Perkovic took the lead in the second round with a throw of 68.11m and added exactly one more metre in the next for what proved to be the winning distance.
Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova claimed silver with a throw of 67.56m in the penultimate round, with China's Li Yanfeng winning bronze with 67.22m.
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