Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
John Anderson 1932 Olympics.jpg
John Anderson
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateAugust 3, 1932
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning distance49.49 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg John Anderson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Henri LaBorde
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Winter
Flag of France.svg  France
  1928
1936  

The men's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 3. [1] Eighteen athletes from 11 nations competed. [2] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes. [3] The event was won by John Anderson of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and sixth overall victory in the men's discus throw. Henri LaBorde took silver, marking the first time since 1908 that the same nation had the top two discus throwers. Paul Winter was the bronze medalist, earning France's first discus medal. Finland's four-Games podium streak ended, while the United States extended its streak to all nine appearances of the event.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from 1928 was fifth-place finisher John Anderson of the United States. Anderson had won the 1932 AAU competition as well as the U.S. Olympic trials, beating world record holder and 1930 and 1931 AAU winner Paul Jessup. [2]

Argentina and South Africa each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its ninth 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] [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Paul Jessup  (USA)51.73 Pittsburgh, United States 23 August 1930
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Bud Houser  (USA)47.32 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 August 1928

John Anderson and Henri LaBorde each bettered the Olympic record in their first throws, with LaBorde's 48.23 metres the better of the two. Anderson responded with a 48.86 metres throw in the second set, then increased his new record again to 49.39 metres in the third and 49.49 metres in the fourth. This stood as the new record. All six of Anderson's throws topped the old record; three of LaBorde's four legal throws did, and Paul Winter (twice) and Jules Noël (once) both surpassed the old record as well.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 3 August 193214:30Final

Results

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg John Anderson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 47.8748.86 OR 49.39 OR 49.49 OR 48.7247.9849.49 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Henri LaBorde US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 48.23 OR X48.45X48.4747.1548.47
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Winter Flag of France.svg  France 45.8947.1646.7247.3442.4547.8547.85
4 Jules Noël Flag of France.svg  France 44.8544.2646.4247.7445.0746.3847.74
5 István Donogán Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary X44.2547.08XXX47.08
6 Endre Madarász Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 39.3246.5240.5144.50XX46.52
7 Kalevi Kotkas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 43.6245.8742.44Did not advance45.87
8 Paul Jessup US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 39.1443.9745.25Did not advance45.25
9 József Remetz Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 43.6545.02XDid not advance45.02
10 Emil Janausch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 43.0641.8044.82Did not advance44.82
11 Hans-Heinrich Sievert Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany X38.9244.51Did not advance44.51
12 Harry Hart Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 35.2643.3339.24Did not advance43.33
13 Zygmunt Heljasz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 42.59X41.55Did not advance42.59
14 Emil Hirschfeld Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany X42.4241.74Did not advance42.42
15 František Douda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 41.6042.39XDid not advance42.39
16 Clément Duhour Flag of France.svg  France X38.9240.22Did not advance40.22
17 Veljko Narančić Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 36.5134.52XDid not advance36.51
18 Pedro Elsa Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina XXXDid not advanceNo mark
Jesús Aguirre Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Did not start
Bento BarrosFlag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Did not start
Héctor Berra Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina Did not start
Francisco Robledo Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Did not start
Carmine Giorgi Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Did not start
Antônio Giusfredi Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Did not start
José Antonio MasóFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba Did not start

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. Official Report, p. 377.
  4. Official Report, p. 452.