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

The women's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 2.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 2
Competitors9 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lillian Copeland
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruth Osburn
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jadwiga Wajs
 Poland
← 1928
1936 →

Results edit

Final standings edit

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
  Lillian Copeland   United States 40.58 OR
  Ruth Osburn   United States 40.12
  Jadwiga Wajs   Poland 38.74
4 Tilly Fleischer   Germany 36.12
5 Grete Heublein   Germany 34.66
6 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 33.60
7 Mitsue Ishizu   Japan 33.52
8 Ellen Braumüller   Germany 33.15
9 Margaret Jenkins   United States 30.22

Key: OR = Olympic record

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.