The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record48.31 mBerlin, Germany11 July 1936Olympic record47.63 mBerlin, Germany4 August 1936
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundFriday, 30 July 1948 15:30Finals
Results
Final standings
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes Micheline Ostermeyer 41.92 Edera Gentile 41.17 Jacqueline Mazéas 40.47 4 Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz 39.30 5 Lotte Haidegger 38.81 6 Ans Panhorst-Niesink 38.74 7 Majken Åberg 38.48 8 Ingeborg Mello 38.44 9 Frieda Tiltsch 37.19 10 Paulette Veste 36.84 11 Frances Kaszubski 36.50 12 Gudrun Arenander 36.25 13 Nel Roos-Lodder 36.15 14 Bevis Reid 35.84 15 Marianne Schläger 34.79 16 Dorothy Dodson 34.69 17 Gabre Gabric 34.17 18 Pak Bong-sik 33.80 19 Margaret Birtwistle 33.02 20 Elspeth Whyte 32.46 21 Julija Matej 30.25
References
External links Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.