# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw

The Women's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events were contested in this discipline.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Fri 27 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | Sat 4 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| F11 | | | | | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | |
| F38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F |
| F41 | | | | | | | | | | | F | | | | | | | |
| F53 | | | | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| F55 | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F57 | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F64 | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all discus throw events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| F11 details | Zhang Liangmin China | 40.83 WR | Assunta Legnante Italy | 40.25 AR | Yesenia Restrepo Colombia | 36.11 |
| F38 details | Mi Na China | 38.50 WR (F37) | Li Yingli China | 33.73 | Rosa Carolina Castro Castro Mexico | 33.73 GR |
| F41 details | Raoua Tlili Tunisia | 37.91 WR | Youssra Karim Morocco | 37.35 | Hayat El Garaa Morocco | 29.30 |
| F53 details | Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes Brazil | 17.62 WR (F52) | Iana Lebiedieva Ukraine | 15.48 GR | Zoia Ovsii Ukraine | 14.37 GR (F51) |
| F55 details | Dong Feixia China | 26.64 AR | Diāna Dadzīte Latvia | 25.02 | Rosa María Guerrero Mexico | 24.11 |
| F57 details | Mokhigul Khamdamova Uzbekistan | 31.46 | Nassima Saifi Algeria | 30.81 | Julyana Cristina da Silva Brazil | 30.49 AR |
| F64 details | Yao Juan China | 44.73 WR | Yang Yue China | 40.48 SB | Sarah Edmiston Australia | 37.85 AR |

## Results
### F11

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Zhang Liangmin (CHN) | 40.42 | Christchurch, New Zealand | 22 January 2011 |
| Paralympic Record | Zhang Liangmin (CHN) | 40.13 | London, United Kingdom | 1 September 2012 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| Americas | 38.66 | Lisa Banta | United States |
| Asia | 40.42 WR | Zhang Liangmin | China |
| Europe | 37.89 | Assunta Legnante | Italy |
| Oceania | 15.42 | Alailupe Valeti | Tonga |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:34:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Zhang Liangmin | China | 38.62 | - | 40.83 | x | 39.19 | 39.79 | 40.83 | WR |
| | Assunta Legnante | Italy | 37.62 | 39.53 | x | x | x | 40.25 | 40.25 | AR |
| | Yesenia Restrepo | Colombia | 30.95 | 33.29 | 34.85 | 34.55 | 32.73 | 32.73 | 36.11 | |
| 4 | Tang Hongxia | China | 31.27 | 33.46 | x | 31.00 | x | 31.09 | 33.46 | SB |
| 5 | Elena Shakh | RPC | 32.80 | 30.29 | 31.24 | x | 4.88 | 5.76 | 32.80 | |
| 6 | Büşra Nur Tırıklı | Turkey | 32.70 | 31.40 | 27.27 | 29.14 | 31.15 | x | 32.70 | |
| 7 | Izabela Campos | Brazil | 32.26 | x | x | 31.17 | x | x | 32.26 | |
| 8 | Oksana Dobrovolskaja | Lithuania | x | 29.50 | 29.30 | 22.26 | x | x | 29.50 | |
| 9 | Florencia Belen Romero | Argentina | x | x | 29.07 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 29.07 | |

### F38

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Renee Foessel (CAN) | 37.83 | Guelph, Canada | 16 June 2021 |
| Paralympic Record | Noelle Lenihan (IRL) | 31.71 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 33.91 | Simoné Kruger | South Africa |
| Americas | 37.83 WR | Renee Foessel | Canada |
| Asia | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| Europe | 32.95 | Noelle Lenihan | Ireland |
| Oceania | 33.66 | Samantha Schmidt | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:35:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Mi Na | China | F37 | 37.36 | 37.49 | 37.66 | 38.50 | 36.36 | – | 38.50 | WR (F37) |
| | Li Yingli | China | F37 | x | x | 31.02 | 33.73 | 33.70 | 28.45 | 33.73 | SB |
| | Rosa Carolina Castro Castro | Mexico | F38 | 25.22 | 28.58 | 32.07 | 32.21 | 33.73 | 31.23 | 33.73 | GR |
| 4 | Renee Foessel | Canada | F38 | 32.23 | 28.99 | 30.15 | 31.69 | x | x | 32.23 | |
| 5 | Simoné Kruger | South Africa | F38 | x | x | 26.52 | 31.51 | 30.30 | x | 31.51 | |
| 6 | Samantha Schmidt | Australia | F38 | x | 30.26 | 27.73 | x | 29.35 | x | 30.26 | |
| 7 | Lisa Adams | New Zealand | F37 | x | 29.69 | 29.22 | 28.80 | x | x | 29.69 | |
| 8 | Jenn Brown | Canada | F38 | x | 27.57 | 27.18 | x | x | 27.18 | 27.57 | |
| 9 | Eva Datinska | Czech Republic | F37 | x | 21.31 | x | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 21.31 | |

### F41

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Youssra Karim (MAR) | 35.33 | Tunis, Tunisia | 20 March 2021 |
| Paralympic Record | Raoua Tlili (TUN) | 33.38 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 35.33 WR | Youssra Karim | Morocco |
| Americas | 25.80 | Antonella Ruiz Diaz | Argentina |
| Asia | 27.53 | Li Wei | China |
| Europe | 32.67 | Niamh McCarthy | Ireland |
| Oceania | 23.27 | Claire Keefer | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021, at 9:35:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Raoua Tlili | Tunisia | F41 | 30.05 | 35.58 | 35.29 | 37.13 | x | 37.91 | 37.91 | WR |
| | Youssra Karim | Morocco | F41 | x | 34.49 | 37.35 | 35.80 | x | x | 37.35 | SB |
| | Hayat El Garaa | Morocco | F41 | 28.22 | x | 29.28 | 29.30 | 28.83 | x | 29.30 | |
| 4 | Fathia Amaimia | Tunisia | F41 | 28.09 | 26.52 | 28.23 | 29.04 | 28.67 | 28.54 | 29.04 | PB |
| 5 | Niamh McCarthy | Ireland | F41 | 28.59 | 5.32 | x | 28.52 | x | 28.94 | 28.94 | |
| 6 | Charlotte Bolton | Canada | F41 | 26.50 | 27.72 | 25.21 | x | x | x | 27.72 | AR |
| 7 | Samar Ben Koelleb | Tunisia | F41 | x | 25.52 | 25.87 | 26.02 | x | x | 26.02 | SB |
| 8 | Renata Śliwińska | Poland | F40 | 22.35 | x | 24.25 | 24.70 | 22.86 | 23.59 | 24.70 | PR |
| 9 | Antonella Ruiz Diaz | Argentina | F41 | x | x | 21.42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 21.42 | |
| 10 | Claudine Uwitije | Rwanda | F41 | 19.28 | 19.66 | 18.49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19.66 | PB |
| 11 | Marijana Goranović | Montenegro | F41 | 16.22 | x | x | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16.22 | |
| | Saruultugs Dagvadorj | Mongolia | F40 | | | | | | | DNS | |
| | Maryam Alzeyoudi | United Arab Emirates | F40 | | | | | | | DNS | |

### F53

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Iana Lebiedieva (UKR) | 16.26 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 14 November 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Maria Salas (MEX) | 12.59 | Beijing, China | 10 September 2008 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 11.67 | Bochra Rzouga | Tunisia |
| America | 13.18 | Sônia Gouveia | Brazil |
| Asia | 10.95 | Fatema Nedham | Bahrain |
| Europe | 16.26 WR | Iana Lebiedieva | Ukraine |
| Oceania | 14.46 | Cristeen Smith | New Zealand |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:10:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes | Brazil | F52 | 15.68 | 16.35 | x | x | 17.33 | 17.62 | 17.62 | WR (F52) |
| | Iana Lebiedieva | Ukraine | F53 | x | x | x | 13.17 | 14.35 | 15.48 | 15.48 | GR (F53) |
| | Zoia Ovsii | Ukraine | F51 | 14.11 | 11.80 | 13.67 | 14.37 | 13.68 | 14.01 | 14.37 | GR (F51) |
| 4 | Cassie Mitchell | United States | F51 | x | 14.16 | 13.20 | x | 13.88 | 13.50 | 14.16 | |
| 5 | Elena Gorlova | RPC | F51 | x | 12.77 | 12.79 | 12.49 | x | 12.71 | 12.79 | SB |
| 6 | Elnaz Darabian Aghdas | Iran | F53 | 10.79 | 12.34 | 11.30 | 12.28 | 12.37 | 12.49 | 12.49 | AR |
| 7 | Leticia Ochoa Delgado | Mexico | F52 | x | 11.56 | 11.44 | 11.38 | 11.58 | 11.46 | 11.58 | |
| 8 | Maria Salas | Mexico | F53 | 11.00 | x | 10.63 | x | 9.99 | x | 11.00 | SB |
| 9 | Bochra Rzouga | Tunisia | F53 | 10.68 | x | 10.76 | 10.52 | 10.42 | 10.77 | 10.77 | |

### F55

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Marianne Buggenhagen (GER) | 27.80 | Beijing, China | 9 September 2008 |
| Paralympic Record | Marianne Buggenhagen (GER) | 27.80 | Beijing, China | 9 September 2008 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 17.38 | Korotoumou Coulibaly | Mali |
| America | 26.22 | Rosa María Guerrero | Mexico |
| Asia | 26.22 | Dong Feixia | China |
| Europe | 27.80 WR | Marianne Buggenhagen | Germany |
| Oceania | 15.29 | Record Mark | Record Mark |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021, at 10:19:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Dong Feixia | China | F55 | 26.64 | 26.13 | 25.74 | 24.98 | 25.53 | 26.24 | 26.64 | AR |
| | Diāna Dadzīte | Latvia | F55 | 23.01 | 23.40 | 22.31 | 23.10 | 24.05 | 25.02 | 25.02 | PB |
| | Rosa María Guerrero | Mexico | F55 | x | 24.11 | 23.87 | 23.62 | 22.39 | 22.72 | 24.11 | |
| 4 | Érica Castaño | Colombia | F55 | 23.98 | 22.65 | 21.89 | 23.04 | 23.09 | 23.28 | 23.98 | PB |
| 5 | Rooba Alomari | Bahrain | F55 | 21.94 | 22.15 | 23.11 | 21.50 | 22.34 | 21.70 | 23.11 | PB |
| 6 | Sarah Mickey | Canada | F55 | 20.39 | 21.34 | x | 22.03 | 21.59 | 22.49 | 22.49 | |
| 7 | Belen Montserrat Sanchez Dominguez | Mexico | F55 | 20.59 | 19.67 | 21.11 | 21.05 | 21.32 | 20.84 | 21.32 | SB |
| 8 | Nurkhon Kurbanova | Uzbekistan | F54 | 19.18 | 20.36 | 19.63 | 18.55 | x | 20.40 | 20.40 | WR |
| 9 | Korotoumou Coulibaly | Mali | F55 | x | 18.64 | 18.35 | 17.73 | 17.68 | 17.12 | 18.64 | AR |
| 10 | Francisca Mardones Sepulveda | Chile | F54 | 18.53 | 17.89 | 17.38 | 15.94 | 18.31 | 17.05 | 18.53 | SB |
| | Nataliia Chebakova | RPC | F55 | x | x | x | x | x | x | NM | |

### F57

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Nassima Saifi (ALG) | 35.76 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 9 November 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Nassima Saifi (ALG) | 33.33 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 35.76 WR | Nassima Saifi | Algeria |
| America | 30.35 | Floralia Estrada Bernal | Mexico |
| Asia | 32.49 | Mokhigul Khamdamova | Uzbekistan |
| Europe | 31.88 | Record Mark | Record Mark |
| Oceania | 15.35 | Julie Charlton | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 9:30:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Mokhigul Khamdamova | Uzbekistan | F57 | 31.46 | 30.82 | x | 30.95 | 31.28 | 29.50 | 31.46 | |
| | Nassima Saifi | Algeria | F57 | x | x | 26.52 | x | 30.81 | x | 30.81 | |
| | Julyana Cristina da Silva | Brazil | F57 | 30.36 | 30.28 | 30.49 | 29.41 | 28.66 | 29.63 | 30.49 | AR |
| 4 | Floralia Estrada Bernal | Mexico | F57 | 29.21 | x | 29.07 | 29.95 | 30.34 | 30.21 | 30.34 | SB |
| 5 | Safia Djelal | Algeria | F57 | 28.26 | 28.67 | 29.47 | x | 14.84 | 27.07 | 29.47 | SB |
| 6 | Grace Nwaozuzu | Nigeria | F57 | 27.29 | 28.00 | 28.21 | x | 29.26 | 29.10 | 29.26 | |
| 7 | Xu Mian | China | F57 | 27.82 | x | 28.68 | 28.74 | 29.22 | 27.10 | 29.22 | SB |
| 8 | Eucharia Iyiazi | Nigeria | F57 | x | 25.48 | 26.14 | 27.49 | x | 26.27 | 27.49 | |
| 9 | Nguyễn Thị Hải | Vietnam | F57 | 25.88 | 26.68 | 26.04 | 27.39 | 26.72 | 26.38 | 27.39 | SB |
| 10 | Sylvia Grant | Jamaica | F57 | 22.40 | 22.73 | 22.69 | 23.12 | 22.05 | 22.92 | 23.12 | SB |
| 11 | Tuany Priscila Barbosa Siqueira | Brazil | F57 | 21.21 | 20.10 | 20.96 | 21.30 | 20.47 | 20.79 | 21.30 | SB |
| 12 | Famini Famini | Indonesia | F56 | x | 21.13 | 20.76 | x | 20.92 | x | 21.13 | SB |

### F64

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Faustyna Kotłowska (POL) | 36.53 | Kraków, Poland | 22 August 2020 |
| Paralympic Record | Vacant | – | | |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 27.09 | Maria Combrink | South Africa |
| America | 34.40 | Jessica Heims | United States |
| Asia | 23.57 | Juri Maeda | Japan |
| Europe | 36.53 WR | Faustyna Kotłowska | Poland |
| Oceania | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:17:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Yao Juan | China | F44 | 41.41 | 44.40 | 43.19 | x | 42.61 | 44.73 | 44.73 | WR |
| | Yang Yue | China | F44 | 40.48 | x | 39.93 | 40.08 | 39.35 | x | 40.48 | SB |
| | Sarah Edmiston | Australia | F44 | 34.87 | 36.83 | 37.41 | 34.32 | 36.38 | 37.85 | 37.85 | AR |
| 4 | Ida Yessica Nesse | Norway | F44 | 32.33 | 33.85 | 35.83 | x | 33.18 | 33.26 | 35.83 | PB |
| 5 | Jessica Heims | United States | F64 | 32.84 | 34.42 | 32.24 | 34.89 | 34.07 | 33.04 | 34.89 | AR |
| 6 | Kristel Walther | Denmark | F64 | 31.20 | x | 34.16 | 32.29 | 33.35 | 31.96 | 34.16 | PB |
| 7 | Faustyna Kotłowska | Poland | F64 | 27.25 | x | 30.12 | 33.40 | 32.88 | 30.86 | 33.40 | |
| 8 | Noralvis de Las Heras Chivas | Cuba | F44 | 29.62 | 27.22 | x | x | 29.24 | 30.62 | 30.62 | SB |
| 9 | Litsitso Khotlele | Lesotho | F44 | 21.47 | 21.82 | 22.75 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 22.75 | PB |
| 10 | Anila Izzat Baig | Pakistan | F44 | x | 5.57 | 19.08 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19.08 | SB |