The women's

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

at the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

was held at the

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (, formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and Estadio de Montjuic) is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, 1929 Internation ...

on 13 and 15 July.

Medalists

Records

, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 53.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Final

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.

References

External links

WJC12 Discus throw schedule
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 World Junior Championships In Athletics - Women's Discus Throw Discus Throw W Discus throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships 2012 in women's athletics