title: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
text: # Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
  
  The Women's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 17 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 11, 1984.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Ria Stalman Netherlands |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Leslie Deniz United States |
  | Bronze | Florența Crăciunescu Romania |
  
  ## Abbreviations
  
  | Q | automatic qualification |
  | - | - |
  | q | qualification by rank |
  | DNS | did not start |
  | NM | no mark |
  | OR | olympic record |
  | WR | world record |
  | AR | area record |
  | NR | national record |
  | PB | personal best |
  | SB | season best |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics :
  
  | World Record | Galina Savinkova (URS) | 73.26 m | May 22, 1983 | Leselidze, Soviet Union |
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  | Olympic Record | Evelin Schlaak (GDR) | 69.96 m | August 1, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
  
  ## Qualifying round
  
  * Held on 1984-08-10
  
  | RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Ria Stalman (NED) | 58.28m |
  | 2. | Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU) | 57.84m |
  | 3. | Ulla Lundholm (FIN) | 56.44m |
  | 4. | Leslie Deniz (USA) | 56.24m |
  | 5. | Gael Martin (AUS) | 55.38m |
  | 6. | Venissa Head (GBR) | 55.24m |
  | 7. | Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) | 54.70m |
  | 8. | Mariette Van Heerden (ZIM) | 50.54m |
  | 9. | Marlene Lewis (JAM) | 49.00m |
  | RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
  | 1. | Ingra Manecke (FRG) | 56.20m |
  | 2. | Meg Ritchie (GBR) | 56.00m |
  | 3. | Patricia Walsh (IRL) | 54.42m |
  | 4. | Laura De Snoo (USA) | 53.76m |
  | 5. | Lorna Griffin (USA) | 53.34m |
  | 6. | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 52.28m |
  | 7. | Agathe Ngo Nack (CMR) | 38.32m |
  | 8. | Christine Bechard (MRI) | 37.94m |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
  | | Ria Stalman (NED) | 64.50 | 61.16 | 63.70 | 64.28 | 63.64 | 65.36 | 65.36 m | |
  | | Leslie Deniz (USA) | 62.46 | X | 63.36 | 62.60 | 64.86 | X | 64.86 m | |
  | | Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) | 60.68 | 61.42 | 62.96 | 62.08 | 63.64 | X | 63.64 m | |
  | 4 | Ulla Lundholm (FIN) | 62.84 | X | 54.92 | 55.94 | 59.72 | 54.04 | 62.84 m | |
  | 5 | Meg Ritchie (GBR) | X | 55.36 | 57.66 | 61.76 | 62.58 | 60.40 | 62.58 m | |
  | 6 | Ingra Manecke (FRG) | 51.66 | 56.22 | X | 53.20 | X | 58.56 | 58.56 m | |
  | 7 | Venissa Head (GBR) | X | 55.56 | 58.18 | X | 55.84 | 55.88 | 58.18 m | |
  | 8 | Gael Martin (AUS) | 55.88 | 55.38 | 54.34 | 54.94 | 55.70 | 53.08 | 55.88 m | |
  | 9 | Patricia Walsh (IRL) | 55.38 | 51.70 | 53.32 | | | | 55.38 m | |
  | 10 | Laura De Snoo (USA) | 53.74 | 54.84 | 53.88 | | | | 54.84 m | |
  | 11 | Jiao Yunxiang (CHN) | X | 53.32 | X | | | | 53.32 m | |
  | 12 | Lorna Griffin (USA) | X | 50.16 | X | | | | 50.16 m | |
  