Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
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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]
Women's discus throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 30 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 41.92 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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
editAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 30 July 1948 | 15:30 | Finals |
Results
editFinal standings
editRank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 41.92 | ||
Edera Gentile | Italy | 41.17 | ||
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
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.