The women's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 11 and 13 August.

[1] Before the competition records were as follows:[2] The following records were set at the competition:[3] The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 61.20 metres.

[4] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5] The qualification round took place on 11 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:11 and Group B at 11:36.

Athletes attaining a mark of at least 62.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.

[6] The overall results were as follows:[7] The final took place on 13 August at 20:25.