Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
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| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | |||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | |||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Halina Konopacka Poland |
Lillian Copeland United States |
Ruth Svedberg Sweden |
Records
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | - |
In the final Halina Konopacka set a new world record with 39.62 metres.
Results
Qualification
The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.
Group 1
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Halina Konopacka (POL) |
39.17 | 1 | Q |
| 2 |  Lillian Copeland (USA) |
36.66 | 2 | Q |
| 3 |  Grete Heublein (GER) |
35.56 | 3 | Q |
| 4 |  Ruth Svedberg (SWE) |
34.68 | 5 | Q |
| 5 | Maybelle Reichardt (USA) |
33.52 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Lucienne Velu (FRA) |
31.29 | 10 | |
| 7 |  Lena Michaëlis (NED) |
31.04 | 11 | |
| 8 | Paula Mollenhauer (GER) |
30.94 | 12 | |
| 9 |  Piera Borsani (ITA) |
30.67 | 13 | |
| 10 |  Elfrīda Karlsone (LAT) |
30.60 | 14 | |
| 11 |  Lucie Petit-Diagre (BEL) |
25.28 | 20 | |
| 12 | Jenny Toitgans (BEL) |
24.40 | 21 |
Group 2
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milly Reuter (GER) |
34.75 | 4 | Q |
| 2 |  Liesl Perkaus (AUT) |
33.54 | 6 | Q |
| 3 | Genowefa Kobielska (POL) |
32.72 | 8 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Mäder (GER) |
32.22 | 9 | |
| 5 | Rena MacDonald (USA) |
30.25 | 15 | |
| 6 |  Erzsébet Ruda (HUN) |
29.65 | 16 | |
| 7 | Bets Dekens (NED) |
29.36 | 17 | |
| 8 |  Berta Jikeli (ROU) |
28.19 | 18 | |
| 9 | Margaret Jenkins (USA) |
27.07 | 19 |
Final
The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | Final Width | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halina Konopacka (POL) |
39.17 | 39.62 | 39.62 WR |
| 2 | Lillian Copeland (USA) |
36.66 | 37.08 | 37.08 |
| 3 | Ruth Svedberg (SWE) |
34.68 | 35.92 | 35.92 |
| 4 | Milly Reuter (GER) |
34.75 | 35.86 | 35.86 |
| 5 | Grete Heublein (GER) |
35.56 | 35.56 | |
| 6 | Liesl Perkaus (AUT) |
33.54 | 33.54 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
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