The women's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.

Medalists Gold Anna RühSilver Shanice CraftBronze Shelbi Vaughan

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

World Junior Record74.40 mEast Berlin, East Germany13 September 1988Championship Record68.24 mSudbury, Canada31 July 1988World Junior Leading63.14 mBochum, Germany16 June 2012

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

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Note 1 B Shanice Craft 55.75 55.75 Q 2 A Anna Rüh 51.62 55.25 55.25 Q 3 A Shelbi Vaughan 54.78 54.78 Q 4 A Subenrat Insaeng X 51.93 54.46 54.46 Q 5 A Sositina Hakeai 53.38 53.38 Q, PB 6 B Alex Collatz 52.55 52.28 51.39 52.55 q 7 B Gu Siyu 51.66 X X 51.66 q 8 B Krisztina Váradi 50.26 51.13 50.53 51.13 q 9 B Natalya Shirobokova 50.74 X 49.51 50.74 q 10 B Heidi Schmidt X 43.38 49.77 49.77 q 11 B Merewarihi Vaka 46.17 49.59 46.93 49.59 q 12 A Tetiana Yuryeva X X 49.46 49.46 q 13 A Elizabeth Álvarez 40.92 49.17 43.85 49.17 PB 14 B Ieva Zarankaité 45.45 43.84 49.06 49.06 15 B Rosalía Vázquez 48.07 48.77 X 48.77 16 A Kätlin Tõllasson 48.50 48.49 48.34 48.50 17 B Zehra Uzunbilek X 47.48 46.64 47.48 18 A Keshia McGrath-Volau 43.26 X 46.59 46.59 19 B Taylah Sengul X 43.96 45.87 45.87 20 A Simoné Meyer 45.84 X X 45.84 21 A María Belén Toimil X 42.32 45.83 45.83 22 A Shadine Duquemin 45.51 X X 45.51 23 A Emma Ljungberg 39.26 45.36 44.40 45.36 24 B Ischke Senekal 41.56 45.33 43.93 45.33 25 B Rayann Chin 44.50 X 45.24 45.24 26 B Charlene Engelbrecht X X 44.97 44.97 27 A Ashley Arroyo 44.91 X X 44.91 28 B Chukwunonso Judith Okwelogu 44.87 X X 44.87 29 A Elçin Kaya X 42.86 44.19 44.19 30 B Viktoriya Savytska 38.73 X 43.33 43.33 31 B June Kintana 43.30 X X 43.30 32 B Maia Varela X 42.50 X 42.50 33 A Tarasue Barnett 42.06 40.92 X 42.06 34 A Asianna C. Covington 35.36 40.63 X 40.63 35 A Juliana Pereira 40.12 X X 40.12

Final

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Note Anna Rüh 55.25 57.87 X X 58.48 62.38 62.38 Shanice Craft 58.44 X 58.51 54.67 51.86 60.42 60.42 Shelbi Vaughan X 58.46 X 60.07 X 58.72 60.07 4 Sositina Hakeai X 47.50 53.82 54.89 X 56.17 56.17 NJ 5 Gu Siyu 54.81 54.86 X 54.46 54.77 55.78 55.78 6 Subenrat Insaeng 54.47 52.60 53.01 53.17 X X 54.47 7 Krisztina Váradi 51.44 X 49.23 50.47 49.48 X 51.44 SB 8 Alex Collatz 48.74 X 47.42 49.28 X X 49.28 9 Tetiana Yuryeva 46.73 48.73 47.60 48.73 10 Merewarihi Vaka 48.48 47.92 X 48.48 11 Natalya Shirobokova X 47.96 10.14 47.96 12 Heidi Schmidt 45.54 X X 45.54

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

References

External links WJC12 Discus throw schedule