# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 19 and 20 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bao Dongying China |
| Silver | Zhang Cuilan China |
| Bronze | Sabine Fried Germany |

## Results
### Final

20 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Bao Dongying | China | 56.68 | 56.82 | 58.34 | 56.86 | 58.28 | 56.20 | 58.34 | |
| | Zhang Cuilan | China | 56.42 | 53.02 | 57.06 | 57.10 | 56.48 | 55.62 | 57.10 | |
| | Sabine Fried | Germany | 48.12 | 52.95 | 53.94 | 50.50 | 50.08 | x | 53.94 | |
| 4 | Danijela Čurović | Yugoslavia | 49.18 | 50.20 | 52.64 | 49.06 | x | 49.34 | 52.64 | |
| 5 | Beatrice Faumuina | New Zealand | 46.78 | 50.20 | 49.88 | x | 48.70 | 52.20 | 52.20 | |
| 6 | Ulrike Heidelmann | Germany | 48.02 | 50.04 | 51.64 | 48.92 | 49.32 | x | 51.64 | |
| 7 | Petra Jurášková | Czechoslovakia | 48.96 | 50.66 | 50.64 | 50.48 | 50.64 | 51.26 | 51.26 | |
| 8 | Adrienne Lynn | New Zealand | x | 50.38 | 46.72 | 47.80 | 51.18 | x | 51.18 | |
| 9 | Marja Aalto | Finland | 45.68 | 50.02 | x | | | | 50.02 | |
| 10 | Suzy Powell | United States | 46.84 | 46.06 | 45.60 | | | | 46.84 | |
| 11 | Karin Hagmann | Switzerland | 41.10 | x | 46.24 | | | | 46.24 | |
| 12 | Shelley Drew | United Kingdom | 45.52 | 46.08 | 46.14 | | | | 46.14 | |

### Qualifications

19 Sep

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Bao Dongying | China | 47.56 | 56.04 | - | 56.04 | Q |
| 2 | Ulrike Heidelmann | Germany | 50.64 | - | - | 50.64 | Q |
| 3 | Marja Aalto | Finland | 50.36 | - | - | 50.36 | Q |
| 4 | Karin Hagmann | Switzerland | 49.24 | - | - | 49.24 | Q |
| 5 | Danijela Čurović | Yugoslavia | 49.19 | - | - | 49.19 | Q |
| 6 | Suzy Powell | United States | 48.56 | 45.32 | 48.86 | 48.86 | q |
| 7 | Adrienne Lynn | New Zealand | 48.74 | x | 44.64 | 48.74 | q |
| 8 | Shelley Drew | United Kingdom | x | 46.04 | 48.70 | 48.70 | q |
| 9 | Viktoriya Boyko | Commonwealth of Independent States | x | 45.10 | 47.60 | 47.60 | |
| 10 | Miyoko Nakanishi | Japan | 45.26 | 44.18 | 44.54 | 45.26 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Zhang Cuilan | China | 52.84 | - | - | 52.84 | Q |
| 2 | Sabine Fried | Germany | 52.10 | - | - | 52.10 | Q |
| 3 | Petra Jurášková | Czechoslovakia | 50.56 | - | - | 50.56 | Q |
| 4 | Beatrice Faumuina | New Zealand | 49.80 | - | - | 49.80 | Q |
| 5 | Anna Söderberg | Sweden | 41.60 | 48.68 | 43.56 | 48.68 | |
| 6 | Emma Merry | United Kingdom | 45.50 | 48.28 | 46.98 | 48.28 | |
| 7 | Melinda Wirtz | United States | 45.60 | 45.66 | 46.84 | 46.84 | |
| 8 | Katalin Divós | Hungary | 45.32 | 46.38 | 43.42 | 46.38 | |
| 9 | Hüseyin Keskin | Turkey | 45.86 | 44.28 | x | 45.86 | |
| 10 | Tsvetomira Zlatareva | Bulgaria | 45.16 | 42.96 | 43.90 | 45.16 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
* Bulgaria (1)
* China (2)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Japan (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)