# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 7 events were contested for 15 different classifications, the medal summary included over 7 different women.

## Medal summary

| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| F11 details | Liangmin Zhang China | 36.65 | Hongxia Tang China | 35.01 | Izabela Campos Brazil | 32.60 PB |
| F38 (inc. F37) details | Mi Na China | 37.60 | Shirlene Coelho Brazil | 33.91 | Noelle Lenihan Ireland | 31.71 |
| F41 (inc. F40) details | Raoua Tlili Tunisia | 33.38 | Niamh McCarthy Ireland | 26.67 | Fathia Amaimia Tunisia | 26.16 |
| F44 (inc. F43) details | Juan Yao China | 44.53 WR | Yue Yang China | 43.47 PB | Noraivis de la Heras Chibas Cuba | 32.47 |
| F52 (inc. F51) details | Rachael Morrison United States | 13.09 WR | Cassie Mitchell United States | 12.87 SB | Zoia Ovsii Ukraine | 12.17 |
| F55 (inc. F54) details | Dong Feixia China | 25.03 | Marianne Buggenhagen Germany | 24.56 | Diāna Dadzīte Latvia | 22.66 |
| F57 (inc. F56) details | Nassima Saifi Algeria | 33.33 | Orla Barry Ireland | 30.06 | Eucharia Iyiazi Nigeria | 27.54 SB |

## Competition format

The competition for each classification consisted of a single round. Each athlete threw three times, after which the eight best threw three more times (with the best distance of the six throws counted).

## Results
### F11

The F11 event took place on 9 September.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nationality | Distance (m) | Notes |
| | 183 | Zhang Liangmin | China | 36.65 | |
| | 175 | Tang Hongxia | China | 35.01 | |
| | 97 | Izabela Campos | Brazil | 32.60 | PB |
| 4 | 451 | Assunta Legnante | Italy | 31.51 | SB |
| 5 | 218 | Yesenia Maria Restrepo Munoz | Colombia | 30.81 | PB |
| 6 | 143 | Ness Murby | Canada | 28.02 | |
| 7 | 23 | Florencia Belen Romero | Argentina | 25.69 | PB |
| 8 | 851 | Busra Nur Tirikli | Turkey | 25.65 | |
| 9 | 617 | Ingrid Van Kranen | Netherlands | 25.57 | |

### F38

The F38 event took place on 14 September.

### F41

The F41 event took place on 15 September.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance (m) | Notes |
| | Raoua Tlili | Tunisia | 33.38 | |
| | Niamh McCarthy | Ireland | 26.67 | |
| | Fathia Amaimia | Tunisia | 26.16 | |
| 4 | Samar Ben Koelleb | Tunisia | 25.79 | |
| 5 | Hayat El Garaa | Morocco | 25.72 | |
| 6 | Renata Sliwinska | Poland | 23.34 | |
| 7 | Claire Keefer | Australia | 23.27 | |
| 8 | Holly Neill | Great Britain | 23.13 | |
| 9 | Marijana Goranovic | Montenegro | 19.28 | |
| 10 | Lara Baars | Netherlands | 19.01 | |
| 11 | Fenju Zhang | China | 17.52 | |
| 12 | Hasnaa Moubal | Morocco | 17.20 | |
| 13 | Karina Erika Loyola | Argentina | 17.18 | |
| 14 | Lauritta Onye | Nigeria | | DNS |

### F44

The F44 event took place on 11 September.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance (m) | Notes |
| | Juan Yao | China | 44.53 | WR |
| | Yang Yue | China | 43.47 | PB |
| | Noraivis de la Heras Chibas | Cuba | 32.47 | |
| 4 | Frederike Charlotte Koleiski | Germany | 30.34 | |
| 5 | Mariem Soudani | Tunisia | 29.68 | |
| 6 | Natalie Bieule | United States | 28.62 | |
| 7 | Ida Nesse | Norway | 27.08 | |
| 8 | Jessica Heims | United States | 25.98 | |
| 9 | Kristel Walther | Denmark | 25.15 | |
| 10 | Litsitso Khotele | Lesotho | 19.91 | |
| 11 | Maggie Aiono | Samoa | 19.56 | |
| 12 | Florentina Hriscu | Romania | 18.59 | |

### F52

The F52 event took place on 14 September.

### F55

The F55 event took place on 17 September.

### F57

The F57 event took place on 15 September. The event incorporates athletes from classification F56 in addition to F57.