Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Tamara Press	Soviet Union	58.06
	Antonina Popova	Soviet Union	53.82
	Jolan Kontsek	Hungary	52.51
4	Lia Manoliu	Romania	51.51
5	Elivia Ricci	Italy	48.16
6	Vania Veleva	Bulgaria	45.47
7	Ivanka Khristova	Bulgaria	44.60
8	Seiko Obonai	Japan	43.83
9	Alejandrina Herrera	Cuba	39.99
10	Almut Brömmel	West Germany	39.27