Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Clarence Houser (1901 - 1994) (14324459320) (cropped).jpg
Bud Houser
Venue Olympic Stadium
DateAugust 1, 1928
Competitors34 from 19 nations
Winning distance47.32 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bud Houser
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Antero Kivi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg James Corson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1924
1932  

The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 1, 1928. Thirty-four discus throwers from 19 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. [2] The event was won by Bud Houser, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the discus throw (after Martin Sheridan). It was the fifth American victory in the event. As in 1924, silver went to Finland (this time by Antero Kivi) and bronze to the United States (James Corson).

Background

This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from 1924 were defending champion Bud Houser of the United States and fifth-place finisher Ketil Askildt of Norway. Houser had also taken the world record in 1926 and was the favorite in this competition. [3]

Chile, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Romania each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its eighth appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the single, divided-final format in use since 1896. Each athlete received three throws, with the top six receiving an additional three throws. [4] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Bud Houser  (USA)48.20 Palo Alto, United States 2 April 1926
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Bud Houser  (USA)46.155 Paris, France 13 July 1924

At first James Corson set a new Olympic record in the second round of the qualification with 47.00 metres. In the third round of the qualification Bud Houser bettered the Olympic record with 47.32 metres.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 1 August 192814:00Qualifying
Final

Results

The best six discus throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order is not available and the throwing series are only available for the best six throwers. The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Bud Houser US flag 48 stars.svg  United States XX47.32 OR 45.0046.5043.0047.32 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Antero Kivi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 45.3045.0045.7946.0047.2342.0047.23
Bronze medal icon.svg James Corson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 44.5047.00 OR 45.0045.4046.5047.1047.10
4 Harald Stenerud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 43.0044.8243.0043.5042.0045.8045.80
5 John Anderson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 43.5044.2543.0044.5044.8743.0044.87
6 Eino Kenttä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 44.1742.0043.8040.5041.1042.0044.17
7 Ernst Paulus Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany UnknownDid not advance44.15
8 Johan Trandem Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UnknownDid not advance43.97
9 Fred Weicker US flag 48 stars.svg  United States UnknownDid not advance43.81
10 Gustav Kalkun Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia UnknownDid not advance43.09
11 Heikki Taskinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland UnknownDid not advance43.00
12 Jānis Jordāns Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia UnknownDid not advance42.78
13 Ketil Askilt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UnknownDid not advance42.57
14 Hermann Hänchen Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany UnknownDid not advance42.08
15 Arturo Conturbia Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland UnknownDid not advance41.90
16 Kálmán Egri Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary UnknownDid not advance41.89
17 István Donogán Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary UnknownDid not advance41.78
18 Józef Baran-Bilewski Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland UnknownDid not advance41.77
19 Albino Pighi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy UnknownDid not advance41.42
20 František Douda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia UnknownDid not advance41.19
21 Kálmán Marvalits Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary UnknownDid not advance41.17
22 Jules Noël Flag of France.svg  France UnknownDid not advance40.23
23 Camillo Zemi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy UnknownDid not advance39.95
24 Gerrit Eijsker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownDid not advance39.80
25 Hans Hoffmeister Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany UnknownDid not advance39.17
26 Héctor Benaprés Flag of Chile.svg  Chile UnknownDid not advance38.18
27 Ichiro Furuyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan UnknownDid not advance37.89
27 Ion David Flag of Romania.svg  Romania UnknownDid not advance37.49
29 Raoul Paoli Flag of France.svg  France UnknownDid not advance36.82
30 Yoshio Okita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan UnknownDid not advance36.38
31 Gerrit Postma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownDid not advance35.94
32 Fred Zinner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium UnknownDid not advance34.35
33 Jesús Aguirre Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico UnknownDid not advance33.21
34 Dimitrios Karabatis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece UnknownDid not advance31.87
António CardosoFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNS
Léon Courtejaire Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Alfonso de Gortari Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico DNS
Vladimir ManojilovićFlag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia DNS
A. NollenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNS
Daniel Pierre Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Vilhelms RozenbergsFlag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia DNS
Pál TothFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary DNS
Paavo Yrjölä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNS
Georgios Zacharopoulos Flag of France.svg  France DNS

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Official Report, p. 374.
  3. 1 2 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Official Report, p. 452.

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