The women's discus throw event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 20 August.

Medalists Gold Dani Samuels Silver Pan Saili Bronze Tan Jian

Results

Final 20 August Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Dani Samuels 60.22 58.99 60.63 51.81 60.32 59.04 60.63 Pan Saili 55.32 52.70 54.24 57.40 x 56.21 57.40 Tan Jian x 54.07 x 56.09 x 54.47 56.09 4 Annelies Peetroons 52.05 51.15 52.10 x 54.42 52.09 54.42 5 Rocío Comba 43.48 46.25 52.42 50.74 x x 52.42 6 Simoné du Toit 51.00 x 48.62 42.81 52.39 50.50 52.39 7 Ionela Vartolomei 49.26 x 49.67 46.03 x 48.98 49.67 8 Yueh-Ching Chou x 46.06 49.61 47.04 x 46.85 49.61 9 Alesia Flaryanovich 40.25 47.44 48.64 48.64 10 Kristina Gehrig x 47.81 48.36 48.36 11 Ivana Banacká x 48.18 x 48.18 12 Anita Márton 46.76 42.27 45.06 46.76

Qualifications 18 August

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Dani Samuels 57.67 - - 57.67 Q 2 Annelies Peetroons 52.01 - - 52.01 Q 3 Pan Saili x 51.77 - 51.77 Q 4 Simoné du Toit 46.92 50.32 - 50.32 Q 5 Anita Márton 49.65 - - 49.65 Q 6 Anna-Katharina Weller x 45.95 41.75 45.95 7 Jere Summers 40.59 x 45.95 45.95 8 Sakong Ga-Eun 45.90 45.18 45.63 45.90 9 Alena Kopets 41.40 44.77 x 44.77 10 Sandra Perković 44.11 42.86 42.64 44.11 11 Li Wen-Hua 43.33 x 38.92 43.33 12 Elina Mattila 42.28 41.76 43.20 43.20 Melissa Boekelman x x x NM

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Tan Jian 52.04 - - 52.04 Q 2 Rocío Comba 49.31 47.55 49.13 49.31 q 3 Ionela Vartolomei 45.81 48.38 x 48.38 q 4 Kristina Gehrig x x 48.19 48.19 q 5 Alesia Flaryanovich 39.98 47.89 x 47.89 q 6 Yueh-Ching Chou 43.89 46.79 47.47 47.47 q 7 Ivana Banacká 46.80 42.64 46.08 46.80 q 8 Katalin Császár 46.66 46.58 46.21 46.66 9 Emily Pendleton 38.10 43.38 46.48 46.48 10 Oksana Kot x 46.22 46.16 46.22 11 Diana Ozolina 40.27 42.36 43.97 43.97 12 Annabel Thomson x 42.32 41.73 42.32 13 Eléni Diamadí 41.50 42.04 x 42.04 Irais Estrada x x x NM

Participation According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

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