The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 7 and August 11.
Medalists
| Gold |  Franka DietzschGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Natalya SadovaRussia (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Věra Pospíšilová-CechlováCzech Republic (CZE) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.2005 – 11:30h | 07.08.2005 – 12:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 11.08.2005 – 20:00h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Qualifying
Group A
Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech Republic 64.26 m Q
Aimin Song, China 64.15 m Q
Dragana Tomašević, Serbia and Montenegro 62.02 m Q
Olena Antonova, Ukraine 61.05 m Q
Joanna Wiśniewska, Poland 59.66 m q
Elizna Naude, South Africa 58.93 m
Oksana Yesipchuk, Russia 58.32 m- Marzena Wysocka, Poland 57.44 m
Neelam Jaswant Singh, India 56.70 m – disqualified after failing a doping test
Tereapii Tapoki, Cook Islands 50.92 m
Aretha Thurmond, United States 47.15 m
Group B
- Natalya Sadova, Russia 63.65 m Q
Franka Dietzsch, Germany 63.53 m Q
Nicoleta Grasu, Romania 62.06 m Q
Anna Söderberg, Sweden 59.94 m q
Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand 59.81 m q- Shuli Ma, China 59.43 m q
- Natalya Fokina, Ukraine 59.30 m q
Yania Ferrales, Cuba 58.38 m- Seilala Sua, United States 57.68 m
- Becky Breisch, United States 57.16 m
- Wioletta Potępa, Poland 56.31 m
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Franka Dietzsch (GER) |
64.89 | 64.08 | 64.36 | 66.56 | 65.29 | X | 66.56 m | SB |
 |
Natalya Sadova (RUS) |
64.33 | 60.63 | 61.28 | 62.31 | 62.68 | 61.59 | 64.33 m | |
 |
Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová (CZE) |
60.76 | 63.00 | X | X | 63.19 | X | 63.19 m | |
| 4 |  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) |
62.73 | X | 57.70 | 61.01 | 60.94 | 57.42 | 62.73 m | |
| 5 |  Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) |
55.75 | X | 62.05 | X | X | 61.49 | 62.05 m | |
| 6 |  Ma Shuli (CHN) |
59.21 | 58.38 | 61.33 | 58.15 | 58.22 | 59.36 | 61.33 m | |
| 7 |  Dragana Tomašević (SCG) |
60.56 | X | X | X | 56.26 | 56.30 | 60.56 m | |
| 8 |  Olena Antonova (UKR) |
59.37 | 59.08 | 57.71 | 56.35 | X | 56.19 | 59.37 m | |
| 9 | Natalya Fokina-Semenova (UKR) |
58.44 | 57.20 | 55.09 | 58.44 m | ||||
| 10 | Song Aimin (CHN) |
55.98 | 57.90 | X | 57.90 m | ||||
| 11 |  Anna Söderberg (SWE) |
X | 57.41 | X | 57.41 m | ||||
| 12 |  Joanna Wisniewska (POL) |
57.06 | 55.64 | X | 57.06 m | ||||