Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw
# Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China on 29 and 30 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Li Qiumei China | Li Yanfeng China | Mélina Robert France |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A | Liudmila Starovoytova | Belarus | 59.17 |
| 2 | B | Li Qiumei | China | 57.95 |
| 3 | B | Mélina Robert | France | 56.57 |
| 4 | A | Li Yanfeng | China | 56.39 |
| 5 | B | Philippa Roles | Great Britain | 56.28 |
| 6 | B | Elizna Naudé | South Africa | 55.99 |
| 7 | B | Oksana Esipchuk | Russia | 54.10 |
| 8 | B | Katja Schreiber | Germany | 54.10 |
| 9 | B | Christy Thiel | Australia | 53.80 |
| 10 | B | Ileana Brandusoiu | Romania | 53.45 |
| 11 | A | Krista Keir | United States | 53.08 |
| 12 | A | Lacramioara Ionescu | Romania | 52.45 |
| 13 | A | Rita Lora | Spain | 50.79 |
| 14 | A | Vera Begić | Croatia | 50.69 |
| 15 | B | Irache Quintanal | Spain | 49.86 |
| 16 | A | Tina McDonald | Canada | 49.60 |
| 17 | B | Aubrey Schmitt | United States | 47.93 |
| 18 | A | Veronica Abrahamse | South Africa | 41.46 |
| 19 | ? | Élise Fanlomé | Togo | 37.12 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Li Qiumei | China | 61.66 |
| | Li Yanfeng | China | 60.50 |
| | Mélina Robert | France | 58.04 |
| 4 | Liudmila Starovoytova | Belarus | 57.20 |
| 5 | Elizna Naudé | South Africa | 56.46 |
| 6 | Philippa Roles | Great Britain | 55.02 |
| 7 | Ileana Brandusoiu | Romania | 54.22 |
| 8 | Lacramioara Ionescu | Romania | 53.88 |
| 9 | Oksana Esipchuk | Russia | 53.39 |
| 10 | Krista Keir | United States | 52.20 |
| 11 | Christy Thiel | Australia | 50.69 |
| | Katja Schreiber | Germany | NM |
