Yarelis is pictured above celebrating after winning the silver medal in the women's
Discus at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Barrios, a bronze medallist at the
previous years World Championships in Osaka, finished just over 1m behind the
gold medal winner, the USA's Stephanie Brown Trafton, wit
h a throw of 63.64m.
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Women's Discus Final
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Stephanie BROWN TRAFTON |
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USA |
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64.74m |
| 2. Yarelis BARRIOS |
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CUB |
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63.64m |
| 3. Olena ANTONOVA |
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UKR |
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62.59m |
| 4. Aimin SONG |
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CHN |
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62.20m |
| 5. Vera CECHLOVA |
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CZE |
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61.75m |
| 6. Ellina ZVEREVA |
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BEL |
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60.82m |
| 7. Li YANFENG |
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CHN |
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60.68m |
| 8. Melina ROBERT MICHON |
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FRA |
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60.66m |
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