2018 Women’s Discus World Rankings

The last year that Sandra Perković wasn’t No. 1 was back in ’11. (MARK SHEARMAN)

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
U.S. RANKINGS
1. Valarie Allman (Stanford) 6. Kelsey Card (unattached)
3)NCAA, 1)USATF, 3)World Cup 1)Tucson, 3)Iron Wood, 6)USATF
2. Maggie Ewen (Arizona State) 7. Alex Collatz-Sellens (American Big Guys)
1)Pac-12, 1)NCAA, 2)USATF 2)Tucson, 1)Bush, 7)USATF
3. Gia Lewis-Smallwood (NYAC) 8. Whitney Ashley (unattached)
4)USATF, 5)London DL, 5)Brussels DL 6)Rome DL, 10)USATF, 6)Brussels DL
4. Laulauga Tausaga (Iowa) 9. Rachel Dincoff (unattached)
1)Big 10, 4)NCAA, 3)USATF 1)Tucson II, 1)Iron Wood, 12)USATF
5. Gabi Jacobs (Missouri) 10. Summer Pierson (unattached)
1)SEC, 5)NCAA, 5)USATF 4)Tucson, 2)Iron Wood, 8)USATF

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