | 2)CAC G | 7/31 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
56.37 | 184-11 | … | 8)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. de Morais; 3. Perkovic; 4. Vita; 5. Lewis-Smallwood; 6. Ashley; 7. Muller |
4. ANDRESSA DE MORAIS (Brazil) (12/21/90) | |||||
61.49 | 201-9 | … | 1)Concepción | 3/23 | ||
58.52 | 192-0 | … | 1)Concepción | 3/24 | ▷ | 1. Martins |
60.04 | 197-0 | … | 1)Santiago | 4/14 | ||
50.74 | 166-6 | … | 1)Santiago | 4/16 | ||
63.77 | 209-2 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero |
59.31 | 194-7 | … | 7)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero; 4. Ruh; 5. Muller; 6. Ashley |
58.86 | 193-1 | … | 1)S Am G | 6/07 | ||
62.93 | 206-5 | … | 4)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero |
65.10 | 213-7 | … | 1)Bragança Paulista IWC | 7/08 | ||
62.28 | 204-4 | … | 4)Bellinzona | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Martins |
62.71 | 205-9 | … | 4)London DL | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero |
62.02 | 203-6 | … | 1)Trujillo | 8/24 | ||
64.65 | 212-1 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
60.75 | 199-3 | … | 4)Zagreb IWC | 9/04 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Allman |
58.44 | 191-9 | … | –)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ||
64.75 | 212-5 | … | 1)Bra Ch | 9/15 | ||
5. YANG CHEN (China) (7/10/91, 5-10¾/213) (1.80/97) | |||||
59.60 | 195-6 | … | 3)Chengdu | 4/05 | ▷ | 1. Feng; 2. Su |
(55.74q) | |||||
58.57 | 192-2 | … | 2)Zhaoqing | 4/11 | ▷ | 1. Su |
56.89 | 186-7 | … | 3)Zhuzhou | 4/17 | ▷ | 1. Feng; 2. Su |
66.56 | 218-4 | … | 1)Halle | 5/26 | ||
67.03 | 219-11 | … | 1)Osterode | 6/02 | ||
65.42 | 214-7 | … | 1)Guiyang | 6/15 | ||
65.12 | 213-8 | … | 1)Asian G | 8/30 | ||
63.34 | 207-10 | … | –)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ||
63.25 | 207-6 | … | 2)Chn Ch | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Feng |
6. CLAUDINE VITA (Germany) (9/19/96, 5-10¼/178) (1.79/81) | |||||
65.08 | 213-6 | … | 1)Neubrandenburg | 5/01 | ||
59.92 | 196-7 | … | 1)Neubrandenburg | 5/12 | ||
63.92 | 209-8 | … | 1)Schönebeck | 5/18 | ||
65.15 | 213-9 | … | 2)Halle | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Chen |
55.21 | 181-1 | … | 10)Rome DL | 5/31 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero; 4. Ruh; 5. Muller; 6. Ashley; 7. de Morais; 8. Osakue; 9. Rodrigues |
62.31 | 204-5 | … | 6)Paris DL | 6/30 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero; 4. de Morais; 5. Ruh |
61.16 | 200-8 | … | 1)Neubrandenburg | 7/04 | ||
62.92 | 206-5 | … | 1)World Cup | 7/15 | ||
62.63 | 205-5 | … | 4)Ger Ch | 7/22 | ▷ | 1. Craft; 2. Muller; 3. Ruh |
61.25 | 200-11 | … | 4)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Muller; 3. Craft |
(59.18q) | |||||
61.33 | 201-2 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 8/31 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. de Morais; 3. Perkovic |
7. DANI STEVENS (Australia) (5/26/88, 5-11½/181) (1.82/82) | |||||
66.02 | 216-7 | … | 1)Sydney | 2/02 | ||
65.30 | 214-3 | … | 1)Aus Ch | 2/18 | ||
63.77 | 209-2 | … | 1)Melbourne | 4/02 | ||
66.09 | 216-10 | … | 1)Sydney | 3/17 | ||
68.26 | 223-11 | … | 1)Comm G | 4/12 | ||
63.59 | 208-7 | … | 5)Doha DL | 5/04 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez; 3. Caballero; 4. de Morais |
62.74 | 205-10 | … | –)Cont Cup | 9/07 | ||
8. BIN FENG (China) (4/03/94, 6-½/209) (1.84/95) | |||||
61.57 | 202-0 | … | 1)Chengdu | 4/01 | ||
(54.43q) | |||||
62.11 | 203-9 | … | 1)Chengdu | 4/05 | ||
(56.94q) | |||||
61.65 | 202-3 | … | 1)Zhuzhou | 4/17 | ||
64.58 | 211-10 | … | 3)Halle | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Chen; 2. Vita |
62.47 | 204-11 | … | 2)Osterode | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Chen |
59.34 | 194-8 | … | 1)Daquing | 7/17 | ||
64.25 | 210-9 | … | 2)Asian G | 8/30 | ▷ | 1. Chen |
63.38 | 207-11 | … | 1)Chn Ch | 9/17 | ||
9. FERNANDA RAQUEL MARTINS (Brazil) (7/26/88) | |||||
56.39 | 185-0 | … | 1)São Berenardo do Campo | 3/17 | ||
60.47 | 198-4 | … | 2)Concepción | 3/23 | ▷ | 1. de Morais |
59.10 | 193-11 | … | 1)Concepción | 3/24 | ||
60.69 | 199-1 | … | 1)São Bernardo do Campo | 4/07 | ||
61.15 | 200-7 | … | 1)Campinas | 5/05 | ||
57.29 | 187-11 | … | 2)S Am G | 6/07 | ▷ | 1. de Morais |
63.44 | 208-2 | … | 1)Leiria | 6/28 | ||
63.64 | 208-9 | … | 2)Guadalajara | 7/05 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
62.15 | 203-11 | … | 2)Bragança Paulista IWC | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. de Morais |
64.37 | 211-2 | … | 1)Bragança Paulista | 7/14 | ||
62.33 | 204-6 | … | 3)Bellinzona | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Perez |
60.75 | 199-3 | … | 1)São Bernardo do Campo | 8/04 | ||
59.72 | 195-11 | … | 1) São Bernardo do Campo | 8/18 | ||
60.14 | 197-4 | … | 2)Ibero-Am Ch | 8/24 | ▷ | 1. de Morais |
64.66 | 212-2 | … | 2)Bra Ch | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. de Morais |
10. SHANICE CRAFT (Germany) (5/15/93, 6-¾/196) (1.85/89) | |||||
61.61 | 202-1 | … | 6)Halle | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Chen; 2. Vita; 3. Feng; 4. Su; 5. Ruh |
60.52 | 198-7 | … | 1)Zeulenroda | 6/09 | ||
62.91 | 206-4 | … | 1)Ger Ch | 7/22 | ||
62.46 | 204-11 | … | 3)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perkovic; 2. Muller |
(61.13q) | |||||
58.90 | 193-3 | … | 1)Gothenburg | 8/18 |