Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw
# Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 16 and 17 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Faina Melnik Soviet Union | Argentina Menis Romania | Nadezhda Sergeyeva Soviet Union |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| ? | ? | Faina Melnik | Soviet Union | 66.08 |
| ? | ? | Argentina Menis | Romania | 61.30 |
| ? | ? | Nadezhda Sergeyeva | Soviet Union | 57.02 |
| ? | ? | Krystyna Nadolna | Poland | 55.22 |
| ? | ? | Mariya Vergova | Bulgaria | 54.84 |
| ? | ? | Anneliese Braun | East Germany | 53.40 |
| ? | ? | Carol Martin | Canada | 50.06 |
| ? | ? | Marie Novotná | Czechoslovakia | 47.90 |
| ? | ? | Meg Ritchie | Great Britain | 44.70 |
| ? | ? | Christine Barck | Finland | 44.20 |
| ? | ? | Catherine Bazin | France | 43.10 |
| 13 | ? | Monette Driscoll | United States | 42.76 |
| 14 | ? | Lynnette Matthews | United States | 41.24 |
| 15 | ? | Ansuya Venkateshulu-Bai | India | 39.46 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Faina Melnik | Soviet Union | 64.54 |
| | Argentina Menis | Romania | 63.92 |
| | Nadezhda Sergeyeva | Soviet Union | 59.26 |
| 4 | Mariya Vergova | Bulgaria | 58.98 |
| 5 | Anneliese Braun | East Germany | 57.74 |
| 6 | Krystyna Nadolna | Poland | 55.44 |
| 7 | Carol Martin | Canada | 52.26 |
| 8 | Marie Novotná | Czechoslovakia | 49.26 |
| 9 | Catherine Bazin | France | 47.16 |
| 10 | Renata Scaglia | Italy | 46.78 |
| 11 | Meg Ritchie | Great Britain | 45.42 |
| 12 | Christine Barck | Finland | 43.08 |
