1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 30 and 31 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Ilke Wyludda East Germany |
| Silver | Astrid Kumbernuss East Germany |
| Bronze | Proletka Voycheva.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
Results
Final
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ilke Wyludda | East Germany | 68.24 | |
 | Astrid Kumbernuss | East Germany | 64.08 | |
 | Proletka Voycheva | Bulgaria | 58.94 | |
| 4 | Min Chunfeng |  China | 56.90 | |
| 5 | Alla Kokhan |  Soviet Union | 54.32 | |
| 6 | Zhao Yonghua | China | 53.98 | |
| 7 | Tatyana Lugovskaya | Soviet Union | 53.38 | |
| 8 | Manuela Tirneci | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 53.28 | |
| 9 | Teresa Machado |  Portugal | 48.36 | |
| 10 | Ekateríni Vóngoli |  Greece | 48.02 | |
| 11 | Vanessa French | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 43.74 | |
| 12 | Tracey Millett |  United States | 42.40 |
Qualifications
30 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilke Wyludda | East Germany | 65.78 | Q |
| 2 | Astrid Kumbernuss | East Germany | 61.28 | Q |
| 3 | Proletka Voycheva | Bulgaria | 52.20 | Q |
| 4 | Manuela Tirneci | Romania | 52.08 | Q |
| 5 | Min Chunfeng | China | 52.06 | Q |
| 6 | Tatyana Lugovskaya | Soviet Union | 51.38 | Q |
| 7 | Zhao Yonghua | China | 51.08 | Q |
| 8 | Alla Kokhan | Soviet Union | 50.84 | Q |
| 9 | Teresa Machado | Portugal | 48.54 | Q |
| 10 | Ekateríni Vóngoli | Greece | 47.72 | Q |
| 11 | Vanessa French | Australia | 47.32 | Q |
| 12 | Tracey Millett | United States | 46.54 | q |
| 13 | Päivi Hautaniemi |  Finland | 46.42 | |
| 14 | Janet Hill | United States | 45.68 | |
| 15 | Anna Mosdell | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 45.62 | |
| 16 | Rochelle Sutton | Australia | 44.08 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (1)
- China (2)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (1)
- Greece (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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