title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
  
  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.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Anna Rüh Germany |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Shanice Craft Germany |
  | Bronze | Shelbi Vaughan United States |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, 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 |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  Qual. rule: qualification standard 53.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)
  
  | Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | B | Shanice Craft | Germany | 55.75 | | | 55.75 | Q |
  | 2 | A | Anna Rüh | Germany | 51.62 | 55.25 | | 55.25 | Q |
  | 3 | A | Shelbi Vaughan | United States | 54.78 | | | 54.78 | Q |
  | 4 | A | Subenrat Insaeng | Thailand | X | 51.93 | 54.46 | 54.46 | Q |
  | 5 | A | Sositina Hakeai | New Zealand | 53.38 | | | 53.38 | Q, PB |
  | 6 | B | Alex Collatz | United States | 52.55 | 52.28 | 51.39 | 52.55 | q |
  | 7 | B | Gu Siyu | China | 51.66 | X | X | 51.66 | q |
  | 8 | B | Krisztina Váradi | Hungary | 50.26 | 51.13 | 50.53 | 51.13 | q |
  | 9 | B | Natalya Shirobokova | Russia | 50.74 | X | 49.51 | 50.74 | q |
  | 10 | B | Heidi Schmidt | Sweden | X | 43.38 | 49.77 | 49.77 | q |
  | 11 | B | Merewarihi Vaka | New Zealand | 46.17 | 49.59 | 46.93 | 49.59 | q |
  | 12 | A | Tetiana Yuryeva | Ukraine | X | X | 49.46 | 49.46 | q |
  | 13 | A | Elizabeth Álvarez | Venezuela | 40.92 | 49.17 | 43.85 | 49.17 | PB |
  | 14 | B | Ieva Zarankaité | Lithuania | 45.45 | 43.84 | 49.06 | 49.06 | |
  | 15 | B | Rosalía Vázquez | Cuba | 48.07 | 48.77 | X | 48.77 | |
  | 16 | A | Kätlin Tõllasson | Estonia | 48.50 | 48.49 | 48.34 | 48.50 | |
  | 17 | B | Zehra Uzunbilek | Turkey | X | 47.48 | 46.64 | 47.48 | |
  | 18 | A | Keshia McGrath-Volau | Australia | 43.26 | X | 46.59 | 46.59 | |
  | 19 | B | Taylah Sengul | Australia | X | 43.96 | 45.87 | 45.87 | |
  | 20 | A | Simoné Meyer | South Africa | 45.84 | X | X | 45.84 | |
  | 21 | A | María Belén Toimil | Spain | X | 42.32 | 45.83 | 45.83 | |
  | 22 | A | Shadine Duquemin | Great Britain | 45.51 | X | X | 45.51 | |
  | 23 | A | Emma Ljungberg | Sweden | 39.26 | 45.36 | 44.40 | 45.36 | |
  | 24 | B | Ischke Senekal | South Africa | 41.56 | 45.33 | 43.93 | 45.33 | |
  | 25 | B | Rayann Chin | Canada | 44.50 | X | 45.24 | 45.24 | |
  | 26 | B | Charlene Engelbrecht | Namibia | X | X | 44.97 | 44.97 | |
  | 27 | A | Ashley Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 44.91 | X | X | 44.91 | |
  | 28 | B | Chukwunonso Judith Okwelogu | Nigeria | 44.87 | X | X | 44.87 | |
  | 29 | A | Elçin Kaya | Turkey | X | 42.86 | 44.19 | 44.19 | |
  | 30 | B | Viktoriya Savytska | Ukraine | 38.73 | X | 43.33 | 43.33 | |
  | 31 | B | June Kintana | Spain | 43.30 | X | X | 43.30 | |
  | 32 | B | Maia Varela | Argentina | X | 42.50 | X | 42.50 | |
  | 33 | A | Tarasue Barnett | Jamaica | 42.06 | 40.92 | X | 42.06 | |
  | 34 | A | Asianna C. Covington | Canada | 35.36 | 40.63 | X | 40.63 | |
  | 35 | A | Juliana Pereira | Portugal | 40.12 | X | X | 40.12 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 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 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  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)
  