2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 18 and 19 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ma Xuejun China |
| - | - |
| Silver | Xu Shaoyang China |
| Bronze | Seema Antil India |

## Results

### Final

19 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Ma Xuejun | China | 56.83 | 57.69 | 56.91 | 58.85 | 53.27 | 57.49 | 58.85 | |
| | Xu Shaoyang | China | 55.70 | x | 53.90 | 55.87 | 57.14 | 57.87 | 57.87 | |
| | Seema Antil | India | 54.99 | 54.26 | x | 55.83 | 53.75 | 53.20 | 55.83 | |
| 4 | Sabine Rumpf | Germany | x | 54.82 | x | 52.55 | 49.14 | 54.45 | 54.82 | |
| 5 | Billie Jo Grant | United States | 52.66 | 49.97 | x | 48.09 | x | 49.05 | 52.66 | |
| 6 | Claudia Villeneuve | France | 45.09 | 51.01 | x | 49.43 | 52.13 | x | 52.13 | |
| 7 | Ulrike Giesa | Germany | 47.53 | 51.99 | 49.89 | 49.80 | 50.08 | 47.71 | 51.99 | |
| 8 | Darya Pishchalnikova | Russia | x | 43.70 | 51.03 | 49.87 | 50.71 | 51.98 | 51.98 | |
| 9 | Claire Smithson | United Kingdom | 50.85 | x | 48.03 | | | | 50.85 | |
| 10 | Katalin Máté | Hungary | 46.67 | x | 48.38 | | | | 48.38 | |
| 11 | Alina Roman | Romania | 46.94 | 48.12 | 47.63 | | | | 48.12 | |
| 12 | Yeh Nai-Ching | Chinese Taipei | 35.57 | 44.30 | x | | | | 44.30 | |

### Qualifications

18 Jul

**Group A**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Sabine Rumpf | Germany | 54.15 | - | - | 54.15 | Q |
| 2 | Seema Antil | India | 53.61 | - | - | 53.61 | Q |
| 3 | Ma Xuejun | China | 53.21 | - | - | 53.21 | Q |
| 4 | Xu Shaoyang | China | x | 52.52 | - | 52.52 | Q |
| 5 | Darya Pishchalnikova | Russia | 50.95 | - | - | 50.95 | Q |
| 6 | Ulrike Giesa | Germany | 48.69 | - | - | 48.69 | Q |
| 7 | Claudia Villeneuve | France | x | 47.73 | 47.68 | 47.73 | q |
| 8 | Billie Jo Grant | United States | x | 47.60 | x | 47.60 | q |
| 9 | Katalin Máté | Hungary | 46.99 | 44.92 | 43.46 | 46.99 | q |
| 10 | Claire Smithson | United Kingdom | 40.35 | 40.59 | 44.98 | 44.98 | q |
| 11 | Alina Roman | Romania | 41.42 | x | 44.77 | 44.77 | q |
| 12 | Yeh Nai-Ching | Chinese Taipei | x | 43.73 | 39.81 | 43.73 | q |
| 13 | Dorothéa Kalpakídou | Greece | x | x | 43.66 | 43.66 | |
| 14 | Natalee Pessoa | Jamaica | x | 37.44 | 39.68 | 39.68 | |
| 15 | Tereapii Tapoki | Cook Islands | 35.77 | x | 36.75 | 36.75 | |
| | Nicole Kendrick | United States | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

* China (2)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Cook Islands (1)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* India (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
