1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August and 1 September 1966.

Medalists Gold Christine Spielberg Silver Liesel Westermann Bronze Anita Hentschel

Results Final 1 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Christine Spielberg 57.76 CR Liesel Westermann 57.38 NR Anita Hentschel 56.80 4 Jolán Kleiber 56.24 5 Verzhinia Mikhailova 53.68 6 Ingrid Lotz 53.34 7 Jiřina Němcová 52.40 8 Štěpánka Mertová 51.64 9 Lyudmila Shcherbakova 50.56 10 Judit Stugner 49.96 11 Kriemhild Limberg 49.20 12 Elivia Ricci 48.80

Qualification 31 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Liesel Westermann 56.42 Q 2 Lyudmila Shcherbakova 55.96 Q 3 Christine Spielberg 53.94 Q 4 Štěpánka Mertová 53.52 Q 5 Jolán Kleiber 53.28 Q 6 Judit Stugner 53.12 Q 7 Anita Hentschel 52.10 Q 8 Kriemhild Limberg 52.02 Q 9 Ingrid Lotz 51.60 Q 10 Verzhinia Mikhailova 51.56 Q 11 Elivia Ricci 51.46 Q 12 Jiřina Němcová 49.66 Q 13 Lia Manoliu 49.44 14 Pina Thani 42.12

Participation According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

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