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

Event:	Women's discus throw
Games:	1948 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Dates:	July 30 (final)
Competitors:	21
Nations:	11
Win Value:	41.92
Win Label:	Winning distance
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Micheline Ostermeyer
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Edera Gentile
Silvernoc:	ITA
Bronze:	Jacqueline Mazeas
Bronzenoc:	FRA
Prev:	1936
Next:	1952

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		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)

Results

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Micheline Ostermeyer		41.92
			41.17
			40.47
4			39.30
5			38.81
6			38.74
7			38.48
8			38.44
9			37.19
10			36.84
11			36.50
12			36.25
13			36.15
14			35.84
15			34.79
16			34.69
17			34.17
18			33.80
19			33.02
20			32.46
21			30.25

External links

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1948 Berlin Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174234/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/womens-discus-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 11 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.