# Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

There were a total number of 39 competitors in the women's discus throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, with the qualification round mark set at 62.00 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ilke Wyludda Germany |
| Silver | Natalya Sadova Russia |
| Bronze | Ellina Zvereva Belarus |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 62.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Ilke Wyludda | Germany | 66.78 | | | 66.78 | Q |
| 2 | B | Xiao Yanling | China | 59.56 | 59.60 | 65.10 | 65.10 | Q |
| 3 | B | Franka Dietzsch | Germany | 63.94 | | | 63.94 | Q |
| 4 | B | Anja Gündler | Germany | 53.10 | 61.72 | 63.80 | 63.80 | Q |
| 5 | A | Olga Chernyavskaya | Russia | 60.36 | 59.62 | 63.02 | 63.02 | Q |
| 6 | A | Nicole Grasu | Romania | 63.00 | | | 63.00 | Q |
| 6 | B | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Australia | 63.00 | | | 63.00 | Q |
| 8 | A | Ellina Zvereva | Belarus | 61.86 | 62.74 | | 62.74 | Q |
| 9 | B | Natalya Sadova | Russia | 59.50 | 61.36 | 62.28 | 62.28 | Q |
| 10 | B | Mette Bergmann | Norway | 59.60 | 62.24 | | 62.24 | Q |
| 11 | B | Ira Yatchenko | Belarus | 59.60 | 62.04 | | 62.04 | Q |
| 12 | A | Teresa Machado | Portugal | 59.14 | 62.02 | | 62.02 | Q |
| 13 | B | Bárbara Hechavarría | Cuba | 56.74 | 61.38 | 61.98 | 61.98 | |
| 14 | A | Daniela Costian | Australia | 61.66 | x | 61.24 | 61.66 | |
| 15 | B | Alice Matejková | Czech Republic | 60.72 | 59.40 | x | 60.72 | |
| 16 | A | Maritza Martén | Cuba | 59.70 | 57.80 | 60.08 | 60.08 | |
| 17 | A | Atanaska Angelova | Bulgaria | 59.82 | x | x | 59.82 | |
| 18 | A | Anastasia Kelesidou | Greece | 59.60 | 58.44 | 58.56 | 59.60 | |
| 19 | A | Zdeňka Šilhavá | Czech Republic | 59.24 | 57.98 | 57.14 | 59.24 | |
| 20 | B | Jacqui McKernan | Great Britain | 53.74 | 58.88 | 57.60 | 58.88 | |
| 21 | B | Jacqueline Goormachtigh | Netherlands | 55.70 | 56.94 | 58.74 | 58.74 | |
| 22 | A | Ekaterini Voggoli | Greece | 58.24 | 55.48 | 58.70 | 58.70 | |
| 23 | B | Beatrice Faumuina | New Zealand | 57.30 | x | 58.40 | 58.40 | |
| 24 | B | Valentina Ivanova | Russia | 58.30 | 58.38 | 58.32 | 58.38 | |
| 25 | A | Renata Katewicz | Poland | x | x | 58.24 | 58.24 | |
| 25 | B | Eha Rünne | Estonia | x | x | 58.24 | 58.24 | |
| 27 | B | Cristina Boit | Romania | 58.10 | x | x | 58.10 | |
| 28 | A | Monia Kari | Tunisia | x | 53.02 | 58.02 | 58.02 | |
| 29 | B | Olena Antonova | Ukraine | 57.56 | 57.92 | 54.82 | 57.92 | |
| 30 | A | Lacy Barnes-Mileham | United States | x | 57.48 | 56.32 | 57.48 | |
| 31 | B | Stella Tsikouna | Greece | x | 53.62 | 56.66 | 56.66 | |
| 32 | A | Agnese Maffeis | Italy | x | x | 56.54 | 56.54 | |
| 33 | B | Suzy Powell | United States | 55.06 | 56.24 | 53.98 | 56.24 | |
| 34 | A | Aretha Hill | United States | 56.04 | 55.20 | 55.14 | 56.04 | |
| 35 | A | Liliana Martinelli | Argentina | 51.46 | 55.68 | x | 55.68 | |
| 36 | A | Corrie de Bruin | Netherlands | x | x | 55.48 | 55.48 | |
| 37 | B | Isabelle Devaluez | France | 55.08 | x | 53.92 | 55.08 | |
| 38 | A | Lyudmila Filimonova | Belarus | x | 53.30 | x | 53.30 | |
| 39 | A | Oumou Traoré | Mali | x | 39.70 | 37.16 | 39.70 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| | Ilke Wyludda | Germany | 68.02 | 69.66 | 66.70 | 67.86 | 67.34 | x | 69.66 |
| | Natalya Sadova | Russia | 62.04 | 65.66 | 63.34 | 66.48 | 65.72 | 65.82 | 66.48 |
| | Ellina Zvereva | Belarus | 63.96 | 65.64 | 65.64 | 63.02 | 64.10 | 64.84 | 65.64 |
| 4 | Franka Dietzsch | Germany | 64.22 | 65.48 | 63.90 | 63.56 | x | x | 65.48 |
| 5 | Xiao Yanling | China | 56.90 | 63.34 | 63.72 | 60.86 | 64.72 | x | 64.72 |
| 6 | Olga Chernyavskaya | Russia | 64.70 | 64.06 | x | 64.20 | 61.40 | x | 64.70 |
| 7 | Nicole Grasu | Romania | 61.12 | 63.28 | x | 59.92 | 62.78 | 63.26 | 63.28 |
| 8 | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Australia | 62.48 | x | 59.62 | 60.32 | x | 59.96 | 62.48 |
| 9 | Mette Bergmann | Norway | 59.48 | x | 62.28 | | | | 62.28 |
| 10 | Teresa Machado | Portugal | 61.38 | 60.48 | 60.02 | | | | 61.38 |
| 11 | Anja Gündler | Germany | 61.16 | 60.76 | 59.48 | | | | 61.16 |
| 12 | Ira Yatchenko | Belarus | x | 57.76 | 60.46 | | | | 60.46 |