Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Women's discus throw; at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
	Pictogram for athletics
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date	10 August 1984 (qualifications); 11 August 1984 (finals)
Competitors	17 from 14 nations
Winning distance	65.36
Medalists
	← 1980 1988 →

The Women's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 17 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 11, 1984.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Ria Stalman Netherlands
Silver	Leslie Deniz United States
Bronze	Florența Crăciunescu Romania

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record	Galina Savinkova (URS)	73.26 m	May 22, 1983	Leselidze, Soviet Union
Olympic Record	Evelin Schlaak (GDR)	69.96 m	August 1, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	Ria Stalman (NED)	64.50	61.16	63.70	64.28	63.64	65.36	65.36 m
	Leslie Deniz (USA)	62.46	X	63.36	62.60	64.86	X	64.86 m
	Florența Crăciunescu (ROU)	60.68	61.42	62.96	62.08	63.64	X	63.64 m
4	Ulla Lundholm (FIN)	62.84	X	54.92	55.94	59.72	54.04	62.84 m
5	Meg Ritchie (GBR)	X	55.36	57.66	61.76	62.58	60.40	62.58 m
6	Ingra Manecke (FRG)	51.66	56.22	X	53.20	X	58.56	58.56 m
7	Venissa Head (GBR)	X	55.56	58.18	X	55.84	55.88	58.18 m
8	Gael Martin (AUS)	55.88	55.38	54.34	54.94	55.70	53.08	55.88 m

9	Patricia Walsh (IRL)	55.38	51.70	53.32				55.38 m
10	Laura De Snoo (USA)	53.74	54.84	53.88				54.84 m
11	Jiao Yunxiang (CHN)	X	53.32	X				53.32 m
12	Lorna Griffin (USA)	X	50.16	X				50.16 m

^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.