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

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
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John Anderson
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateAugust 3
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning distance49.49 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Anderson
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Henri LaBorde
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Winter
 France
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The men's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 3.[1] Eighteen athletes from 11 nations competed.[2] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes.[3] The event was won by John Anderson of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and sixth overall victory in the men's discus throw. Henri LaBorde took silver, marking the first time since 1908 that the same nation had the top two discus throwers. Paul Winter was the bronze medalist, earning France's first discus medal. Finland's four-Games podium streak ended, while the United States extended its streak to all nine appearances of the event.

Background[]

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from 1928 was fifth-place finisher John Anderson of the United States. Anderson had won the 1932 AAU competition as well as the U.S. Olympic trials, beating world record holder and 1930 and 1931 AAU winner Paul Jessup.[2]

Argentina and South Africa each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its ninth appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format[]

The competition continued to use the single, divided-final format in use since 1896. Each athlete received three throws, with the top six receiving an additional three throws.[4][2]

Records[]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World record  Paul Jessup (USA) 51.73 Pittsburgh, United States 23 August 1930
Olympic record  Bud Houser (USA) 47.32 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 August 1928

John Anderson and Henri LaBorde each bettered the Olympic record in their first throws, with LaBorde's 48.23 metres the better of the two. Anderson responded with a 48.86 metres throw in the second set, then increased his new record again to 49.39 metres in the third and 49.49 metres in the fourth. This stood as the new record. All six of Anderson's throws topped the old record; three of LaBorde's four legal throws did, and Paul Winter (twice) and Jules Noël (once) both surpassed the old record as well.

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 3 August 1932 14:30 Final

Results[]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Anderson  United States 47.87 48.86 OR 49.39 OR 49.49 OR 48.72 47.98 49.49 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Henri LaBorde  United States 48.23 OR X 48.45 X 48.47 47.15 48.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Winter  France 45.89 47.16 46.72 47.34 42.45 47.85 47.85
4 Jules Noël  France 44.85 44.26 46.42 47.74 45.07 46.38 47.74
5 István Donogán  Hungary X 44.25 47.08 X X X 47.08
6 Endre Madarász  Hungary 39.32 46.52 40.51 44.50 X X 46.52
7 Kalevi Kotkas  Finland 43.62 45.87 42.44 Did not advance 45.87
8 Paul Jessup  United States 39.14 43.97 45.25 Did not advance 45.25
9 József Remetz  Hungary 43.65 45.02 X Did not advance 45.02
10 Emil Janausch  Austria 43.06 41.80 44.82 Did not advance 44.82
11 Hans-Heinrich Sievert  Germany X 38.92 44.51 Did not advance 44.51
12 Harry Hart  South Africa 35.26 43.33 39.24 Did not advance 43.33
13 Zygmunt Heljasz  Poland 42.59 X 41.55 Did not advance 42.59
14 Emil Hirschfeld  Germany X 42.42 41.74 Did not advance 42.42
15 František Douda  Czechoslovakia 41.60 42.39 X Did not advance 42.39
16 Clément Duhour  France X 38.92 40.22 Did not advance 40.22
17 Veljko Narančić  Yugoslavia 36.51 34.52 X Did not advance 36.51
18 Pedro Elsa  Argentina X X X Did not advance No mark
— Jesús Aguirre  Mexico Did not start
Bento Barros  Brazil Did not start
Héctor Berra  Argentina Did not start
Francisco Robledo  Mexico Did not start
Carmine Giorgi  Brazil Did not start
Antônio Giusfredi  Brazil Did not start
José Antonio Masó   Did not start

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 377.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 452.
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