| Events at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The women's discus throw at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships was held at the Olympic Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F11 [1] | Zhang Liangmin  China | 35.11 SB | Tang Hongxia China | 33.63 | Izabela Campos  Brazil | 31.83 SB |
| F38 [2] | Mi Na China | 35.08 CR | Noelle Lenihan  Ireland | 32.12 CR | Li Yingli China | 30.97 PB |
| F41 [3] | Raoua Tlili  Tunisia | 32.29 CR | Niamh McCarthy Ireland | 26.17 | Samar Ben Koelleb Tunisia | 25.83 SB |
| F44 [4] | Yao Juan China | 39.72 SB | Yang Yue China | 38.25 SB | Sarah Edmiston  Australia | 33.80 AR |
| F52 [5] | Cassie Mitchell  United States | 13.23 WR | Rachael Morrison United States | 12.35 SB | Zoia Ovsii  Ukraine | 11.97 |
| F55 [6] | Diana Dadzite  Latvia | 23.18 PB | Erica Maria Castano Salazar  Colombia | 21.20 AR | Yang Liwan China | 19.25 AR |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Events listed in pink were contested but no medals were awarded.
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