# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sandra Perković Croatia |
| Silver | Nadine Müller Germany |
| Bronze | Natalya Semenova Ukraine |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |
| European record | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |
| Championship record | Diana Sachse (GDR) | 71.36 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 28 August 1986 |
| World Leading | Nadine Müller (GER) | 68.89 | Bar, Montenegro | 18 March 2012 |
| European Leading | Nadine Müller (GER) | 68.89 | Bar, Montenegro | 18 March 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 30 June 2012 | 11:00 | Qualification |
| 1 July 2012 | 18:05 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 61.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Nadine Müller | Germany | 64.49 | | | 64.49 | Q |
| 2 | B | Sandra Perković | Croatia | x | 62.01 | | 62.01 | Q |
| 3 | B | Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 57.84 | 60.69 | 61.86 | 61.86 | Q |
| 4 | B | Dragana Tomašević | Serbia | 56.48 | 59.04 | 61.65 | 61.65 | Q |
| 5 | B | Anna Rüh | Germany | 55.90 | 58.42 | 60.73 | 60.73 | q |
| 6 | B | Julia Fischer | Germany | 59.05 | 59.95 | 59.72 | 59.95 | q |
| 7 | A | Natalya Semenova | Ukraine | x | 59.59 | 57.42 | 59.59 | q |
| 8 | A | Joanna Wiśniewska | Poland | 56.39 | 57.54 | x | 57.54 | q |
| 9 | B | Natalia Artîc | Moldova | 49.48 | 57.42 | x | 57.42 | q |
| 10 | B | Monique Jansen | Netherlands | 57.12 | x | 56.43 | 57.12 | q |
| 11 | A | Věra Cechlová | Czech Republic | 57.52 | 57.18 | 56.21 | 57.52 | q |
| 12 | A | Tamara Apostolico | Italy | 55.64 | 56.95 | 53.29 | 56.95 | q |
| 13 | B | Eliška Staňková | Czech Republic | 55.22 | x | x | 55.22 | |
| 14 | A | Dilek Esmer | Turkey | 53.94 | 55.11 | 55.00 | 55.11 | |
| 15 | B | Laura Bordignon | Italy | 49.56 | 52.07 | 55.11 | 55.11 | |
| 16 | B | Kateryna Karsak | Ukraine | x | 54.32 | x | 54.32 | |
| 17 | A | Zinaida Sendriūtė | Lithuania | 53.97 | x | x | 53.97 | |
| 18 | A | Sabina Asenjo | Spain | 53.92 | x | x | 53.92 | |
| 19 | B | Tanja Komulainen | Finland | x | 50.04 | 53.52 | 53.52 | |
| 20 | A | Irina Rodrigues | Portugal | x | 52.35 | 53.01 | 53.01 | |
| 21 | A | Sanna Kämäräinen | Finland | 50.70 | 51.97 | 52.21 | 52.21 | |
| 22 | A | Jade Nicholls | Great Britain | 49.46 | 50.38 | 51.75 | 51.75 | |
| 23 | B | Jitka Kubelová | Czech Republic | 47.28 | 50.49 | 51.71 | 51.71 | |
| 24 | A | Salome Rigishvili | Georgia | 45.71 | x | 49.65 | 49.65 | |
| 25 | A | Kätlin Tõllasson | Estonia | 48.55 | x | x | 48.55 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| | Sandra Perković | Croatia | x | x | 67.62 | 62.93 | x | 62.53 | 67.62 |
| | Nadine Müller | Germany | 63.53 | 64.99 | 65.41 | x | 62.03 | 64.01 | 65.41 |
| | Natalya Semenova | Ukraine | x | 61.03 | x | 62.45 | 62.91 | 60.41 | 62.91 |
| 4 | Anna Rüh | Germany | 60.30 | 58.49 | x | 59.83 | 62.65 | 59.43 | 62.65 |
| 5 | Julia Fischer | Germany | 55.17 | 59.45 | 60.24 | 61.11 | 62.10 | x | 62.10 |
| 6 | Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 58.70 | x | x | x | 60.41 | 60.41 | 60.41 |
| 7 | Věra Cechlová | Czech Republic | 60.08 | x | 57.58 | x | x | x | 60.08 |
| 8 | Natalia Artîc | Moldova | 57.83 | 58.64 | 54.26 | 55.04 | 57.38 | 57.73 | 58.64 |
| 9 | Dragana Tomašević | Serbia | x | 57.24 | 58.34 | | | | 58.34 |
| 10 | Joanna Wiśniewska | Poland | 56.49 | 55.47 | 57.72 | | | | 57.72 |
| 11 | Monique Jansen | Netherlands | 55.91 | 57.03 | x | | | | 57.03 |
| 12 | Tamara Apostolico | Italy | 56.15 | 55.90 | x | | | | 56.15 |