Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1936. The final was won by Gisela Mauermayer of Germany.Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
| Gisela Mauermayer | | 47.63 | OR |
| Jadwiga Wajs | | 46.22 | |
| Paula Mollenhauer | | 39.80 | |
| 4 | Ko Nakamura | | 38.24 | |
| 5 | Hide Mineshima | | 37.35 | |
| 6 | Birgit Lundström | | 35.92 | |
| 7 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | | 35.21 | |
| 8 | Gertrude Wilhelmsen | | 34.43 | |
| 9 | Helen Stephens | | 34.33 | |
| 10 | Gabre Gabric | | 34.31 | |
| 11 | Margarethe Held | | 34.05 | |
| 12 | Margaréta Schieferová | | 34.03 | |
| 13 | Veronika Kohlbach | | 34.00 | |
| 14 | Lucienne Velu | | 33.95 | |
| 15 | Fumi Kojima | | 33.66 | |
| 16 | Tini Koopmans | | 33.50 | |
| 17 | Vera Neferović | | 33.02 | |
| 18 | Evelyn Ferrara | | 32.52 | |
| 19 | Anna Hagemann | | 28.48 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record
