1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
5000 m walk		women
10,000 m walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The women's discus throw event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 and 25 August.^[1][2]

Medalists[]

Gold	Ma Shuli  China
Silver	Seilala Sua  United States
Bronze	China

Results[]

Final[]

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ma Shuli	China	46.18	x	55.50	56.32	52.18	52.46	56.32
	Seilala Sua	United States	51.14	53.56	56.32	x	x	53.82	56.32
		China	54.26	51.64	x	x	54.08	55.70	55.70
4	Nadine Beckel	Germany	47.12	52.10	52.98	x	x	52.60	52.98
5		Romania	51.64	50.64	50.76	x	52.86	50.56	52.86
6	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	47.86	49.64	51.56	49.18	47.26	x	51.56
7		Russia	49.60	50.08	50.96	x	x	51.20	51.20
8		Hungary	50.84	x	x	x	x	46.00	50.84
9		Australia	49.36	49.68	50.58				50.58
10		Australia	x	43.40	46.78				46.78
11		Norway	44.80	44.16	x				44.80
12		United States	x	x	42.08				42.08

Qualifications[]

24 Aug

Group A[]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Seilala Sua	United States	53.98	-	-	53.98	Q
2	Nadine Beckel	Germany	52.64	-	-	52.64	Q
3		China	51.32	-	-	51.32	Q
4		Romania	x	51.28	-	51.28	Q
5		Australia	46.24	50.26	-	50.26	Q
6		Norway	x	48.46	40.64	48.46	q
7		Finland	x	43.14	47.44	47.44
8	Yania Ferrales	Cuba	44.68	x	44.72	44.72
9		Brazil	x	42.94	x	42.94
10		Tahiti	x	33.54	x	33.54
11	Siniva Marsters	Cook Islands	x	x	27.54	27.54

Group B[]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Ma Shuli	China	x	52.58	-	52.58	Q
2	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	44.74	x	50.78	50.78	Q
3		Hungary	48.04	45.58	50.02	50.02	Q
4		Australia	49.78	48.38	47.78	49.78	q
5		United States	x	x	49.18	49.18	q
6		Russia	x	48.68	46.72	48.68	q
7		Finland	46.10	47.62	46.42	47.62
8		France	45.70	46.84	45.18	46.84
9	Philippa Roles	United Kingdom	46.40	x	46.48	46.48
10		Romania	38.14	45.94	x	45.94
11	Lindy Leveaux	Seychelles	28.60	33.90	x	33.90

Participation[]

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References[]