The Women's discus throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 28–29 July.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
This following new Olympic record was set during the competition: Date Athlete Country Distance OR WR 29 July Evelin Schlaak 69.00 m. OR
Results Qualification The qualification distance was set to 55.00 metres. Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Note 1 Gabriele Hinzmann 65.12 65.12 Q 2 Faina Melnik 63.74 63.74 Q 3 Carmen Romero 63.40 63.40 Q 4 Evelin Schlaak 61.86 61.86 Q 5 María Cristina Betancourt 61.46 61.46 Q 6 Natalya Gorbachova 59.84 59.84 Q 7 Argentina Menis 59.56 59.56 Q 8 Olga Andrianova 51.72 58.66 58.66 Q 9 Jane Haist 52.96 57.98 57.98 Q 10 Mariya Vergova 57.96 57.96 Q 11 Danuta Rosani x 57.78 57.78 DQDanuta Rosani's results were deleted after she was disqualified for using anabolic steroids: the first case of such a disqualification in the sport at the Olympics. 11 Sabine Engel 56.94 56.94 Q 12 Rita Pfister 55.94 55.94 Q 13 Lucette Moreau 51.56 54.12 55.22 55.22 Q 14 Lynne Winbigler x 48.22 46.96 48.22
Final Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Evelin Schlaak 69.00 66.80 66.12 x 61.24 64.80 69.00 OR Mariya Vergova 62.22 67.30 60.44 59.86 62.70 x 67.30 Gabriele Hinzmann 66.68 66.10 66.84 66.24 66.32 x 66.84 Faina Melnik 64.48 65.42 62.76 66.40 x 64.20 66.40 Sabine Engel x 61.18 65.46 65.88 64.92 61.18 65.88 Argentina Menis 62.82 62.50 63.70 64.14 65.38 63.48 65.38 María Cristina Betancourt 61.28 60.24 63.86 59.58 58.28 61.24 63.86 Natalya Gorbachova 63.02 60.98 62.24 x 63.46 x 63.46 Carmen Romero 60.90 59.90 61.18 61.18 10 Olga Andrianova 60.80 56.18 59.90 60.80 11 Jane Haist 59.74 x x 59.74 12 Rita Pfister x 56.72 57.24 57.24 13 Lucette Moreau 55.88 x 53.00 55.88 Danuta Rosani
References
External links Official report