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

The women's discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 2.

Final standings

Rank	Name	Distance	Notes
	Lillian Copeland Lillian Copeland Lillian Copeland was an American athlete, who excelled in weight throwing. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S...	40.58	OR
	Ruth Osburn	40.12	OR
	Jadwiga Wajs Jadwiga Wajs Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw.-Career:...	38.74
4	Tilly Fleischer Tilly Fleischer Ottilie Fleischer was a German athlete who excelled in track and field....	36.12
5	Grete Heublein Grete Heublein Margarete Heublein was a German track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw, shot put and the 100 metres sprint. She set the world record on June 19, 1932 in Hagen, reaching 40.84 metres, but lost it the same day....	34.66
6	Stanisława Walasiewicz	33.60
7	Mitsue Ishizu	33.52
8	Ellen Braumüller Ellen Braumüller Ellen Braumüller was a track and field athlete from Germany, who competed mainly in the javelin throw. She competed for her native country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA, where she won the silver medal in the javelin throw. She was born and died in Berlin....	33.15
9	Margaret Jenkins	30.22

Key: OR = Olympic record

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