Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.

The winning margin was 7.85 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw has been won by more than 7 metres at these games.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: World record76.80 mNeubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988Games record68.26 mgold Coast, Australia12 April 2018

Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round Thursday 12 April 2018 20:40 Final All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results With thirteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.

Final Rank Name #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes 61.39 64.51 65.43 68.26 65.10 68.26 60.41 59.57 58.54 58.90 60.41 55.61 56.22 54.09 57.43 57.43 56.00 55.19 57.16 56.94 53.86 56.96 57.16 54.59 54.45 53.23 55.47 55.47 53.72 54.93 54.64 51.72 54.32 54.84 54.93 51.80 53.97 52.97 53.44 52.16 53.97 53.12 52.07 53.12 47.04 rowspan=5 colspan=3 47.04 10 46.01 44.93 46.01 11 45.72 44.35 43.80 45.72

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