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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.[1]
Women's discus throw at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | July 31 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 39.62 m | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 39.18 | Halina Konopacka | Warsaw (POL) | September 4, 1927 |
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Olympic Record | - |
In the final Halina Konopacka set a new world record with 39.62 metres.
The best six throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available. The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qual. | Final | Notes |
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Halina Konopacka | Poland | 39.17 | 39.62 | WR | |
Lillian Copeland | United States | 36.66 | 37.08 | ||
Ruth Svedberg | Sweden | 34.68 | 35.92 | ||
4 | Milly Reuter | Germany | 34.75 | 35.86 | |
5 | Grete Heublein | Germany | 35.56 | 35.56 | |
6 | Liesl Perkaus | Austria | 33.54 | 33.54 | |
7 | Maybelle Reichardt | United States | 33.52 | Did not advance | |
8 | Genowefa Kobielska | Poland | 32.72 | Did not advance | |
9 | Charlotte Mäder | Germany | 32.22 | Did not advance | |
10 | Lucienne Velu | France | 31.29 | Did not advance | |
11 | Lena Michaëlis | Netherlands | 31.04 | Did not advance | |
12 | Paula Mollenhauer | Germany | 30.94 | Did not advance | |
13 | Piera Borsani | Italy | 30.67 | Did not advance | |
14 | Elfrīda Karlsone | Latvia | 30.60 | Did not advance | |
15 | Rena MacDonald | United States | 30.25 | Did not advance | |
16 | Erzsébet Ruda | Hungary | 29.65 | Did not advance | |
17 | Bets Dekens | Netherlands | 29.36 | Did not advance | |
18 | Berta Jikeli | Romania | 28.19 | Did not advance | |
19 | Margaret Jenkins | United States | 27.07 | Did not advance | |
20 | Lucie Petit-Diagre | Belgium | 25.28 | Did not advance | |
21 | Jenny Toitgans | Belgium | 24.40 | Did not advance |
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