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

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates August 3
Competitors 18 from 11 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
«1928 1936»
Athletics at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m steeple men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 3.

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
John Anderson United States 49.49 OR
Henri LaBorde United States 48.47
Paul Winter France 47.85
4 Jules Noël France 47.74
5 István Donogán Hungary 47.08
6 Endre Madarász Hungary 46.52
7 Kalevi Kotkas Finland 45.87
8 Paul Jessup United States 45.25
9 József Remetz Hungary 45.02
10 Emil Janausch Austria 44.82
11 Hans-Heinrich Sievert Germany 44.51
12 Harry Hart South Africa 43.33
13 Zygmunt Heljasz Poland 42.59
14 Emil Hirschfeld Germany 42.42
15 František Douda Czechoslovakia 42.39
16 Clément Duhour France 40.22
17 Veljko Narančić Yugoslavia 36.51
18 Pedro Elsa Argentina 34.36

Key: OR = Olympic record

References