| Event: | Women's discus throw |
| Games: | 1984 Summer |
| Date: | 10 August 1984 (qualifications) 11 August 1984 (finals) |
| Venue: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Label: | Winning distance |
| Win Value: | 65.36 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Ria Stalman |
| Goldnoc: | NED |
| Silver: | Leslie Deniz |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Florenţa Crăciunescu |
| Bronzenoc: | ROM |
| Prev: | 1980 |
| Next: | 1988 |
The Women's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 17 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 11, 1984.[1]
| Q | automatic qualification | |
| q | qualification by rank | |
| DNS | did not start | |
| NM | no mark | |
| OR | olympic record | |
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best | |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.26 m | May 22, 1983 | Leselidze, Soviet Union | |||
| 69.96 m | August 1, 1980 | ||||
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 58.28m | ||
| 2. | 57.84m | ||
| 3. | 56.44m | ||
| 4. | 56.24m | ||
| 5. | 55.38m | ||
| 6. | 55.24m | ||
| 7. | 54.70m | ||
| 8. | 50.54m | ||
| 9. | 49.00m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 56.20m | ||
| 2. | 56.00m | ||
| 3. | 54.42m | ||
| 4. | 53.76m | ||
| 5. | 53.34m | ||
| 6. | 52.28m | ||
| 7. | 38.32m | ||
| 8. | 37.94m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 64.50 | 61.16 | 63.70 | 64.28 | 63.64 | 65.36 | 65.36 m | ||||
| 62.46 | X | 63.36 | 62.60 | 64.86 | X | 64.86 m | ||||
| 60.68 | 61.42 | 62.96 | 62.08 | 63.64 | X | 63.64 m | ||||
| 4 | 62.84 | X | 54.92 | 55.94 | 59.72 | 54.04 | 62.84 m | |||
| 5 | X | 55.36 | 57.66 | 61.76 | 62.58 | 60.40 | 62.58 m | |||
| 6 | 51.66 | 56.22 | X | 53.20 | X | 58.56 | 58.56 m | |||
| 7 | X | 55.56 | 58.18 | X | 55.84 | 55.88 | 58.18 m | |||
| 8 | 55.88 | 55.38 | 54.34 | 54.94 | 55.70 | 53.08 | 55.88 m | |||
| 9 | 55.38 | 51.70 | 53.32 | 55.38 m | ||||||
| 10 | 53.74 | 54.84 | 53.88 | 54.84 m | ||||||
| 11 | X | 53.32 | X | 53.32 m | ||||||
| 12 | X | 50.16 | X | 50.16 m | ||||||