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Women’s Discus throw
Held at 23 Games, 1928–2024. Most golds: Soviet Union (4). Most medals: Nina Ponomaryova (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals69
Delegations24on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Valarie Allman United States | Feng Bin China | Sandra Elkasević Croatia |
| 2020 Tokyo | Valarie Allman United States | Kristin Pudenz Germany | Yaime Pérez Cuba |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Sandra Perković Croatia | Mélina Robert-Michon France | Denia Caballero Cuba |
| 2012 London | Sandra Perković Croatia | Li Yanfeng China | Yarelys Barrios Cuba |
| 2008 Beijing | Stephanie Brown Trafton United States | Olena Antonova Ukraine | Song Aimin China |
| 2004 Athens | Natalya Sadova Russia | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czechia |
| 2000 Sydney | Ellina Zvereva Belarus | Anastasía Kelesídou Greece | Iryna Yatchenko Belarus |
| 1996 Atlanta | Ilke Wyludda Germany | Natalya Sadova Russia | Ellina Zvereva Belarus |
| 1992 Barcelona | Maritza Martén Cuba | Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria | Daniela Costian Australia |
| 1988 Seoul | Martina Hellmann East Germany | Diana Gansky East Germany | Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Ria Stalman Netherlands | Leslie Deniz United States | Florența Crăciunescu Romania |
| 1980 Moscow | Evelin Jahl East Germany | Mariya Petkova Bulgaria | Tatyana Lesovaya Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Evelin Jahl East Germany | Mariya Petkova Bulgaria | Gabriele Hinzmann East Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Faina Melnik Soviet Union | Argentina Menis Romania | Vasilka Stoeva Bulgaria |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lia Manoliu Romania | Liesel Westermann West Germany | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek Hungary |
| 1964 Tokyo | Tamara Press Soviet Union | Ingrid Lotz United Team of Germany | Lia Manoliu Romania |
| 1960 Rome | Nina Ponomaryova Soviet Union | Tamara Press Soviet Union | Lia Manoliu Romania |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Olga Fikotová Czechoslovakia | Irina Beglyakova Soviet Union | Nina Ponomaryova Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Nina Ponomaryova Soviet Union | Elizaveta Bagryantseva Soviet Union | Nina Dumbadze Soviet Union |
| 1948 London | Micheline Ostermeyer France | Edera Cordiale-Gentile Italy | Jacqueline Mazéas France |
| 1936 Berlin | Gisela Mauermayer Germany | Jadwiga Wajs Poland | Paula Mollenhauer Germany |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Lillian Copeland United States | Ruth Osburn United States | Jadwiga Wajs Poland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Halina Konopacka Poland | Lillian Copeland United States | Ruth Svedberg Sweden |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |