title: 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's discus throw
text: # 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's discus throw
  
  The women's discus throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 10 and 12 July.
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World U20 Record | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 74.40 | East Berlin, East Germany | 13 September 1988 |
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  | Championship Record | Ilke Wyludda (GDR) | 68.24 | Sudbury, Canada | 31 July 1988 |
  | World U20 Leading | Alexandra Emelianova (MDA) | 60.24 | Waco, United States | 12 May 2018 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  The qualification round took place on 10 July in two groups, with Group A starting at 16:45 and Group B starting at 18:09. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 53.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.
  
  | Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
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  | Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
  | 1 | A | Alexandra Emelianova | Moldova | 57.05 | | | 57.05 | Q |
  | 2 | B | Helena Leveelahti | Finland | 51.12 | 54.87 | | 54.87 | Q |
  | 3 | B | Silinda Morales | Cuba | 54.05 | | | 54.05 | Q |
  | 4 | B | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands | 53.58 | | | 53.58 | Q |
  | 5 | B | Alyssa Wilson | United States | 53.32 | | | 53.32 | Q |
  | 6 | A | Yang Huanhuan | China | 49.28 | x | 52.76 | 52.76 | q |
  | 7 | B | Marija Tolj | Croatia | 51.77 | x | x | 51.77 | q |
  | 8 | B | Yin Yuanyuan | China | 50.89 | 51.59 | 50.75 | 51.59 | q |
  | 9 | B | Valquiria Meurer | Brazil | 41.97 | 50.92 | 48.10 | 50.92 | q |
  | 10 | B | Daria Harkusha | Ukraine | x | x | 50.12 | 50.12 | q |
  | 11 | B | Maki Saito | Japan | 47.87 | 49.82 | 49.84 | 49.84 | q |
  | 12 | A | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | France | 49.81 | x | 48.25 | 49.81 | q |
  | 13 | B | Leia Braunagel | Germany | x | 48.97 | x | 48.97 | |
  | 14 | A | Obiageri Amaechi | United States | x | x | 48.94 | 48.94 | |
  | 15 | A | Estel Valeanu | Israel | 48.70 | x | 47.78 | 48.70 | |
  | 16 | A | Annesofie Hartmann Nielsen | Denmark | 48.64 | 48.02 | 45.10 | 48.64 | |
  | 17 | A | Enid Duut | Netherlands | 48.59 | 48.32 | x | 48.59 | |
  | 18 | A | Caisa-Marie Lindfors | Sweden | 48.49 | 44.82 | 45.81 | 48.49 | |
  | 19 | A | Talosaga Kia | Australia | 48.44 | 46.61 | x | 48.44 | |
  | 20 | A | Charleen Zoschke | Germany | 48.22 | 47.84 | x | 48.22 | |
  | 21 | B | Arpandeep Kaur | India | 41.16 | 46.74 | 48.17 | 48.17 | |
  | 22 | B | Grace Tennant | Canada | 48.12 | x | 46.92 | 48.12 | |
  | 23 | A | Trinity Tutti | Canada | x | 47.81 | x | 47.81 | |
  | 24 | A | Mediha Salkić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | x | 46.69 | x | 46.69 | |
  | 25 | B | Diana Ţigănaşu | Romania | x | 45.18 | x | 45.18 | |
  | 26 | A | Muthuramalingam Karuniya | India | x | 42.92 | 43.96 | 43.96 | |
  | 27 | B | Lacee Barnes | Cayman Islands | x | 35.54 | 42.41 | 42.41 | |
  | 28 | A | Agnieszka Kulak | Poland | 39.27 | x | x | 39.27 | |
  | | A | Melany del Pilar Matheus | Cuba | x | x | x | NM | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was held on 12 July at 19:35.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
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  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
  | | Alexandra Emelianova | Moldova | x | 57.06 | 55.14 | 57.89 | 55.68 | x | 57.89 | |
  | | Helena Leveelahti | Finland | 51.28 | 56.80 | 51.98 | 52.40 | 54.55 | 55.60 | 56.80 | NU20R |
  | | Silinda Morales | Cuba | 51.89 | 54.97 | 55.37 | 53.58 | x | 53.65 | 55.37 | PB |
  | 4 | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba | France | 46.74 | x | 51.96 | 53.22 | x | 50.33 | 53.22 | |
  | 5 | Yin Yuanyuan | China | 52.21 | x | 50.24 | 50.86 | 48.28 | 51.59 | 52.21 | |
  | 6 | Daria Harkusha | Ukraine | x | 46.69 | 50.04 | x | x | 50.71 | 50.71 | |
  | 7 | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands | 47.09 | 49.88 | X | 50.61 | X | 46.87 | 50.61 | |
  | 8 | Maki Saito | Japan | 50.10 | 46.71 | 46.56 | 46.55 | 47.63 | 49.66 | 50.10 | |
  | 9 | Valquiria Meurer | Brazil | 49.03 | x | 47.34 | | | | 49.03 | |
  | 10 | Alyssa Wilson | United States | 46.77 | x | x | | | | 46.77 | |
  | 11 | Marija Tolj | Croatia | x | x | 45.07 | | | | 45.07 | |
  | 12 | Yang Huanhuan | China | x | x | 44.91 | | | | 44.91 | |
  