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

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.

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 →

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
  Ken Carpenter   United States X 44.53 48.98 X 50.48 47.48 50.48 OR OR
  Gordon Dunn   United States X 49.36 48.04 47.21 47.77 X 49.36
  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.