1932 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Discus Throw (Men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | Discus throw | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 18 athletes from 11 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 3, 1932 | ||||||||
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The men's discus throw at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was held on August 3, 1932 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . 18 athletes took part.
The American John Anderson was Olympic champion ahead of his compatriot Henri LaBorde . The French Paul Winter won the bronze medal.
Existing records
- World record : 51.73 m - Paul Jessup ( USA ), Pittsburgh , August 30, 1930
- Olympic record : 47.32 m - Bud Houser ( USA ), Amsterdam qualifying round , August 1, 1928
Conducting the competition
On August 3rd, all athletes went into a qualifying round with three attempts each. The best six competitors had three more attempts in the final, which was held on the same day. The result of the qualification was included in the final result.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
qualification
Date: August 3, 1932
space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | result | annotation |
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1 | John Anderson | United States | 47.87 m | 48.86 m | 49.39 m | 49.39 m | OR |
2 | Henri LaBorde | United States | 48.23 m | X | 48.45 m | 48.45 m | |
3 | Paul Winter | France | 45.89 m | 47.16 m | 46.72 m | 47.16 m | |
4th | István Donogán | Hungary | X | 44.25 m | 47.08 m | 47.08 m | |
5 | Endre Madarász | Hungary | 39.32 m | 46.52 m | 40.51 m | 46.52 m | |
6th | Jules Noël | France | 44.85 m | 44.26 m | 46.42 m | 46.42 m | |
7th | Kalevi Kotkas | Finland | 43.62 m | 45.87 m | 42.44 m | 45.87 m | |
8th | Paul Jessup | United States | 39.14 m | 43.97 m | 45.25 | 45.25 m | |
9 | József Remecz | Hungary | 43.65 m | 45.02 m | X | 45.02 m | |
10 | Emil Janausch | Austria | 43.06 m | 41.80 m | 44.82 m | 44.82 m | |
11 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | German Empire | X | 38.92 m | 44.51 m | 44.51 m | |
12 | Harry Hart | South African Union | 35.26 m | 43.33 m | 39.24 m | 43.33 m | |
13 | Zygmunt Heljasz | Poland | 42.59 m | X | 41.55 m | 42.59 m | |
14th | Emil Hirschfeld | German Empire | X | 42.42 m | 41.74 m | 42.42 m | |
15th | František Douda | Czechoslovakia | 41.60 m | 42.39 m | X | 42.39 m | |
16 | Clement Duhour | France | X | 38.92 m | 40.22 m | 40.22 m | |
17th | Veljko Narančić | Yugoslavia | 36.51 m | 34.51 m | X | 36.51 m | |
18th | Pedro Elsa | Argentina | Trial series unknown | 34.36 m |
Bottom line
Date: August 3, 1932
The American world record holder Paul Jessup stayed about six and a half meters below his record. Olympic champion was his compatriot John Anderson, who also had the best series of all throwers and threw three times over 49 meters. However, there was a blatant faux pas by the judges. While the French Jules Noël clearly surpassed the 49-meter mark with his first final throw, the entire jury watched the decision in the pole vault . So Noël's attempt could neither be measured nor rated. After much back and forth it was decided that the French could repeat his throw. But he stayed under 48 meters and was cheated of at least the silver medal by this bad mistake by the judges. This silver went to the American Henri LaBorde, bronze went to Noël's compatriot Paul Winter.
Another controversy arose between Noël and the organizers in the final because the Frenchman was drinking wine during the competition. With prohibition in the US , which banned the sale and consumption of alcohol, Noël had to convince officials that wine was part of his diet.
Noël's compatriot Paul Winter won the first French medal in this discipline.
final | ||||||||
space | Surname | nation | Qualification range | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | Bottom line | annotation |
1 | John Anderson | United States | 49.39 m | 49.49 m | 48.72 m | 47.98 m | 49.49 m | OR |
2 | Henri LaBorde | United States | 48.45 m | X | 48.47 | 47.15 m | 48.47 m | |
3 | Paul Winter | France | 47.16 m | 47.34 m | 42.45 m | 47.85 m | 47.85 m | |
4th | Jules Noël | France | 46.42 m | 47.74 m | 45.07 m | 46.38 m | 47.74 m | |
5 | István Donogán | Hungary | 47.08 m | X | X | X | 47.08 m | |
6th | Endre Madarász | Hungary | 46.52 m | 44.50 m | X | X | 46.52 m | |
7th | Kalevi Kotkas | Finland | 45.87 m | not in the final | 45.87 m | |||
8th | Paul Jessup | United States | 45.25 m | 45.25 m |
Picture gallery
Emil Hirschfeld (DEU) came 14th after fourth place in the shot put .
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 241f
Web links
- SportsReference Discus Throw , accessed September 18, 2017
- Official report pp. 452–453, engl. (PDF), accessed on September 18, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 557 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ SportsReference (Eng.)