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
Women's discus throwing podium (1948 Summer Olympics).jpg
Podium of the women's discus throw
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 30 (final)
Competitors21 from 11 nations
Winning distance41.92
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Micheline Ostermeyer
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Edera Gentile
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Jacqueline Mazeas
Flag of France.svg  France
  1936
1952  
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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 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Gisela Mauermayer  (GER)48.31 m Berlin, Germany 11 July 1936
Olympic record47.63 m Berlin, Germany 4 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 30 July 194815:30Finals

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Micheline Ostermeyer Flag of France.svg  France 41.92
Silver medal icon.svg Edera Gentile Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 41.17
Bronze medal icon.svg Jacqueline Mazéas Flag of France.svg  France 40.47
4 Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 39.30
5 Lotte Haidegger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 38.81
6 Ans Panhorst-Niesink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38.74
7 Majken Åberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 38.48
8 Ingeborg Mello Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 38.44
9 Frieda Tiltsch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 37.19
10 Paulette Veste Flag of France.svg  France 36.84
11 Frances Kaszubski US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 36.50
12 Gudrun Arenander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 36.25
13 Nel Roos-Lodder Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 36.15
14 Bevis Reid Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 35.84
15 Marianne Schläger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 34.79
16 Dorothy Dodson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 34.69
17 Gabre Gabric Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 34.17
18 Pak Bong-sik Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 33.80
19 Margaret Birtwistle Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 33.02
20 Elspeth Whyte Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 32.46
21 Julija Matej Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 30.25

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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.