Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was the first medal decision of a women's event in Olympic athletics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928.

Twenty-one discus throwers from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Halina Konopacka
 Poland
Lillian Copeland
 United States
Ruth Svedberg
 Sweden

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 39.18 Poland Halina Konopacka Warsaw (POL) September 4, 1927
Olympic Record -

In the final Halina Konopacka set a new world record with 39.62 metres.

Results

Qualification

The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.

Group 1

Place Athlete Distance Overall Rank Qual.
1  Halina Konopacka (POL) 39.17 1 Q
2  Lillian Copeland (USA) 36.66 2 Q
3  Grete Heublein (GER) 35.56 3 Q
4  Ruth Svedberg (SWE) 34.68 5 Q
5  Maybelle Reichardt (USA) 33.52 7
6  Lucienne Velu (FRA) 31.29 10
7  Lena Michaëlis (NED) 31.04 11
8  Paula Mollenhauer (GER) 30.94 12
9  Piera Borsani (ITA) 30.67 13
10  Elfrīda Karlsone (LAT) 30.60 14
11  Lucie Petit-Diagre (BEL) 25.28 20
12  Jenny Toitgans (BEL) 24.40 21

Group 2

Place Athlete Distance Overall Rank Qual.
1  Milly Reuter (GER) 34.75 4 Q
2  Liesl Perkaus (AUT) 33.54 6 Q
3  Genowefa Kobielska (POL) 32.72 8
4  Charlotte Mäder (GER) 32.22 9
5  Rena MacDonald (USA) 30.25 15
6  Erzsébet Ruda (HUN) 29.65 16
7  Bets Dekens (NED) 29.36 17
8  Berta Jikeli (ROU) 28.19 18
9  Margaret Jenkins (USA) 27.07 19

Final

The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.

Place Athlete Qual. Width Final Width Distance
1  Halina Konopacka (POL) 39.17 39.62 39.62 WR
2  Lillian Copeland (USA) 36.66 37.08 37.08
3  Ruth Svedberg (SWE) 34.68 35.92 35.92
4  Milly Reuter (GER) 34.75 35.86 35.86
5  Grete Heublein (GER) 35.56 35.56
6  Liesl Perkaus (AUT) 33.54 33.54

References

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