| Women's discus throw at the Commonwealth Games |
|---|
| Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 30 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's discus throw event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Ionesco | 62.16 | |||
| Gael Mulhall | 57.60 | |||
| Lucette Moreau | 56.64 | |||
| 4 | Meg Ritchie | 55.66 | ||
| 5 | Janet Thompson | 53.70 | ||
| 6 | Lesley Mallin | 50.56 | ||
| 7 | Luigina Torso | 47.10 | ||
| 8 | Venissa Head | 45.72 | ||
| 9 | Beryl Bethel | 43.50 | ||
| 10 | Lilian Cherotich | 40.72 |