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

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesJuly 30 (final)
Competitors19
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Micheline Ostermeyer
 France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Edera Gentile
 Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Mazeas
 France
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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  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) 48.31 m Berlin, Germany 11 July 1936
Olympic record 47.63 m Berlin, Germany 4 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 30 July 1948 15:30 Finals

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Micheline Ostermeyer  France 41.92
2nd, silver medalist(s) Edera Gentile  Italy 41.17
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Mazéas  France 40.47
4 Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz  Poland 39.30
5 Lotte Haidegger  Austria 38.81
6 Ans Panhorst-Niesink  Netherlands 38.74
7 Majken Åberg  Sweden 38.48
8 Ingeborg Mello  Argentina 38.44
9 Frieda Tiltsch  Austria 37.19
10 Paulette Veste  France 36.84
11 Frances Kaszubski  United States 36.50
12 Gudrun Arenander  Sweden 36.25
13 Nel Roos-Lodder  Netherlands 36.15
14 Bevis Reid  Great Britain 35.84
15 Marianne Schläger  Austria 34.79
16 Dorothy Dodson  United States 34.69
17 Gabre Gabric  Italy 34.17
18 Pak Bong-sik  South Korea 33.80
19 Margaret Birtwistle  Great Britain 33.02
20 Elspeth Whyte  Great Britain 32.46
21 Julija Matej  Yugoslavia 30.25

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 Berlin Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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