| Event: | Women's discus throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's discus throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August and 1 September 1966.
| Gold | Christine Spielberg | |
| Silver | Liesel Westermann | |
| Bronze | Anita Hentschel |
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 57.76 | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 57.38 | NR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 56.80 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 56.24 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 53.68 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 53.34 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 52.40 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 51.64 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 50.56 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 49.96 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 49.20 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 48.80 |
31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 56.42 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 55.96 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 53.94 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 53.52 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 53.28 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 53.12 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 52.10 | Q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 52.02 | Q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 51.60 | Q | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 51.56 | Q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 51.46 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 49.66 | Q | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 49.44 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 42.12 |
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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