# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 18 and 19 October.

## Medalists

| Gold | Xu Shaoyang China |
| Silver | Jana Tucholke Germany |
| Bronze | Olga Goncharenko Belarus |

## Results
### Final

19 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Xu Shaoyang | China | 52.98 | 48.73 | 50.48 | 52.67 | 51.98 | 54.41 | 54.41 | |
| | Jana Tucholke | Germany | x | 44.79 | 50.18 | 49.72 | 53.97 | 53.10 | 53.97 | |
| | Olga Goncharenko | Belarus | x | x | 49.32 | 53.04 | x | 53.64 | 53.64 | |
| 4 | Julia Bremser | Germany | 51.69 | 52.09 | 48.42 | 51.11 | x | 53.06 | 53.06 | |
| 5 | Vera Begić | Croatia | 50.32 | 50.57 | x | 50.75 | 52.28 | 52.10 | 52.28 | |
| 6 | Natalya Fokina | Ukraine | 51.44 | 50.06 | 50.28 | 50.52 | 50.98 | 50.26 | 51.44 | |
| 7 | Claire Smithson | United Kingdom | 43.82 | 50.18 | 46.86 | x | x | 46.35 | 50.18 | |
| 8 | Briona Reynolds | United States | 46.05 | 47.88 | 41.32 | | | | 47.88 | |
| 9 | Deborah Lovely | Australia | x | 47.34 | x | | | | 47.34 | |
| 10 | Ildikó Varga | Hungary | 43.77 | 47.30 | x | | | | 47.30 | |
| 11 | Gheorghita Bosneaga | Romania | 46.12 | x | 46.42 | | | | 46.42 | |
| | Seema Antil | India | 52.52 | 51.15 | 53.28 | x | 54.14 | 55.27 | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 |

### Qualifications

18 October

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Jana Tucholke | Germany | 50.46 | x | 50.32 | 50.46 | q |
| 2 | Briona Reynolds | United States | 49.99 | 44.36 | 50.13 | 50.13 | q |
| 3 | Xu Shaoyang | China | 43.05 | x | 50.05 | 50.05 | q |
| 4 | Deborah Lovely | Australia | 49.04 | 47.76 | 45.72 | 49.04 | q |
| 5 | Dace Ruskule | Latvia | 47.98 | 45.13 | 47.60 | 47.98 | |
| 6 | Emma Carpenter | United Kingdom | 47.30 | x | 43.74 | 47.30 | |
| 7 | Marija Kurtović | Croatia | 43.33 | 47.27 | 44.37 | 47.27 | |
| 8 | Laura Bordignon | Italy | 46.88 | 46.26 | 44.88 | 46.88 | |
| 9 | Agnete Johansen | Norway | 45.89 | 46.09 | 45.97 | 46.09 | |
| 10 | Claudia Villeneuve | France | 45.12 | 45.96 | 45.74 | 45.96 | |
| 11 | Fernanda Resende | Brazil | 43.42 | 43.88 | x | 43.88 | |
| | Seema Antil | India | 50.65 | 54.83 | - | DQ | IAAF rule 32.2 Q |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Olga Goncharenko | Belarus | x | 53.26 | - | 53.26 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Begić | Croatia | 50.62 | 52.90 | - | 52.90 | Q |
| 3 | Julia Bremser | Germany | 51.64 | - | - | 51.64 | Q |
| 4 | Natalya Fokina | Ukraine | 50.08 | 50.55 | 51.10 | 51.10 | Q |
| 5 | Gheorghita Bosneaga | Romania | x | 44.90 | 48.95 | 48.95 | q |
| 6 | Ildikó Varga | Hungary | 45.46 | 48.55 | 45.99 | 48.55 | q |
| 7 | Claire Smithson | United Kingdom | 48.18 | 47.41 | 48.21 | 48.21 | q |
| 8 | Ahu Sulak | Turkey | x | 44.96 | 43.68 | 44.96 | |
| 9 | Chafree Bain | Bahamas | 41.53 | x | x | 41.53 | |
| 10 | Renata de Figueiredo | Brazil | x | 41.12 | x | 41.12 | |
| 11 | Stacy Martin | United States | 40.04 | x | x | 40.04 | |
| 12 | Suzanne Kragbé | Côte d'Ivoire | x | 39.29 | x | 39.29 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Bahamas (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Brazil (2)
* China (1)
* Côte d'Ivoire (1)
* Croatia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (1)
* India (1)
* Italy (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Norway (1)
* Romania (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)