Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates	August 4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gisela Mauermayer File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jadwiga Wajs File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paula Mollenhauer File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany

The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1936. The final was won by Gisela Mauermayer of Germany.

Results

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Gisela Mauermayer	File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany	47.63	OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Jadwiga Wajs	File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland	46.22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Paula Mollenhauer	File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany	39.80
4	Ko Nakamura	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	38.24
5	Hide Mineshima	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	37.35
6	Birgit Lundström	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	35.92
7	Ans Panhorst-Niesink	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	35.21
8	Gertrude Wilhelmsen	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	34.43
9	Helen Stephens	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	34.33
10	Gabre Gabric	File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy	34.31
11	Margarethe Held	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	34.05
12	Margaréta Schieferová	File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia	34.03
13	Veronika Kohlbach	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	34.00
14	Lucienne Velu	File:Flag of France.svg France	33.95
15	Fumi Kojima	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	33.66
16	Tini Koopmans	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	33.50
17	Vera Neferović	File:Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia	33.02
18	Evelyn Ferrara	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	32.52
19	Anna Hagemann	File:Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany	28.48

Key: OR = Olympic record