2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the European Athletics Championships
Women's discus throw ; at the European Athletics Championships
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Location	Amsterdam
Dates	6 July (qualification); 8 July (final)
Competitors	26 from 19 nations
Winning mark	69.97 m
Medalists
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The women's discus throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 6 and 8 July.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80 m^[1]	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
European record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80 m^[2]	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Championship record	Diana Gansky (GDR)	71.36 m	Stuttgart, West Germany	28 August 1986
World Leading	Sandra Perković (CRO)	70.88 m^[3]	Shanghai, China	14 May 2016
European Leading	Sandra Perković (CRO)	70.88 m^[4]	Shanghai, China	14 May 2016

Date	Time	Round
6 July 2016	12:00	Qualification
8 July 2016	20:15	Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Qualification: 58.00 m (Q) or 12 best performers (q)^[5]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	A	Julia Fischer	Germany	66.20			66.20	Q
2	B	Sandra Perković	Croatia	65.25			65.25	Q
3	A	Nadine Müller	Germany	64.75			64.75	Q
4	B	Shanice Craft	Germany	64.59			64.59	Q
5	A	Mélina Robert-Michon	France	63.99			63.99	Q
6	B	Dragana Tomašević	Serbia	x	60.51		60.51	Q, SB
7	B	Nataliya Semenova	Ukraine	60.33			60.33	Q
8	B	Eliška Staňková	Czech Republic	60.32			60.32	Q
9	B	Veronika Domjan	Slovenia	49.21	x	60.11	60.11	Q, NR
10	B	Pauline Pousse	France	x	60.06		60.06	Q
11	B	Stefania Strumillo	Italy	56.29	59.80		59.80	Q, PB
12	A	Sabina Asenjo	Spain	57.73	59.72		59.72	Q
13	A	Hrisoula Anagnostopoulou	Greece	56.50	59.13		59.13	Q
14	A	Zinaida Sendriūtė	Lithuania	57.47	56.97	58.88	58.88	Q
15	B	Jade Lally	Great Britain	58.76			58.76	Q
16	A	Sofia Larsson	Sweden	53.57	55.33	56.02	56.02	SB
17	A	Olha Abramchuk	Ukraine	50.23	56.00	53.89	56.00
18	B	Corinne Nugter	Netherlands	53.16	52.28	55.52	55.52
19	A	Salla Sipponen	Finland	x	54.95	51.84	54.95
20	A	Natalia Stratulat	Moldova	54.45	x	x	54.45
21	A	Kristina Rakočević	Montenegro	54.35	x	53.15	54.35
22	B	Veronika Watzek	Austria	x	53.79	52.42	53.79
23	A	Natalina Capoferri	Italy	46.64	53.16	50.44	53.16
24	B	Julia Viberg	Sweden	x	52.82	x	52.82
25	B	Valentina Aniballi	Italy	51.66	x	x	51.66
26	A	Irina Rodrigues	Portugal	x	44.60	50.40	50.40

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result
	Sandra Perković	Croatia	62.60	63.09	x	66.03	69.97	x	69.97
	Julia Fischer	Germany	65.25	65.77	63.30	x	x	64.49	65.77
	Shanice Craft	Germany	63.09	58.21	x	x	62.18	63.89	63.89
4	Nadine Müller	Germany	62.63	62.12	60.55	x	x	x	62.63
5	Mélina Robert-Michon	France	61.74	60.80	60.44	61.70	62.47	60.96	62.47
6	Nataliya Semenova	Ukraine	56.75	62.21	x	x	56.54	61.45	62.21
7	Jade Lally	Great Britain	53.42	59.88	54.44	x	60.29	x	60.29
8	Pauline Pousse	France	59.62	55.76	58.32	x	x	x	59.62
9	Hrisoula Anagnostopoulou	Greece	57.45	59.23	x				59.23
10	Veronika Domjan	Slovenia	58.12	55.44	x				58.12
11	Dragana Tomašević	Serbia	56.74	x	56.83				56.83
12	Sabina Asenjo	Spain	54.74	56.62	56.58				56.58
13	Zinaida Sendriūtė	Lithuania	51.31	53.20	56.17				56.17
14	Eliška Staňková	Czech Republic	55.90	55.52	x				55.90
15	Stefania Strumillo	Italy	55.78	x	x				55.78

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