The women's discus throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.
Medalists Gold Faina Melnik Silver Liesel Westermann Bronze Lyudmila Muravyova
Results
Final 12 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Faina Melnik 64.22 WR Liesel Westermann 61.68 Lyudmila Muravyova 59.48 4 Argentina Menis 59.04 5 Tamara Danilova 58.28 6 Olimpia Cataramă 57.22 7 Anni Mickler 57.00 8 Christine Spielberg 56.20 9 Jolán Kleiber 55.06 10 Brigitte Berendonk 54.48 11 Judit Abaházi 51.88 12 Rosemary Payne 50.20
Qualification 11 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Tamara Danilova 57.52 Q 2 Lyudmila Muravyova 56.84 Q 3 Argentina Menis 56.38 Q 4 Jolán Kleiber 56.12 Q 5 Liesel Westermann 55.94 Q 6 Brigitte Berendonk 55.24 Q 7 Olimpia Cataramă 55.16 Q 8 Faina Melnik 54.58 q 9 Judit Abaházi 54.56 q 10 Anni Mickler 53.76 q 11 Christine Spielberg 53.44 q 12 Rosemary Payne 52.98 q 13 Lia Manoliu 52.26 14 Judit Bognár 52.12 15 Karin Illgen 50.60 16 Despina Kafenidou 47.30
Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
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