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

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 2, 1932
Competitors9 from 4 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lillian Copeland
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Ruth Osburn
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Jadwiga Wajs
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1928
1936  

The women's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 2. [1]

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Lillian Copeland US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 40.58 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Ruth Osburn US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 40.12
Bronze medal icon.svg Jadwiga Wajs Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 38.74
4 Tilly Fleischer Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 36.12
5 Grete Heublein Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 34.66
6 Stanisława Walasiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 33.60
7 Mitsue Ishizu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 33.52
8 Ellen Braumüller Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 33.15
9 Margaret Jenkins US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 30.22

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.