1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

Events at the 1974 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
3000 m				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 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Roma, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 6 September 1974.

Medalists

Gold	Faina Melnik Soviet Union
Silver	Argentina Menis Romania
Bronze	Gabriele Hinzmann East Germany

Results

Final

6 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Faina Melnik	Soviet Union	69.00	CR
	Argentina Menis	Romania	64.62
	Gabriele Hinzmann	East Germany	62.50
4	Mariya Petkova	Bulgaria	61.92
5	Karin Höldtke	East Germany	58.92
6	Olimpia Cataramă	Romania	58.30
7	Liesel Westermann	West Germany	57.40
8	Vasilka Stoyeva	Bulgaria	57.12
9	Helena Vyhnalova	Czechoslovakia	55.24
10	Svetla Bozhkova	Bulgaria	54.28
11	Rosemary Payne	United Kingdom	49.16

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

• Bulgaria (3)
• Czechoslovakia (1)

• East Germany (2)
• Romania (2)

• Soviet Union (1)
• United Kingdom (1)

• West Germany (1)