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

Women's discus throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
File:Women's discus throwing podium (1948 Summer Olympics).jpg Podium of the women's discus throw
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	July 30 (final)
Competitors	21 from 11 nations
Winning distance	41.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Micheline Ostermeyer File:Flag of France.svg France 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edera Gentile File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Mazeas File:Flag of France.svg France

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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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Gisela Mauermayer (GER)	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)

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 30 July 1948	15:30	Finals

Results

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Micheline Ostermeyer	File:Flag of France.svg France	41.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Edera Gentile	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	41.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Jacqueline Mazéas	File:Flag of France.svg France	40.47
4	Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz	File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland	39.30
5	Lotte Haidegger	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	38.81
6	Ans Panhorst-Niesink	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	38.74
7	Majken Åberg	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	38.48
8	Ingeborg Mello	File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina	38.44
9	Frieda Tiltsch	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	37.19
10	Paulette Veste	File:Flag of France.svg France	36.84
11	Frances Kaszubski	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	36.50
12	Gudrun Arenander	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	36.25
13	Nel Roos-Lodder	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	36.15
14	Bevis Reid	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain	35.84
15	Marianne Schläger	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	34.79
16	Dorothy Dodson	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	34.69
17	Gabre Gabric	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	34.17
18	Pak Bong-sik	File:Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg South Korea	33.80
19	Margaret Birtwistle	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain	33.02
20	Elspeth Whyte	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain	32.46
21	Julija Matej	File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia	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.