Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 5, 1936. Thirty-one athletes from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Ken Carpenter of the United States.[2] It was the nation's fourth consecutive, and seventh overall, victory in the men's discus throw; it was also the second consecutive Games that the Americans finished with both of the top two places, as Gordon Dunn took silver. Giorgio Oberweger earned Italy's first men's discus throw medal with his bronze.
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Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
Date | August 5 | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 50.48 OR | |||||||||
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