Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 27 July 1986.^[1]

The winning margin was 22 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw has been won by less than 50 cm at these games.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	Gael Martin	Australia				56.42
	Venissa Head	Wales				56.20
	Karen Pugh	England	54.72	52.84	53.18	54.72	PB
4	Julia Avis	England		52.48	47.04	52.48
5	Gale Zaphiropoulos-Dolegiewicz	Canada				52.28
6	Kathryn Farr	England				51.08
7	Michelle Brotherton	Canada				49.84
8	Astra Etiene	Australia	49.80	47.84	x	49.80
9	Jackie McKernan	Northern Ireland	48.46	49.08		49.08
10	Melody Torcolacci	Canada				47.56
11	Morag Bremner	Scotland				47.06

^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

Discus throw at the Commonwealth Games
Men's	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Women's	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022