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.
Men's discus throw at the Games of the X Olympiad | ||||||||||
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John Anderson | ||||||||||
Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | August 3 | |||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 49.49 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
editThis 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
editThe 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
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World record | 51.73 | Pittsburgh, United States | 23 August 1930 | |
Olympic record | 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
editDate | Time | Round |
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Wednesday, 3 August 1932 | 14:30 | Final |
Results
editRank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
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John Anderson | 47.87 | 48.86 OR | 49.39 OR | 49.49 OR | 48.72 | 47.98 | 49.49 | OR | ||
Henri LaBorde | 48.23 OR | X | 48.45 | X | 48.47 | 47.15 | 48.47 | |||
Paul Winter | 45.89 | 47.16 | 46.72 | 47.34 | 42.45 | 47.85 | 47.85 | |||
4 | Jules Noël | 44.85 | 44.26 | 46.42 | 47.74 | 45.07 | 46.38 | 47.74 | ||
5 | István Donogán | X | 44.25 | 47.08 | X | X | X | 47.08 | ||
6 | Endre Madarász | 39.32 | 46.52 | 40.51 | 44.50 | X | X | 46.52 | ||
7 | Kalevi Kotkas | 43.62 | 45.87 | 42.44 | Did not advance | 45.87 | ||||
8 | Paul Jessup | 39.14 | 43.97 | 45.25 | Did not advance | 45.25 | ||||
9 | József Remetz | 43.65 | 45.02 | X | Did not advance | 45.02 | ||||
10 | Emil Janausch | 43.06 | 41.80 | 44.82 | Did not advance | 44.82 | ||||
11 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | X | 38.92 | 44.51 | Did not advance | 44.51 | ||||
12 | Harry Hart | 35.26 | 43.33 | 39.24 | Did not advance | 43.33 | ||||
13 | Zygmunt Heljasz | 42.59 | X | 41.55 | Did not advance | 42.59 | ||||
14 | Emil Hirschfeld | X | 42.42 | 41.74 | Did not advance | 42.42 | ||||
15 | František Douda | 41.60 | 42.39 | X | Did not advance | 42.39 | ||||
16 | Clément Duhour | X | 38.92 | 40.22 | Did not advance | 40.22 | ||||
17 | Veljko Narančić | 36.51 | 34.52 | X | Did not advance | 36.51 | ||||
18 | Pedro Elsa | X | X | X | Did not advance | No mark | ||||
— | Jesús Aguirre | Did not start | ||||||||
Bento Barros | Did not start | |||||||||
Héctor Berra | Did not start | |||||||||
Francisco Robledo | Did not start | |||||||||
Carmine Giorgi | Did not start | |||||||||
Antônio Giusfredi | Did not start | |||||||||
José Antonio Masó | Did not start |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Official Report, p. 377.
- ^ Official Report, p. 452.