Croatia's Perkovic wins discus gold

London, England – Sandra Perkovic of Croatia won gold in the women's discus Saturday at the London Games, beating Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova.

Perkovic had a winning throw of 69.11 meters -- a Croatian national record -- to beat Pishchalnikova by 1.55 meters. Li Yanfeng won bronze with a toss of 67.22 meters, claiming China's first Olympic discus medal.

Both Perkovic and Pishchalnikova have served doping suspensions in the past. The Croatian served a six-month ban in 2011 and Pishchalnikova missed the 2008 Beijing Games becase of a two-year suspension.

Stephanie Brown Trafton of the United States finished in eighth place. She won a surprise gold in Beijing, becoming the first American woman to win the event since 1932.