# 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw

The girls' discus throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 11 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Xie Yuchen China | Claudine Vita Germany | Liang Xingyun China |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 65.86 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 1 August 1986 |
| Championship Record | Ma Xuejun (CHN) | 55.26 | Debrecen, Hungary | 12 July 2001 |
| World Youth Leading | Xie Yuchen (CHN) | 54.16 | Zhaoqing, China | 28 April 2013 |

## Qualification

Qualification rule: 48.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | B | Xie Yuchen | China | 52.94 | | | 52.94 | Q |
| 2 | A | Liang Xinyun | China | 47.43 | 49.97 | | 49.97 | Q |
| 3 | A | Yasenaca Denicaucau | Australia | 48.73 | | | 48.73 | Q, PB |
| 4 | A | Claudine Vita | Germany | 43.22 | 47.46 | 46.10 | 47.46 | q |
| 5 | A | Liandri Geel | South Africa | 44.80 | 43.08 | 46.27 | 46.27 | q |
| 6 | A | Lloydricia Cameron | United States | 43.99 | 44.99 | x | 44.99 | q |
| 7 | B | Veronika Domjan | Slovenia | 44.69 | 42.58 | x | 44.69 | q |
| 8 | B | Amira Sayed | Egypt | 42.86 | 41.63 | 43.86 | 43.86 | q |
| 9 | A | Karyna Cherednychenko | Ukraine | 35.09 | 43.51 | x | 43.51 | q |
| 10 | B | Lara Kempka | Germany | 40.20 | 43.05 | 42.63 | 43.05 | q |
| 11 | B | Lenuţa Burueană | Romania | 40.93 | 42.92 | 42.33 | 42.92 | q |
| 12 | B | Vilma Paakkala | Finland | 41.27 | x | 42.76 | 42.76 | q |
| 13 | B | Georgie Taylor | Great Britain | 42.69 | x | x | 42.69 | |
| 14 | A | Paul-Ann Gayle | Jamaica | 40.98 | 42.63 | 41.84 | 42.63 | |
| 15 | B | Ashley Nieuwenhuyzen | South Africa | 42.40 | x | 42.51 | 42.51 | |
| 16 | A | Lisa Brix Pedersen | Denmark | 42.30 | x | 41.14 | 42.30 | |
| 17 | B | Ashlie Blake | United States | 42.02 | x | x | 42.02 | |
| 18 | A | Ivana Mužarić | Croatia | 41.15 | x | 41.86 | 41.86 | |
| 19 | A | Kim Mi-yeon | South Korea | x | 38.10 | 41.80 | 41.80 | |
| 20 | B | Dimitra Zotou | Greece | 37.89 | x | 39.65 | 39.65 | |
| 21 | A | Tresna Gustiayu | Indonesia | x | 39.33 | 37.65 | 39.33 | |
| 22 | B | Djeneba Touré | Austria | x | 39.07 | 38.84 | 39.07 | |
| 23 | A | Živa Gornik | Slovenia | x | 38.74 | 38.81 | 38.81 | |
| 24 | A | Vilma Sendriūtė | Lithuania | 37.99 | 38.66 | x | 38.66 | |
| 25 | B | Giulia Camporese | Italy | 30.18 | 38.00 | x | 38.00 | |
| 26 | B | Kaleigh Cronin | Australia | 37.86 | 36.23 | 37.78 | 37.86 | |
| 27 | B | Micaela Garbarino | Uruguay | 35.86 | x | 37.29 | 37.29 | |
| 28 | A | Manpreet Grewal | Canada | x | 33.31 | 36.01 | 36.01 | |

## Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Xie Yuchen | China | 53.24 | 50.78 | 55.01 | x | 54.06 | 56.34 | 56.34 | CR |
| | Claudine Vita | Germany | 49.69 | 50.51 | 52.59 | x | 49.37 | x | 52.59 | PB |
| | Liang Xinyun | China | 50.65 | 49.95 | 51.50 | 51.38 | 50.55 | 43.27 | 51.50 | PB |
| 4 | Veronika Domjan | Slovenia | x | 40.29 | 45.58 | 45.82 | 47.66 | 47.60 | 47.66 | |
| 5 | Yasenaca Denicaucau | Australia | x | 44.86 | x | x | x | 47.03 | 47.03 | |
| 6 | Karyna Cherednychenko | Ukraine | 46.89 | 40.75 | 46.56 | 46.02 | 39.86 | x | 46.89 | PB |
| 7 | Liandri Geel | South Africa | 46.36 | 46.38 | x | 43.52 | 44.65 | 45.61 | 46.38 | |
| 8 | Lloydricia Cameron | United States | x | 43.49 | 45.36 | 45.48 | 37.77 | 45.16 | 45.48 | |
| 9 | Amira Sayed | Egypt | 43.66 | 44.61 | 43.92 | | | | 44.61 | PB |
| 10 | Vilma Paakkala | Finland | 41.71 | x | 43.47 | | | | 43.47 | |
| 11 | Lenuţa Burueană | Romania | x | 42.82 | 41.52 | | | | 42.82 | |
| 12 | Lara Kempka | Germany | 40.15 | 42.42 | x | | | | 42.42 | |