title: 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw
text: # 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw
  
  The Girls' discus throw at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 12 and 14July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
  
  | World Youth Best | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 65.86 m | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 1 August 1986 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Xie Yuchen (CHN) | 56.34 m | Donetsk, Ukraine | 10 July 2013 |
  | World Youth Leading | Jorinde van Klinken (NED) | 53.77 m | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2017 |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  Qualification rule: 48.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) performers.
  
  | Name | Nationality |
  | - | - |
  | Dahiana López | Uruguay |
  | Silinda Morales | Cuba |
  | Yin Yuanyuan | China |
  | Ewa Rózanska | Poland |
  | Ioana Diana Tiganasu | Romania |
  | Kimone Reid | Jamaica |
  | Vivian Cheptoo | Kenya |
  | Melany del Matheus | Cuba |
  | Sandy Uhlig | Germany |
  | Rana Ahmed | Egypt |
  | Tharina van der Walt | South Africa |
  | Rima Nasr | Egypt |
  | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | France |
  | Liu Quantong | China |
  | Leia Braunagel | Germany |
  | Annesofie Hartmann Nielsen | Denmark |
  | Daria Harkusha | Ukraine |
  