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

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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
← 1928
1936 →

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

Results

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Final standings

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Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lillian Copeland  United States 40.58 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruth Osburn  United States 40.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jadwiga Wajs  Poland 38.74
4 Tilly Fleischer  Germany 36.12
5 Grete Heublein  Germany 34.66
6 Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland 33.60
7 Mitsue Ishizu  Japan 33.52
8 Ellen Braumüller  Germany 33.15
9 Margaret Jenkins  United States 30.22

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

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  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.