2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's discus throw

Events at the 2016 World Championships
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	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
10 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The women's discus throw event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19 and 21 July.

Medalists[]

Gold	Kristina Rakočević  Montenegro
Silver	Australia
Bronze	Alexandra Emilianov  Moldova

Records[]

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	Ilke Wyludda (GDR)	74.40	East Berlin, East Germany	13 September 1988
Championship Record	Ilke Wyludda (GDR)	68.24	Sudbury, Canada	31 July 1988
World Junior Leading	Kristina Rakočević (MNE)	58.30	Split, Croatia	16 April 2016

Results[]

Qualification[]

Qualification: 51.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	B	Julia Ritter	Germany	47.52	53.84		53.84	Q, PB
2	B		United States	53.83			53.83	Q
3	B	Alexandra Emilianov	Moldova	53.19			53.19	Q
4	A	Kristina Rakočević	Montenegro	52.92			52.92	Q
5	B		Australia	50.32	52.83		52.83	Q
6	A		China	51.04	52.68		52.68	Q, SB
7	A		Argentina	x	51.23	x	51.23	q, PB
8	B		Bahamas	47.82	49.37	50.94	50.94	q, NU20R
9	B		Jamaica	x	45.51	49.56	49.56	q, PB
10	A		United States	49.55	45.56	49.49	49.55	q
11	A		Germany	45.75	49.28	44.28	49.28	q
12	A	Jorinde van Klinken	Netherlands	40.00	48.62	41.83	48.62	q
13	B		Finland	x	48.27	x	48.27
14	A		Ukraine	x	48.17	x	48.17
15	A		Egypt	47.81	47.83	47.68	47.83	SB
16	B		Ukraine	46.12	44.87	47.57	47.57
17	A		Australia	46.67	x	47.06	47.06
18	B		China	46.16	x	x	46.16
19	B		Belarus	45.93	44.56	45.07	45.93
20	A		Canada	41.18	45.85	x	45.85
21	A	Marija Tolj	Croatia	39.69	x	45.76	45.76
22	B	Nanaka Kori	Japan	42.18	x	45.46	45.46
23	B		Iceland	42.53	42.45	44.41	44.41
24	A	Lauren Bruce	New Zealand	41.98	42.30	39.65	42.30
25	B		Bulgaria	42.21	x	36.99	42.21
26	A		United Arab Emirates	37.40	35.82	x	37.40	SB
	A	Shanice Love	Jamaica	x	x	x	NM
	B		Libya				DNS

Final[]

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Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	Result	Note
	Kristina Rakočević	Montenegro	51.45	53.56	56.36	x	56.36
		Australia	49.58	x	53.91	52.78	53.91	PB
	Alexandra Emilianov	Moldova	47.71	50.17	53.08	52.53	53.08
4		Bahamas	52.73	52.28	45.81	50.82	52.73	NU20R
5		United States	51.38	52.60	52.43	49.16	52.60
6		Argentina	x	x	52.53	51.84	52.53	PB
7		United States	52.04	51.99	51.82		52.04
8		China	51.70	49.63	50.95		51.70
9	Julia Ritter	Germany	46.22	48.86	50.95		50.95
10	Jorinde van Klinken	Netherlands	x	44.52	49.15		49.15
11		Jamaica	47.31	x	48.12		48.12
12		Germany	x	43.69	x		43.69

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