1969 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

Events at the 1969 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's discus throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Tamara Danilova Soviet Union
Silver	Lyudmila Muravyeva Soviet Union
Bronze	Karin Illgen East Germany

Results

Final

19 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Tamara Danilova	Soviet Union	59.28	CR
	Lyudmila Muravyeva	Soviet Union	59.24
	Karin Illgen	East Germany	58.66
4	Lia Manoliu	Romania	57.38
5	Antonina Popova	Soviet Union	56.66
6	Olimpia Cataramă	Romania	56.62
7	Gabriele Hinzmann	East Germany	52.32
8	Judit Stugner	Hungary	52.00
9	Rosemary Payne	United Kingdom	50.30

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 9 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.

• East Germany (2)
• Hungary (1)

• Romania (2)

• Soviet Union (3)

• United Kingdom (1)