Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 16 and 17 August.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Faina Melnik  Soviet Union	Argentina Menis  Romania	Nadezhda Sergeyeva  Soviet Union

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	?	Faina Melnik	Soviet Union	66.08	[3]
?	?	Catherine Bazin	France	43.10	[4]

Final

[5][6]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Faina Melnik	Soviet Union	64.54
	Argentina Menis	Romania	63.92
	Nadezhda Sergeyeva	Soviet Union	59.26
4	Mariya Vergova	Bulgaria	58.98
5	Anneliese Braun	East Germany	57.74
6	Krystyna Nadolna	Poland	55.44
7	Carol Martin	Canada	50.26
8	Marie Novotná	Czechoslovakia	49.26
9	Catherine Bazin	France	47.16
10	Renata Scaglia	Italy	46.78	[7]

References

1. "Zweite Plätze für Schittenhelm und Karst" [Second places for Schittenhelm und Karst]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 34/1973: 1202–1204. 21 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
2. "Nur ein Finale ohne einheimische Athleten" [Only one final without local athletes]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 35/1973: 1250–1251. 28 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
3. "Alle Schweizer vorzeitig ausgeschieden" (in German). Brig Glis Walliser Volksfreund. 20 August 1973. p. 8. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
4. French results
5. "Final Results". Poughkeepsie Journal. 18 August 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
6. "Final results". Spokane Chronicle. 18 August 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
7. "Pigni oro, Mennea solo bronzo" (in Italian). La Stampa. 18 August 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 20 November 2020.