The women's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July. [1] [2] [3]
The women's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July. [1] [2] [3]
| Gold | Anna Rüh  Germany |
| Silver | Shanice Craft Germany |
| Bronze | Shelbi Vaughan  United States |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record |  Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 74.40 m | East Berlin, East Germany | 13 September 1988 |
| Championship Record | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 68.24 m | Sudbury, Canada | 31 July 1988 |
| World Junior Leading | Anna Rüh (GER) | 63.14 m | Bochum, Germany | 16 June 2012 |
Qual. rule: qualification standard 53.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anna Rüh | Germany | 55.25 | 57.87 | X | X | 58.48 | 62.38 | 62.38 | |
 | Shanice Craft | Germany | 58.44 | X | 58.51 | 54.67 | 51.86 | 60.42 | 60.42 | |
 | Shelbi Vaughan | United States | X | 58.46 | X | 60.07 | X | 58.72 | 60.07 | |
| 4 | Sositina Hakeai |  New Zealand | X | 47.50 | 53.82 | 54.89 | X | 56.17 | 56.17 | NJ |
| 5 | Gu Siyu |  China | 54.81 | 54.86 | X | 54.46 | 54.77 | 55.78 | 55.78 | |
| 6 | Subenrat Insaeng |  Thailand | 54.47 | 52.60 | 53.01 | 53.17 | X | X | 54.47 | |
| 7 | Krisztina Váradi |  Hungary | 51.44 | X | 49.23 | 50.47 | 49.48 | X | 51.44 | SB |
| 8 | Alex Collatz | United States | 48.74 | X | 47.42 | 49.28 | X | X | 49.28 | |
| 9 | Tetiana Yuryeva |  Ukraine | 46.73 | 48.73 | 47.60 | 48.73 | ||||
| 10 | Merewarihi Vaka | New Zealand | 48.48 | 47.92 | X | 48.48 | ||||
| 11 | Natalya Shirobokova |  Russia | X | 47.96 | 10.14 | 47.96 | ||||
| 12 | Heidi Schmidt |  Sweden | 45.54 | X | X | 45.54 |
According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.
Argentina (1)
Australia (2)
Canada (2) China (1)
Cuba (1)
Estonia (1) Germany (2) Hungary (1)
Jamaica (1)
Lithuania (1)
Namibia (1) New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (1)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (1) Russia (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (2) Sweden (2) Thailand (1)
Turkey (2) Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (1) United States (2)
Venezuela (1)The men's discus throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 24 July. A 1.75 kg discus was used.
The men's javelin throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
The men's hammer throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.
The men's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.
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