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

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Adolfo Consolini 1950s2.jpg
Adolfo Consolini
Venue Wembley Stadium
DateAugust 2, 1948 (qualifying and final)
Competitors28 from 18 nations
Winning distance52.78 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Adolfo Consolini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Giuseppe Tosi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Fortune Gordien
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1936
1952  

The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Twenty-eight athletes from 18 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The competition was held on August 2. The final was won by Adolfo Consolini of Italy. [2] It was the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw; Italy had previously taken bronze in 1936. Giuseppe Tosi earned silver to put Italy in the top two places. Fortune Gordien of the United States won bronze, keeping the Americans on the podium in each appearance of the men's discus throw to date.

Background

This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1936 Games were bronze medalist Giorgio Oberweger of Italy and sixth-place finisher Nikolaos Syllas of Greece. Oberweger's teammates, Adolfo Consolini (who had held the world record until 1946, and would take it back later in 1948) and Giuseppe Tosi, were the favorites after finishing first and second in the European championships. The biggest challenger outside of Italy was American Fortune Gordien, the 1947 and 1948 AAU champion. World record holder and inventor of the Minnesota Whip technique Bob Fitch was unable to attend the Games. [1]

South Korea, Pakistan, and Peru each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 11th appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 46.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted. [1] [3]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Fitch  (USA)54.93 Minneapolis, United States 8 June 1946
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Ken Carpenter  (USA)50.48 Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936

Adolfo Consolini and Giuseppe Tosi both beat the Olympic record in the qualifying round, with Consolini's throw going 51.08 metres. Tosi's first throw in the final bettered that, at 51.78 metres. Consolini responded with a 52.78 metres throw in the second set. The bronze medalist, Fortune Gordien, also exceeded the old record.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 2 August 194811:00
15:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 46.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q). Individual throw results are not known, though Consolini and Tosi's qualifying throws were on the first attempt. Frank fouled on his first and third throws.

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
1 Adolfo Consolini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51.08 Q, OR
2 Giuseppe Tosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50.56 Q
3 Fortune Gordien US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 48.40 Q
4 Veikko Nyqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.75 Q
5 Ivar Ramstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 47.34 Q
6 Nikolaos Syllas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 47.03 Q
7 Ferenc Klics Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 46.65 Q
8 Stein Johnson Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 46.54 Q
9 Uno Fransson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 45.99 q
10 Hermann Tunner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 45.92 q
11 Eduardo Julve Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 45.86 q
12 Arvo Huutoniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 44.77 q
13 Bill Burton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 43.78
14 Félix Erauzquin Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43.66
15 Giorgio Oberweger Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43.13
16 Danilo Žerjal Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 43.07
17 Manuel Consiglieri Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 43.01
18 Emilio Malchiodi Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 42.98
19 James Nesbitt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 42.09
20 Vic Frank US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 42.00
21 Jack Brewer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 41.95
22 Cummin Clancy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 40.73
23 Eric Coy Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 39.53
24 Roger Verhaes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 39.14
25 Laurence Reavell-Carter Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 38.04
26Nazar Muhammad Khan MalikFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 36.23
Ahmed Zahur Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 36.23
An Yeong-han Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea No mark
Aad de Bruyn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNS
José CarvahalFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNS
Gin Gang-hwan Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea DNS
Ignace Heinrich Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Raymond KirstetterFlag of France.svg  France DNS
Mieczysław Łomowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland DNS
José Luis TorresFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Adolfo Consolini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49.6752.78 OR 47.94X50.5150.4352.78 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Giuseppe Tosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51.78 OR 48.8150.1150.09X51.1851.78
Bronze medal icon.svg Fortune Gordien US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 47.9549.2050.77X48.74X50.77
4 Ivar Ramstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Unknown49.21
5 Ferenc Klics Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary Unknown48.21
6 Veikko Nyqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown47.33
7 Nikolaos Syllas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece UnknownDid not advance47.25
8 Stein Johnson Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UnknownDid not advance46.54
9 Arvo Huutoniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland UnknownDid not advance45.28
10 Uno Fransson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UnknownDid not advance45.25
11 Hermann Tunner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria UnknownDid not advance44.43
12 Eduardo Julve Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru UnknownDid not advance44.05

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1948 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. Official Report, p. 271.