Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Mélina Robert-Michon took the lead with a 65.52 m on the first throw of the final competition. On the second throw, Nadine Müller threw 63.13 m. On the third throw, Su Xinyue threw 63.88 m to move into silver position. Those three throws held up until Dani Samuels displaced Müller near the end of the round. Müller couldn't land another legal throw. Nobody could improve their position through the second round. In the third round, world champion Denia Caballero moved into silver position with her best 65.34 m. Two throws later, Sandra Perković lander her only legal throw of the competition 69.21 m (227 ft 0 in) to leapfrog from the brink of elimination to gold. The medal positions were set, but on her fifth round throw Robert-Michon, improved her mark to 66.73 m, a new French record.[2]

The following evening the medals were presented by Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and Geoffrey Gardner, Council Member of the IAAF.

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Olympic record	Martina Hellmann (GDR)	72.30 m	Seoul, South Korea	29 September 1988
2016 World leading	Sandra Perković (CRO)	70.88 m	Shanghai, China	14 May 2016

The following national record was established during the competition:

Country	Athlete	Round	Distance	Notes
France	Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA)	Final	66.73 m