# Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This was the 23rd time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

## Summary

Valarie Allman won the previous Olympics on her first throw. Since then Feng Bin won the 2022 World Championships, with 2012 and 2016 champion Sandra Perković pushing Allman to bronze. After marrying her coach in 2023, she now goes by Elkasević. In 2023, Laulauga Tausaga pushed Allman to silver, but Tausaga couldn't land a fair throw at the US Trials and was not here. 2019 World Champion Yaime Pérez was also the 2024 world leader but after defecting to the United States was not eligible to compete.
In the first round of the final, Elkasević started with 64.25m. Vanessa Kamga moved ahead with 65.05m. Feng capped of the round with 66.33m. Allman took the lead in the second round with 68.74m. In the third round, Elkasević tossed 67.51m, matched exactly at the end of the round by Feng. Because Feng had the superior second best throw, she held second place. In the fourth round, Allman improved to 69.50 m (228 ft 0 in). That proved to be the winner as only Marike Steinacker was able to improve to 65.37m, good enough for fourth place in the final rounds. With the tiebreaker remaining, Feng took silver and Elkasević the bronze.

## Background

The women's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1928.
Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
| World record | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |
| Olympic record | Martina Hellmann (GDR) | 72.30 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| World leading | Yaime Pérez (CUB) | 73.09 | Ramona, United States | 13 April 2024 |
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
| Africa (records) | Chioma Onyekwere (NGR) | 64.96 |
| Asia (records) | Xiao Yanling (CHN) | 71.68 |
| Europe (records) | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 76.80 WR |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | Yaime Pérez (CUB) | 73.09 |
| Oceania (records) | Dani Stevens (AUS) | 69.64 |
| South America (records) | Andressa de Morais (BRA) | 65.34 |

## Qualification

For the women's discus throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.50 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification was held on 2 August, starting at 18:55 (UTC+2) for Group A and 20:20 (UTC+2) for Group B in the evening. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification distance or world ranking. Qualification: 64.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
| 1 | A | Valarie Allman | United States | 69.59 | | | 69.59 | Q |
| 2 | B | Sandra Elkasević | Croatia | 65.63 | | | 65.63 | Q |
| 3 | B | Feng Bin | China | 65.40 | | | 65.40 | Q |
| 4 | B | Vanessa Kamga | Sweden | 65.14 | | | 65.14 | Q, NR |
| 5 | A | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands | 63.68 | 64.81 | | 64.81 | Q |
| 6 | B | Alexandra Emilianov | Moldova | 64.33 | | | 64.33 | Q |
| 7 | A | Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 63.77 | 62.13 | 59.29 | 63.77 | q, SB |
| 8 | A | Kristin Pudenz | Germany | x | 63.45 | 63.35 | 63.45 | q |
| 9 | A | Daisy Osakue | Italy | 56.77 | 63.11 | x | 63.11 | q |
| 10 | B | Irina Rodrigues | Portugal | 62.90 | 60.45 | x | 62.90 | q |
| 11 | B | Claudine Vita | Germany | 59.77 | 62.25 | 62.70 | 62.70 | q |
| 12 | B | Marike Steinacker | Germany | 62.63 | x | x | 62.63 | q |
| 13 | B | Veronica Fraley | United States | 62.54 | 62.30 | 60.95 | 62.54 | |
| 14 | A | Liliana Cá | Portugal | 57.59 | 62.43 | 59.55 | 62.43 | |
| 15 | B | Taryn Gollshewsky | Australia | 56.86 | 62.36 | 58.79 | 62.36 | PB |
| 16 | B | Alida van Daalen | Netherlands | 62.19 | 61.62 | 61.99 | 62.19 | |
| 17 | B | Izabela da Silva | Brazil | 61.68 | x | 61.21 | 61.68 | |
| 18 | B | Jayden Ulrich | United States | x | x | 61.08 | 61.08 | |
| 19 | B | Melany del Pilar Matheus | Cuba | 60.19 | 61.07 | 60.90 | 61.07 | |
| 20 | B | Daria Zabawska | Poland | 57.84 | 60.48 | 60.86 | 60.86 | |
| 21 | B | Chioma Onyekwere | Nigeria | 60.78 | 60.66 | x | 60.78 | |
| 22 | A | Ieva Gumbs | Lithuania | x | 60.37 | 56.88 | 60.37 | |
| 23 | A | Marija Tolj | Croatia | 59.87 | 59.27 | x | 59.87 | |
| 24 | A | Lisa Brix Pedersen | Denmark | 59.81 | x | 57.75 | 59.81 | SB |
| 25 | A | Silinda Moráles | Cuba | 59.46 | 58.30 | 55.20 | 59.46 | |
| 26 | A | Andressa de Morais | Brazil | 52.24 | 59.14 | 59.43 | 59.43 | |
| 27 | A | Caisa-Marie Lindfors | Sweden | 56.82 | x | 59.29 | 59.29 | |
| 28 | A | Jiang Zhichao | China | 56.58 | 57.13 | 59.10 | 59.10 | |
| 29 | A | Ashley Anumba | Nigeria | 57.23 | x | 58.83 | 58.83 | |
| 30 | A | Subenrat Insaeng | Thailand | 58.07 | x | x | 58.07 | |
| 31 | A | Samantha Hall | Jamaica | x | 54.94 | x | 54.94 | |
| 32 | B | Obiageri Amaechi | Nigeria | x | x | 45.45 | 45.45 | |

### Final

The final was held on 5 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
| | Valarie Allman | United States | x | 68.74 | 68.06 | 69.50 | x | 69.21 | 69.50 | |
| | Feng Bin | China | 66.33 | 64.80 | 67.51 | 67.13 | 67.25 | 65.98 | 67.51 | |
| | Sandra Elkasević | Croatia | 64.25 | x | 67.51 | x | x | x | 67.51 | SB |
| 4 | Marike Steinacker | Germany | 54.37 | 61.37 | x | x | 65.37 | x | 65.37 | |
| 5 | Vanessa Kamga | Sweden | 65.05 | x | x | 62.32 | x | x | 65.05 | |
| 6 | Claudine Vita | Germany | 63.62 | x | 63.25 | x | 61.25 | 63.03 | 63.62 | |
| 7 | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands | 63.35 | 61.50 | x | x | x | 51.23 | 63.35 | |
| 8 | Daisy Osakue | Italy | 63.11 | x | x | x | 62.53 | 60.31 | 63.11 | |
| 9 | Irina Rodrigues | Portugal | 60.39 | 61.19 | x | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 61.19 | |
| 10 | Kristin Pudenz | Germany | 60.38 | 60.07 | x | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 60.38 | |
| 11 | Alexandra Emilianov | Moldova | 58.08 | x | 58.02 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 58.08 | |
| 12 | Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 56.63 | x | 57.03 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 57.03 | |