# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 20 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dani Samuels Australia |
| Silver | Pan Saili China |
| Bronze | Tan Jian China |

## Results
### Final

20 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Dani Samuels | Australia | 60.22 | 58.99 | 60.63 | 51.81 | 60.32 | 59.04 | 60.63 | |
| | Pan Saili | China | 55.32 | 52.70 | 54.24 | 57.40 | x | 56.21 | 57.40 | |
| | Tan Jian | China | x | 54.07 | x | 56.09 | x | 54.47 | 56.09 | |
| 4 | Annelies Peetroons | Belgium | 52.05 | 51.15 | 52.10 | x | 54.42 | 52.09 | 54.42 | |
| 5 | Rocío Comba | Argentina | 43.48 | 46.25 | 52.42 | 50.74 | x | x | 52.42 | |
| 6 | Simoné du Toit | South Africa | 51.00 | x | 48.62 | 42.81 | 52.39 | 50.50 | 52.39 | |
| 7 | Ionela Vartolomei | Romania | 49.26 | x | 49.67 | 46.03 | x | 48.98 | 49.67 | |
| 8 | Yueh-Ching Chou | Chinese Taipei | x | 46.06 | 49.61 | 47.04 | x | 46.85 | 49.61 | |
| 9 | Alesia Flaryanovich | Belarus | 40.25 | 47.44 | 48.64 | | | | 48.64 | |
| 10 | Kristina Gehrig | Germany | x | 47.81 | 48.36 | | | | 48.36 | |
| 11 | Ivana Banacká | Czech Republic | x | 48.18 | x | | | | 48.18 | |
| 12 | Anita Márton | Hungary | 46.76 | 42.27 | 45.06 | | | | 46.76 | |

### Qualifications

18 August

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Dani Samuels | Australia | 57.67 | - | - | 57.67 | Q |
| 2 | Annelies Peetroons | Belgium | 52.01 | - | - | 52.01 | Q |
| 3 | Pan Saili | China | x | 51.77 | - | 51.77 | Q |
| 4 | Simoné du Toit | South Africa | 46.92 | 50.32 | - | 50.32 | Q |
| 5 | Anita Márton | Hungary | 49.65 | - | - | 49.65 | Q |
| 6 | Anna-Katharina Weller | Germany | x | 45.95 | 41.75 | 45.95 | |
| 7 | Jere Summers | United States | 40.59 | x | 45.95 | 45.95 | |
| 8 | Sakong Ga-Eun | South Korea | 45.90 | 45.18 | 45.63 | 45.90 | |
| 9 | Alena Kopets | Belarus | 41.40 | 44.77 | x | 44.77 | |
| 10 | Sandra Perković | Croatia | 44.11 | 42.86 | 42.64 | 44.11 | |
| 11 | Li Wen-Hua | Chinese Taipei | 43.33 | x | 38.92 | 43.33 | |
| 12 | Elina Mattila | Finland | 42.28 | 41.76 | 43.20 | 43.20 | |
| | Melissa Boekelman | Netherlands | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Tan Jian | China | 52.04 | - | - | 52.04 | Q |
| 2 | Rocío Comba | Argentina | 49.31 | 47.55 | 49.13 | 49.31 | q |
| 3 | Ionela Vartolomei | Romania | 45.81 | 48.38 | x | 48.38 | q |
| 4 | Kristina Gehrig | Germany | x | x | 48.19 | 48.19 | q |
| 5 | Alesia Flaryanovich | Belarus | 39.98 | 47.89 | x | 47.89 | q |
| 6 | Yueh-Ching Chou | Chinese Taipei | 43.89 | 46.79 | 47.47 | 47.47 | q |
| 7 | Ivana Banacká | Czech Republic | 46.80 | 42.64 | 46.08 | 46.80 | q |
| 8 | Katalin Császár | Hungary | 46.66 | 46.58 | 46.21 | 46.66 | |
| 9 | Emily Pendleton | United States | 38.10 | 43.38 | 46.48 | 46.48 | |
| 10 | Oksana Kot | Uzbekistan | x | 46.22 | 46.16 | 46.22 | |
| 11 | Diana Ozolina | Latvia | 40.27 | 42.36 | 43.97 | 43.97 | |
| 12 | Annabel Thomson | Australia | x | 42.32 | 41.73 | 42.32 | |
| 13 | Eléni Diamadí | Greece | 41.50 | 42.04 | x | 42.04 | |
| | Irais Estrada | Mexico | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (2)
* Belarus (2)
* Belgium (1)
* China (2)
* Chinese Taipei (2)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Romania (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)