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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueOlympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
DateAugust 5
Competitors31 from 17 nations
Winning distance50.48 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ken Carpenter
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gordon Dunn
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giorgio Oberweger
 Italy
← 1932
1948 →

The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 5, 1936. Thirty-one athletes from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Ken Carpenter of the United States.[2] It was the nation's fourth consecutive, and seventh overall, victory in the men's discus throw; it was also the second consecutive Games that the Americans finished with both of the top two places, as Gordon Dunn took silver. Giorgio Oberweger earned Italy's first men's discus throw medal with his bronze.

Background

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This was the 10th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from 1932 were bronze medalist Paul Winter and fourth-place finisher Jules Noël of France and sixth-place finisher Endre Madarász of Hungary. The favorites were Harald Andersson of Sweden ("dominant" in 1934 and 1935, with two world records in one day in 1934) and Willy Schröder of Germany (who had broken Andersson's record in 1935).[1]

The Republic of China and Liechtenstein each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 10th appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format

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The competition introduced a true two-round format, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final (though the official report describes the competition as having three phases, with the final being a "semi-finals" and "final"). In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 44.00 metres advanced to the final. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[1][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World record  Willy Schröder (GER) 53.10 Magdeburg, Germany 28 April 1935
Olympic record  John Anderson (USA) 49.49 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1932

Ken Carpenter broke the Olympic record by throwing 50.48 metres in the fourth throw of the final.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Wednesday, 5 August 1936 10:30
15:00
Qualifying
Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Distances are estimated.

Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
1 Gordon Dunn  United States 47.00 Q
Reidar Sørlie  Norway 47.00 Q
Walter Wood  United States 47.00 Q
4 Giorgio Oberweger  Italy 46.00 Q
5 Jules Noël  France 45.50 Q
6 Gunnar Bergh  Sweden 45.00 Q
Ken Carpenter  United States 45.00 Q
Helge Sivertsen  Norway 45.00 Q
Nikolaos Syllas  Greece 45.00 Q
Johann Wotapek  Austria 45.00 Q
11 Hans Fritsch  Germany 44.50 Q
12 Åke Hedvall  Sweden 44.00 Q
Willy Schröder  Germany 44.00 Q
13–31 Bernard Prendergast  Great Britain Unknown
Guo Jie  Republic of China 41.13
Emil Janausch  Austria Unknown
Endre Madarász  Hungary Unknown
Gerhard Hilbrecht  Germany Unknown
Harald Andersson  Sweden 38.50
Jean Wagner  Luxembourg Unknown
Kalevi Kotkas  Finland Unknown
Laurence Reavell-Carter  Great Britain Unknown
Ling Peigeng  Republic of China Unknown
Miroslav Vítek  Czechoslovakia Unknown
Nikola Kleut  Yugoslavia Unknown
Oskar Ospelt  Liechtenstein Unknown
Paul Winter  France Unknown
Petre Havaleț  Romania Unknown
Ruggero Biancani  Italy Unknown
Valér Barač  Czechoslovakia 42.82
Veljko Narančić  Yugoslavia Unknown

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ken Carpenter  United States X 44.53 48.98 X 50.48 47.48 50.48 OR OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gordon Dunn  United States X 49.36 48.04 47.21 47.77 X 49.36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giorgio Oberweger  Italy 46.67 46.65 49.23 47.28 X X 49.23
4 Reidar Sørlie  Norway 47.01 48.77 46.79 47.66 48.65 47.87 48.77
5 Willy Schröder  Germany 44.79 47.22 45.01 47.39 47.81 47.93 47.93
6 Nikolaos Syllas  Greece 47.75 44.58 47.07 45.34 47.59 47.67 47.75
7 Gunnar Bergh  Sweden 44.19 47.13 47.22 Did not advance 47.22
8 Åke Hedvall  Sweden 46.20 46.15 45.83 Did not advance 46.20
9 Johann Wotapek  Austria 45.65 44.34 46.05 Did not advance 46.05
10 Helge Sivertsen  Norway X 45.82 45.89 Did not advance 45.89
11 Hans Fritsch  Germany 38.91 45.10 43.61 Did not advance 45.10
12 Jules Noël  France 44.56 X 43.70 Did not advance 44.56
13 Walter Wood  United States 43.83 X 43.32 Did not advance 43.83

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 676.