title: Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw
text: # Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw
  
  The women's discus throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 26 and 27 August.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Natalya Sadova Russia | Hu Honglian China | Nicoleta Grasu Romania |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Natalya Sadova | Russia | 63.00 | Q |
  | 2 | Nicoleta Grasu | Romania | 60.44 | |
  | 3 | Olena Antonova | Ukraine | 59.54 | |
  | 4 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 57.48 | |
  | 5 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | Poland | 56.86 | |
  | 6 | Aretha Hill | United States | 55.30 | |
  | 7 | Viktoriya Boyko | Ukraine | 55.22 | |
  | 8 | Hu Honglian | China | 55.14 | |
  | 9 | Bao Dongying | China | 54.90 | |
  | 10 | Veerle Blondeel | Belgium | 51.94 | |
  | 11 | Monique Kuenen | Netherlands | 51.78 | |
  | 12 | Shelley Drew | Great Britain | 51.06 | |
  | 13 | Shelly Borrman | United States | 51.06 | |
  | 14 | Adrienne Lynn | New Zealand | 50.78 | |
  | 15 | Lieja Koeman | Netherlands | 50.68 | |
  | 16 | Janina Karolchyk | Belarus | 48.80 | |
  | 17 | Monique Nacsa | Australia | 43.92 | |
  | 18 | Helena Engman | Sweden | 42.12 | |
  | 19 | Ana Lucía Espinoza | Guatemala | 35.44 | |
  | 20 | Johanna Manuel | Namibia | 32.70 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Natalya Sadova | Russia | 67.02 |
  | | Hu Honglian | China | 61.00 |
  | | Nicoleta Grasu | Romania | 60.08 |
  | 4 | Olena Antonova | Ukraine | 59.60 |
  | 5 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 57.56 |
  | 6 | Aretha Hill | United States | 56.12 |
  | 7 | Bao Dongying | China | 55.96 |
  | 8 | Viktoriya Boyko | Ukraine | 55.44 |
  | 9 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | Poland | 55.24 |
  | 10 | Veerle Blondeel | Belgium | 52.64 |
  | 11 | Shelley Drew | Great Britain | 52.14 |
  | 12 | Monique Kuenen | Netherlands | 52.06 |
  