1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 and 25 August.

Medalists

Gold	Ma Shuli China
Silver	Seilala Sua United States
Bronze	Zhang Yaqing China

Results

Final

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ma Shuli	China	46.18	x	55.50	56.32	52.18	52.46	56.32
	Seilala Sua	United States	51.14	53.56	56.32	x	x	53.82	56.32
	Zhang Yaqing	China	54.26	51.64	x	x	54.08	55.70	55.70
4	Nadine Beckel	Germany	47.12	52.10	52.98	x	x	52.60	52.98
5	Lăcrămioara Ionescu	Romania	51.64	50.64	50.76	x	52.86	50.56	52.86
6	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	47.86	49.64	51.56	49.18	47.26	x	51.56
7	Lyudmila Rublevskaya	Russia	49.60	50.08	50.96	x	x	51.20	51.20
8	Barbara Sugár	Hungary	50.84	x	x	x	x	46.00	50.84
9	Katrina Steele	Australia	49.36	49.68	50.58				50.58
10	Alani Diloi	Australia	x	43.40	46.78				46.78
11	Karin Vikne	Norway	44.80	44.16	x				44.80
12	Roberta Collins	United States	x	x	42.08				42.08

Qualifications

24 Aug

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Seilala Sua	United States	53.98	-	-	53.98	Q
2	Nadine Beckel	Germany	52.64	-	-	52.64	Q
3	Zhang Yaqing	China	51.32	-	-	51.32	Q
4	Lăcrămioara Ionescu	Romania	x	51.28	-	51.28	Q
5	Katrina Steele	Australia	46.24	50.26	-	50.26	Q
6	Karin Vikne	Norway	x	48.46	40.64	48.46	q
7	Satu Järvenpää	Finland	x	43.14	47.44	47.44
8	Yania Ferrales	Cuba	44.68	x	44.72	44.72
9	Katiuscia de Jesús	Brazil	x	42.94	x	42.94
10	Noella Flores	Tahiti	x	33.54	x	33.54
11	Siniva Marsters	Cook Islands	x	x	27.54	27.54

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Ma Shuli	China	x	52.58	-	52.58	Q
2	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	44.74	x	50.78	50.78	Q
3	Barbara Sugár	Hungary	48.04	45.58	50.02	50.02	Q
4	Alani Diloi	Australia	49.78	48.38	47.78	49.78	q
5	Roberta Collins	United States	x	x	49.18	49.18	q
6	Lyudmila Rublevskaya	Russia	x	48.68	46.72	48.68	q
7	Katja Tenhonen	Finland	46.10	47.62	46.42	47.62
8	Catherine Gery	France	45.70	46.84	45.18	46.84
9	Philippa Roles	United Kingdom	46.40	x	46.48	46.48
10	Ileana Brindusoiu	Romania	38.14	45.94	x	45.94
11	Lindy Leveaux	Seychelles	28.60	33.90	x	33.90

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

• Australia (2)
• Brazil (1)
• China (2)
• Cook Islands (1)
• Cuba (1)
• Finland (2)
• France (1)
• Germany (1)
• Hungary (1)
• Japan (1)
• Norway (1)
• Romania (2)
• Russia (1)
• Seychelles (1)
• Tahiti (1)
• United Kingdom (1)
• United States (2)