title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
  
  The women's discus throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Nina Dumbadze Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Rimma Shumskaya Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | Edera Cordiale Italy |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nina Dumbadze | Soviet Union | 48.03 | CR |
  | | Rimma Shumskaya | Soviet Union | 42.25 | |
  | | Edera Cordiale | Italy | 41.57 | |
  | 4 | Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 41.22 | |
  | 5 | Julija Matej | Yugoslavia | 40.58 | |
  | 6 | Paulette Veste | France | 37.86 | |
  | 7 | Gabre Gabric-Calvesi | Italy | 37.73 | |
  | 8 | Lotte Haidegger | Austria | 37.40 | |
  | 9 | Đurđa Borovec | Yugoslavia | 37.07 | |
  | 10 | Anna Andreyeva | Soviet Union | 36.26 | |
  | 11 | Grete Bolliger | Switzerland | 31.46 | |
  | 12 | Jaroslava Jungrová | Czechoslovakia | 27.17 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * France (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Soviet Union (3)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  