Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw explained

Event:	Women's discus throw
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Stadium
Dates:	12 April
Competitors:	13
Nations:	9
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	68.26 m GR
Gold:	Dani Stevens
Goldcga:	AUS
Silver:	Seema Punia
Silvercga:	IND
Bronze:	Navjeet Dhillon
Bronzecga:	IND
Prev:	2014
Next:	2022

The women's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.^[1]

The winning margin was 7.85 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw has been won by more than 7 metres at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record		76.80 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Games record		68.26 m	gold Coast, Australia	12 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With thirteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
		61.39	64.51	65.43	68.26	65.10		68.26
		60.41	59.57		58.54		58.90	60.41
		55.61			56.22	54.09	57.43	57.43
		56.00	55.19	57.16	56.94	53.86	56.96	57.16
		54.59		54.45	53.23		55.47	55.47
		53.72	54.93	54.64	51.72	54.32	54.84	54.93
		51.80	53.97	52.97	53.44	52.16		53.97
		53.12		52.07				53.12
		47.04			rowspan=5 colspan=3	47.04
10		46.01		44.93	46.01
11		45.72	44.35	43.80	45.72

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's discus throw . 30 March 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. Book: Athletics Women's Discus Throw - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 208. 23 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.