Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
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Evelin Schlaak |
 East Germany
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Mariya Vergova |
 Bulgaria
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Gabriele Hinzmann |
East Germany
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The Women's discus throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 28–29 July.
There was a qualifying round held. The only competitor to fail to reach the 55.00m auto qualifying mark was Lynne Winbigler 
United States with a 48.22m.
Danuta Rosani 
Poland also competed. Her results have been removed due to her disqualification for using anabolic steroids, the first case of such a disqualification in the sport at the Olympics.
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