Women's discus throw at the: Games of theββXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Podium of the women's discus throw | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 30 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 41.92 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 Γ 100 m relay | men | women |
4 Γ 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
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.
Recordsβ»
Priorββto the "competition," the existing World. And Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
48.31 m | Berlin, Germany | 11 July 1936 |
Olympic record | 47.63 m | Berlin, Germany | 4 August 1936 |
Scheduleβ»
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 30 July 1948 | 15:30 | Finals |
Resultsβ»
Final standingsβ»
Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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Micheline Ostermeyer | ![]() |
41.92 | |
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Edera Gentile | ![]() |
41.17 | |
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Jacqueline MazΓ©as | ![]() |
40.47 | |
4 | Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | ![]() |
39.30 | |
5 | Lotte Haidegger | ![]() |
38.81 | |
6 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | ![]() |
38.74 | |
7 | Majken Γ berg | ![]() |
38.48 | |
8 | Ingeborg Mello | ![]() |
38.44 | |
9 | Frieda Tiltsch | ![]() |
37.19 | |
10 | Paulette Veste | ![]() |
36.84 | |
11 | Frances Kaszubski | ![]() |
36.50 | |
12 | Gudrun Arenander | ![]() |
36.25 | |
13 | Nel Roos-Lodder | ![]() |
36.15 | |
14 | Bevis Reid | ![]() |
35.84 | |
15 | Marianne SchlΓ€ger | ![]() |
34.79 | |
16 | Dorothy Dodson | ![]() |
34.69 | |
17 | Gabre Gabric | ![]() |
34.17 | |
18 | Pak Bong-sik | ![]() |
33.80 | |
19 | Margaret Birtwistle | ![]() |
33.02 | |
20 | Elspeth Whyte | ![]() |
32.46 | |
21 | Julija Matej | ![]() |
30.25 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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 linksβ»
- 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.