Women's discus throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Podium of the women's discus throw | ||||||||||
Dates | July 30 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 | |||||||||
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 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 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.[1]
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 |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 30 July 1948 | 15:30 | Finals |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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![]() | Micheline Ostermeyer | ![]() | 41.92 | |
![]() | Edera Gentile | ![]() | 41.17 | |
![]() | Jacqueline Mazéas | ![]() | 40.47 | |
4 | Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | ![]() | 39.30 | |
5 | Lotte Haidegger | ![]() | 38.81 | |
6 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | ![]() | 38.74 | |
7 | Majken Åberg | ![]() | 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 Schläger | ![]() | 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 |
Discus throw at the Olympic Games | |
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Men | |
Women | |
See also: 1912 Men's two handed discus throw |