Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Podium of the women's discus throw
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesJuly 30, 1948 (final)
Competitors21 from 11 nations
Winning distance41.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Micheline Ostermeyer
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edera Gentile
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Mazeas
 France
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Athletics at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
10 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 48.31 m Berlin, Germany 11 July 1936
Olympic record 47.63 m Berlin, Germany 4 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 30 July 1948 15:30 Finals

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Micheline Ostermeyer  France 41.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edera Gentile  Italy 41.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Mazéas  France 40.47
4 Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz  Poland 39.30
5 Lotte Haidegger  Austria 38.81
6 Ans Panhorst-Niesink  Netherlands 38.74
7 Majken Åberg  Sweden 38.48
8 Ingeborg Mello  Argentina 38.44
9 Frieda Tiltsch  Austria 37.19
10 Paulette Veste  France 36.84
11 Frances Kaszubski  United States 36.50
12 Gudrun Arenander  Sweden 36.25
13 Nel Roos-Lodder  Netherlands 36.15
14 Bevis Reid  Great Britain 35.84
15 Marianne Schläger  Austria 34.79
16 Dorothy Dodson  United States 34.69
17 Gabre Gabric  Italy 34.17
18 Pak Bong-sik  South Korea 33.80
19 Margaret Birtwistle  Great Britain 33.02
20 Elspeth Whyte  Great Britain 32.46
21 Julija Matej  Yugoslavia 30.25

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 Berlin Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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