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

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 2, 1932
Competitors9 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lillian Copeland
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruth Osburn
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jadwiga Wajs
 Poland
Athletics at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
Sprint hurdles (110m/80w)menwomen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplemen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

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

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lillian Copeland  United States 40.58 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruth Osburn  United States 40.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jadwiga Wajs  Poland 38.74
4 Tilly Fleischer  Germany 36.12
5 Grete Heublein  Germany 34.66
6 Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland 33.60
7 Mitsue Ishizu  Japan 33.52
8 Ellen Braumüller  Germany 33.15
9 Margaret Jenkins  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.
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