The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920 and on Sunday, August 22, 1920.

16 discus throwers from eight nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record	47.58	James Duncan James Duncan (athlete) James Duncan was an American athlete, a member of the Mohawk Athletic Club, the Bradhurst Field Club and the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed mainly in the discus throw. Duncan was a member of the U.S...	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	May 12, 1912
Olympic Record	45.21	Armas Taipale Armas Taipale Armas Rudolf Taipale was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw....	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 12, 1912

Results

The best six discus throwers qualified for the final.

Place	Athlete	Qual.		Final
		Distance	Rank
1		44.685	1	44.685
2		44.19	2	44.19
3		42.13	3	42.13
4		40.16	5	41.07
5		40.875	4	40.875
6		39.41	6	39.41
7		38.23
8		38.19
9		37.75
10		37.58
11		37.35
12		37.00
13		36.75
14		36.10
15		35.53
16		32.00