Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Medalists
   East Germany
   Bulgaria
   East Germany
Athletics at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men

The Women's discus throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 28–29 July.

Results

Final

Rank Athlete 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result
1st  Evelin Schlaak (GDR) 69.00 66.80 66.12 x 61.24 64.80 69.00 m OR
2nd  Mariya Vergova (BUL) 62.22 67.30 60.44 59.86 62.70 x 67.30 m
3rd  Gabriele Hinzmann (GDR) 66.68 66.10 66.84 66.24 66.32 x 66.84 m
4  Faina Melnik (URS) 64.48 65.42 62.76 66.40 x 64.20 66.40 m
5  Sabine Engel (GDR) x 61.18 65.46 65.88 64.92 61.18 65.88 m
6  Argentina Menis (ROM) 62.82 62.50 63.70 64.14 65.38 63.48 65.38 m
7  María Cristina Betancourt (CUB) 61.28 60.24 63.86 59.58 58.28 61.24 63.86 m
8  Natalia Gorbacheva (URS) 63.02 60.98 62.24 x 63.46 x 63.46 m
9  Carmen Romero (CUB) 60.90 59.90 61.18 61.18 m
10  Olga Andrianova (URS) 60.80 56.18 59.90 60.80 m
11  Jane Haist (CAN) 59.74 x x 59.74 m
12  Rita Pfister (SUI) x 56.72 57.24 57.24 m
13  Lucette Moreau (CAN) 55.88 x 53.00 55.88 m

There was a qualifying round held. The only competitor to fail to reach the 55.00m auto qualifying mark was Lynne Winbigler  United States with a 48.22m.[1]

Danuta Rosani  Poland also competed. Her results have been removed due to her disqualification for using anabolic steroids, the first case of such a disqualification in the sport at the Olympics.[2]

References

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