Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

The Women's Discus Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988.

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.