Women's discus throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 2
Competitors9 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lillian Copeland
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruth Osburn
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jadwiga Wajs
 Poland

The women's discus throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 2.[1]

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Lillian Copeland United States40.58OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ruth Osburn United States40.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jadwiga Wajs Poland38.74
4Tilly Fleischer Germany36.12
5Grete Heublein Germany34.66
6Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland33.60
7Mitsue Ishizu Japan33.52
8Ellen Braumüller Germany33.15
9Margaret Jenkins United States30.22

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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