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

The men's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 3.[1] Eighteen athletes from 11 nations competed.[2] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes.[3] The event was won by John Anderson of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and sixth overall victory in the men's discus throw. Henri LaBorde took silver, marking the first time since 1908 that the same nation had the top two discus throwers. Paul Winter was the bronze medalist, earning France's first discus medal. Finland's four-Games podium streak ended, while the United States extended its streak to all nine appearances of the event.

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
John Anderson
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateAugust 3
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning distance49.49 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Anderson
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Henri LaBorde
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Winter
 France
← 1928
1936 →

Background edit

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from 1928 was fifth-place finisher John Anderson of the United States. Anderson had won the 1932 AAU competition as well as the U.S. Olympic trials, beating world record holder and 1930 and 1931 AAU winner Paul Jessup.[2]

Argentina and South Africa each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its ninth appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format edit

The competition continued to use the single, divided-final format in use since 1896. Each athlete received three throws, with the top six receiving an additional three throws.[4][2]

Records edit

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World record   Paul Jessup (USA) 51.73 Pittsburgh, United States 23 August 1930
Olympic record   Bud Houser (USA) 47.32 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 August 1928

John Anderson and Henri LaBorde each bettered the Olympic record in their first throws, with LaBorde's 48.23 metres the better of the two. Anderson responded with a 48.86 metres throw in the second set, then increased his new record again to 49.39 metres in the third and 49.49 metres in the fourth. This stood as the new record. All six of Anderson's throws topped the old record; three of LaBorde's four legal throws did, and Paul Winter (twice) and Jules Noël (once) both surpassed the old record as well.

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 3 August 1932 14:30 Final

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
  John Anderson   United States 47.87 48.86 OR 49.39 OR 49.49 OR 48.72 47.98 49.49 OR
  Henri LaBorde   United States 48.23 OR X 48.45 X 48.47 47.15 48.47
  Paul Winter   France 45.89 47.16 46.72 47.34 42.45 47.85 47.85
4 Jules Noël   France 44.85 44.26 46.42 47.74 45.07 46.38 47.74
5 István Donogán   Hungary X 44.25 47.08 X X X 47.08
6 Endre Madarász   Hungary 39.32 46.52 40.51 44.50 X X 46.52
7 Kalevi Kotkas   Finland 43.62 45.87 42.44 Did not advance 45.87
8 Paul Jessup   United States 39.14 43.97 45.25 Did not advance 45.25
9 József Remetz   Hungary 43.65 45.02 X Did not advance 45.02
10 Emil Janausch   Austria 43.06 41.80 44.82 Did not advance 44.82
11 Hans-Heinrich Sievert   Germany X 38.92 44.51 Did not advance 44.51
12 Harry Hart   South Africa 35.26 43.33 39.24 Did not advance 43.33
13 Zygmunt Heljasz   Poland 42.59 X 41.55 Did not advance 42.59
14 Emil Hirschfeld   Germany X 42.42 41.74 Did not advance 42.42
15 František Douda   Czechoslovakia 41.60 42.39 X Did not advance 42.39
16 Clément Duhour   France X 38.92 40.22 Did not advance 40.22
17 Veljko Narančić   Yugoslavia 36.51 34.52 X Did not advance 36.51
18 Pedro Elsa   Argentina X X X Did not advance No mark
— Jesús Aguirre   Mexico Did not start
Bento Barros   Brazil Did not start
Héctor Berra   Argentina Did not start
Francisco Robledo   Mexico Did not start
Carmine Giorgi   Brazil Did not start
Antônio Giusfredi   Brazil Did not start
José Antonio Masó   Cuba Did not start

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 377.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 452.
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