Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Women's discus throw ; at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	12 April
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Winning distance	68.26 m GR
Medalists
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The women's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.^[1]

The winning margin was 7.85 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw has been won by more than 7 metres at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Games record	Dani Stevens (AUS)	68.26 m	gold Coast, Australia	12 April 2018

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 12 April 2018	20:40	Final

With thirteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Dani Stevens (AUS)	61.39	64.51	65.43	68.26	65.10	x	68.26	GR
	Seema Punia (IND)	60.41	59.57	x	58.54	x	58.90	60.41
	Navjeet Dhillon (IND)	55.61	x	x	56.22	54.09	57.43	57.43
4	Siositina Hakeai (NZL)	56.00	55.19	57.16	56.94	53.86	56.96	57.16
5	Taryn Gollshewsky (AUS)	54.59	x	54.45	53.23	x	55.47	55.47
6	Kimberley Mulhall (AUS)	53.72	54.93	54.64	51.72	54.32	54.84	54.93
7	Jade Lally (ENG)	51.80	53.97	52.97	53.44	52.16	x	53.97
8	Androniki Lada (CYP)	53.12	x	52.07	x	x	x	53.12	SB
9	Tynelle Gumbs (IVB)	47.04	x	x	—			47.04
10	Tereapii Tapoki (COK)	46.01	x	44.93				46.01
11	Salomé Mugabe (MOZ)	45.72	44.35	43.80				45.72	PB
–	Trevia Gumbs (IVB)	x	r					NM
–	Chanana Jeremiah (NRU)	x	x	x				NM