# 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19 and 21 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kristina Rakočević Montenegro |
| Silver | Kirsty Williams Australia |
| Bronze | Alexandra Emilianov Moldova |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 74.40 | East Berlin, East Germany | 13 September 1988 |
| Championship Record | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 68.24 | Sudbury, Canada | 31 July 1988 |
| World Junior Leading | Kristina Rakočević (MNE) | 58.30 | Split, Croatia | 16 April 2016 |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: 51.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| 1 | B | Julia Ritter | Germany | 47.52 | 53.84 | | 53.84 | Q, PB |
| 2 | B | Elena Bruckner | United States | 53.83 | | | 53.83 | Q |
| 3 | B | Alexandra Emilianov | Moldova | 53.19 | | | 53.19 | Q |
| 4 | A | Kristina Rakočević | Montenegro | 52.92 | | | 52.92 | Q |
| 5 | B | Kirsty Williams | Australia | 50.32 | 52.83 | | 52.83 | Q |
| 6 | A | Sun Kangping | China | 51.04 | 52.68 | | 52.68 | Q, SB |
| 7 | A | Ailén Armada | Argentina | x | 51.23 | x | 51.23 | q, PB |
| 8 | B | Serena Brown | Bahamas | 47.82 | 49.37 | 50.94 | 50.94 | q, NU20R |
| 9 | B | Devia Brown | Jamaica | x | 45.51 | 49.56 | 49.56 | q, PB |
| 10 | A | Kiana Phelps | United States | 49.55 | 45.56 | 49.49 | 49.55 | q |
| 11 | A | Lara Kempka | Germany | 45.75 | 49.28 | 44.28 | 49.28 | q |
| 12 | A | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands | 40.00 | 48.62 | 41.83 | 48.62 | q |
| 13 | B | Krista Uusi-Kinnala | Finland | x | 48.27 | x | 48.27 | |
| 14 | A | Anna Dunaievska | Ukraine | x | 48.17 | x | 48.17 | |
| 15 | A | Amira Sayed | Egypt | 47.81 | 47.83 | 47.68 | 47.83 | SB |
| 16 | B | Yuliia Bairak | Ukraine | 46.12 | 44.87 | 47.57 | 47.57 | |
| 17 | A | Bianca Hansen | Australia | 46.67 | x | 47.06 | 47.06 | |
| 18 | B | Lin Aoxue | China | 46.16 | x | x | 46.16 | |
| 19 | B | Veranika Kuzmich | Belarus | 45.93 | 44.56 | 45.07 | 45.93 | |
| 20 | A | Gabrielle Rains | Canada | 41.18 | 45.85 | x | 45.85 | |
| 21 | A | Marija Tolj | Croatia | 39.69 | x | 45.76 | 45.76 | |
| 22 | B | Nanaka Kori | Japan | 42.18 | x | 45.46 | 45.46 | |
| 23 | B | Thelma Lind Kristjánsdóttir | Iceland | 42.53 | 42.45 | 44.41 | 44.41 | |
| 24 | A | Lauren Bruce | New Zealand | 41.98 | 42.30 | 39.65 | 42.30 | |
| 25 | B | Polina Makaeva | Bulgaria | 42.21 | x | 36.99 | 42.21 | |
| 26 | A | Fatima Al-Hosani | United Arab Emirates | 37.40 | 35.82 | x | 37.40 | SB |
| | A | Shanice Love | Jamaica | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Rijaj Salem | Libya | | | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Result | Note |
| | Kristina Rakočević | Montenegro | 51.45 | 53.56 | 56.36 | x | 56.36 | |
| | Kirsty Williams | Australia | 49.58 | x | 53.91 | 52.78 | 53.91 | PB |
| | Alexandra Emilianov | Moldova | 47.71 | 50.17 | 53.08 | 52.53 | 53.08 | |
| 4 | Serena Brown | Bahamas | 52.73 | 52.28 | 45.81 | 50.82 | 52.73 | NU20R |
| 5 | Kiana Phelps | United States | 51.38 | 52.60 | 52.43 | 49.16 | 52.60 | |
| 6 | Ailén Armada | Argentina | x | x | 52.53 | 51.84 | 52.53 | PB |
| 7 | Elena Bruckner | United States | 52.04 | 51.99 | 51.82 | | 52.04 | |
| 8 | Sun Kangping | China | 51.70 | 49.63 | 50.95 | | 51.70 | |
| 9 | Julia Ritter | Germany | 46.22 | 48.86 | 50.95 | | 50.95 | |
| 10 | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands | x | 44.52 | 49.15 | | 49.15 | |
| 11 | Devia Brown | Jamaica | 47.31 | x | 48.12 | | 48.12 | |
| 12 | Lara Kempka | Germany | x | 43.69 | x | | 43.69 | |