Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw explained

The Women's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events were contested in this discipline.

Schedule

Date^[1]	Fri 27		Sat 28		Sun 29		Mon 30		Tue 31		Wed 1		Thu 2		Fri 3		Sat 4
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
F11									F
F38																		F
F41											F
F53								F
F55	F
F57			F
F64					F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all discus throw events.

F11	40.83	40.25	36.11
F38	38.50 (F37)	33.73	33.73
F41	37.91	37.35	29.30
F53	17.62 (F52)	15.48	14.37 (F51)
F55	26.64	25.02	24.11
F57	31.46	30.81	30.49
F64	44.73	40.48	37.85

Results

F11

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	Vacant
Americas	38.66
Asia	40.42
Europe	37.89
Oceania	15.42

Results

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:34:^[3]

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best
	38.62	-	40.83	x	39.19	39.79	40.83
	37.62	39.53	x	x	x	40.25	40.25
	30.95	33.29	34.85	34.55	32.73	32.73	36.11
4	31.27	33.46	x	31.00	x	31.09	33.46
5	32.80	30.29	31.24	x	4.88	5.76	32.80
6	32.70	31.40	27.27	29.14	31.15	x	32.70
7	32.26	x	x	31.17	x	x	32.26
8	x	29.50	29.30	22.26	x	x	29.50
9	x	x	29.07	Did not advance			29.07

F38

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	33.91
Americas	37.83
Asia	Vacant
Europe	32.95
Oceania	33.66

Results

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:35:^[4]

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	F37	37.36	37.49	37.66	38.50	36.36	–	38.50	(F37)
	F37	x	x	31.02	33.73	33.70	28.45	33.73
	F38	25.22	28.58	32.07	32.21	33.73	31.23	33.73
4	F38	32.23	28.99	30.15	31.69	x	x	32.23
5	F38	x	x	26.52	31.51	30.30	x	31.51
6	F38	x	30.26	27.73	x	29.35	x	30.26
7	F37	x	29.69	29.22	28.80	x	x	29.69
8	F38	x	27.57	27.18	x	x	27.18	27.57
9	F37	x	21.31	x	Did not advance			21.31

F41

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	35.33
Americas	25.80
Asia	27.53
Europe	32.67
Oceania	23.27

Results

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021, at 9:35:^[5]

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best
	F41	30.05	35.58	35.29	37.13	x	37.91	37.91
	F41	x	34.49	37.35	35.80	x	x	37.35
	F41	28.22	x	29.28	29.30	28.83	x	29.30
4	F41	28.09	26.52	28.23	29.04	28.67	28.54	29.04
5	F41	28.59	5.32	x	28.52	x	28.94	28.94
6	F41	26.50	27.72	25.21	x	x	x	27.72
7	F41	x	25.52	25.87	26.02	x	x	26.02
8	F40	22.35	x	24.25	24.70	22.86	23.59	24.70
9	F41	x	x	21.42	Did not advance			21.42
10	F41	19.28	19.66	18.49	Did not advance			19.66
11	F41	16.22	x	x	Did not advance			16.22
	F40
	F40

F53

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.67
America	13.18
Asia	10.95
Europe	16.26
Oceania	14.46

Results

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:10:^[6]

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	F52	15.68	16.35	x	x	17.33	17.62	17.62	(F52)
	F53	x	x	x	13.17	14.35	15.48	15.48	(F53)
	F51	14.11	11.80	13.67	14.37	13.68	14.01	14.37	(F51)
4	F51	x	14.16	13.20	x	13.88	13.50	14.16
5	F51	x	12.77	12.79	12.49	x	12.71	12.79
6	F53	10.79	12.34	11.30	12.28	12.37	12.49	12.49
7	F52	x	11.56	11.44	11.38	11.58	11.46	11.58
8	F53	11.00	x	10.63	x	9.99	x	11.00
9	F53	10.68	x	10.76	10.52	10.42	10.77	10.77

F55

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete
Africa	17.38
America	26.22
Asia	26.22
Europe	27.80
Oceania	15.29	Record Mark

Results

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021, at 10:19:^[7]

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best
	F55	26.64	26.13	25.74	24.98	25.53	26.24	26.64
	F55	23.01	23.40	22.31	23.10	24.05	25.02	25.02
	F55	x	24.11	23.87	23.62	22.39	22.72	24.11
4	F55	23.98	22.65	21.89	23.04	23.09	23.28	23.98
5	F55	21.94	22.15	23.11	21.50	22.34	21.70	23.11
6	F55	20.39	21.34	x	22.03	21.59	22.49	22.49
7	F55	20.59	19.67	21.11	21.05	21.32	20.84	21.32
8	F54	19.18	20.36	19.63	18.55	x	20.40	20.40
9	F55	x	18.64	18.35	17.73	17.68	17.12	18.64
10	F54	18.53	17.89	17.38	15.94	18.31	17.05	18.53
	F55	x	x	x	x	x	x

F57

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete
Africa	35.76
America	30.35
Asia	32.49
Europe	31.88	Record Mark
Oceania	15.35

Results

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 9:30:^[8]

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best
	F57	31.46	30.82	x	30.95	31.28	29.50	31.46
	F57	x	x	26.52	x	30.81	x	30.81
	F57	30.36	30.28	30.49	29.41	28.66	29.63	30.49
4	F57	29.21	x	29.07	29.95	30.34	30.21	30.34
5	F57	28.26	28.67	29.47	x	14.84	27.07	29.47
6	F57	27.29	28.00	28.21	x	29.26	29.10	29.26
7	F57	27.82	x	28.68	28.74	29.22	27.10	29.22
8	F57	x	25.48	26.14	27.49	x	26.27	27.49
9	F57	25.88	26.68	26.04	27.39	26.72	26.38	27.39
10	F57	22.40	22.73	22.69	23.12	22.05	22.92	23.12
11	F57	21.21	20.10	20.96	21.30	20.47	20.79	21.30
12	F56	x	21.13	20.76	x	20.92	x	21.13

F64

Records

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

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	27.09
America	34.40
Asia	23.57
Europe	36.53
Oceania	Vacant

Results

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:17:^[9]

Rank	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best
	F44	41.41	44.40	43.19	x	42.61	44.73	44.73
	F44	40.48	x	39.93	40.08	39.35	x	40.48
	F44	34.87	36.83	37.41	34.32	36.38	37.85	37.85
4	F44	32.33	33.85	35.83	x	33.18	33.26	35.83
5	F64	32.84	34.42	32.24	34.89	34.07	33.04	34.89
6	F64	31.20	x	34.16	32.29	33.35	31.96	34.16
7	F64	27.25	x	30.12	33.40	32.88	30.86	33.40
8	F44	29.62	27.22	x	x	29.24	30.62	30.62
9	F44	21.47	21.82	22.75	did not advance			22.75
10	F44	x	5.57	19.08	did not advance			19.08

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics Competition Schedule. 13 August 2021. 12 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812150551/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/schedule/para-athletics-schedule. dead.
Web site: Records – World Para Athletics. 14 August 2021.
Web site: F11 results. 31 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831021024/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-discus-throw-f11-fnl-000100-.htm. dead.
Web site: F38 results. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904164519/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWDISCUS--38021-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
Web site: F41 results. 1 September 2021. 1 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901020147/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWDISCUS--41021-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
Web site: F53 results. 30 August 2021. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130241/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWDISCUS--53031-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
Web site: F55 results. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827101138/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWDISCUS--55021-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
Web site: F57 results. 28 August 2021. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828084324/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWDISCUS--57021-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
Web site: F64 results. 29 August 2021. 29 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829093121/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHWDISCUS--64040-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.