Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11 September 1979.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Svetlana Melnikova	Soviet Union	63.54
	Evelin Jahl	East Germany	63.00
	Florenţa Ţacu	Romania	59.28
4	Nadezhda Yerokha	Soviet Union	58.94
5	Ingra Manecke	West Germany	57.34
6	Salvadora Vargas	Cuba	53.92
7	Jiao Yunxiang	China	53.64
8	Salminen Sidikka	Finland	49.26
9	Lorna Griffin	United States	48.52
10	Maristella Bano	Italy	47.18
11	Laura Aguiñaga	Mexico	39.52