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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 1, 1972
Date Finished: September 1, 1972
| Gold: | Ruth Fuchs |
| Silver: | Jacqueline Todten-Hein |
| Bronze: | Kate Schmidt |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 63.88 | OR |
| 2 | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 62.54 | |
| 3 | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | 59.94 | |
| 4 | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 59.36 | |
| 5 | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 59.06 | |
| 6 | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | 58.56 | |
| 7 | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | 57.00 | |
| 8 | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 56.36 | |
| 9 | Anneliese Gerhards | 37 | West Germany | FRG | 55.84 | |
| 10 | Mária Kucserka | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 54.40 | |
| 11 | Magda Paulányi | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 52.36 | |
| AC | Ileana Zörgö-Raduly | 17 | Romania | ROU | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | 59.94 | |
| 2 | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 57.44 | |
| 3 | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 56.46 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 56.30 | |
| 5 | Anneliese Gerhards | 37 | West Germany | FRG | 54.84 | |
| 6 | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | 44.40 | |
| NP | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | foul | |
| NP | Mária Kucserka | 20 | Hungary | HUN | foul | |
| NP | Magda Paulányi | 27 | Hungary | HUN | foul | |
| NP | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | foul | |
| NP | Ileana Zörgö-Raduly | 17 | Romania | ROU | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 60.20 | 60.20 | |
| 2 | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | 58.32 | 59.94 | |
| 3 | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 59.36 | 59.36 | |
| 4 | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | 58.50 | 58.50 | |
| 5 | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 55.08 | 56.30 | |
| 6 | Anneliese Gerhards | 37 | West Germany | FRG | 55.84 | 55.84 | |
| 7 | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 55.44 | 55.44 | |
| 8 | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | 47.34 | 47.34 | |
| NP | Mária Kucserka | 20 | Hungary | HUN | foul | NM | |
| NP | Magda Paulányi | 27 | Hungary | HUN | foul | NM | |
| NP | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | foul | NM | |
| NP | Ileana Zörgö-Raduly | 17 | Romania | ROU | foul | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 50.20 | 60.20 | |
| 2 | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | 59.84 | 59.94 | |
| 3 | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 55.10 | 59.36 | |
| 4 | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | foul | 58.50 | |
| 5 | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 57.18 | 57.18 | |
| 6 | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | 57.00 | 57.00 | |
| 7 | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 56.48 | 56.48 | |
| 8 | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 56.30 | |
| 9 | Anneliese Gerhards | 37 | West Germany | FRG | 54.72 | 55.84 | |
| 10 | Mária Kucserka | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 54.40 | 54.40 | |
| 11 | Magda Paulányi | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 52.36 | 52.36 | |
| NP | Ileana Zörgö-Raduly | 17 | Romania | ROU | foul | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 61.16 | 61.16 | |
| 2 | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | foul | 59.94 | |
| 3 | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 59.70 | 59.70 | |
| 4 | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | foul | 59.36 | |
| 5 | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | foul | 58.50 | |
| 6 | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | 55.88 | 57.00 | |
| 7 | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 56.38 | 56.48 | |
| 8 | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 56.30 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 63.88 | 63.88 | OR |
| 2 | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | 48.80 | 59.94 | |
| 3 | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 56.92 | 59.70 | |
| 4 | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 56.00 | 59.36 | |
| 5 | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 59.06 | 59.06 | |
| 6 | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | 58.56 | 58.56 | |
| 7 | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | 54.86 | 57.00 | |
| 8 | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 56.36 | 56.36 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Jacqueline Todten-Hein | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 62.54 | |
| NP | Ruth Fuchs | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 59.16 | |
| NP | Lyuba Mollova | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 58.44 | |
| NP | Kate Schmidt | 18 | United States | USA | 56.10 | |
| NP | Eva Janko | 27 | Austria | AUT | 52.06 | |
| NP | Ewa Gryziecka | 24 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Svetlana Korolyova-Babich | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Nataša Urbančič | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | foul |