| Event: | Women's discus throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's discus throw at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of German Reich, at Praterstadion on 18 September 1938.
| Gold | Gisela Mauermayer | |
| Silver | Hildegard Sommer | |
| Bronze | Paula Mollenhauer |
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 44.80 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 40.95 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 39.81 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 38.12 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 36.51 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 35.53 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 35.48 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 34.19 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 33.26 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 33.18 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 31.08 |
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
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