Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
March 12, 2024
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Twenty-eight athletes from 18 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The competition was held on August 2. The final was won by Adolfo Consolini of Italy.[2] It was the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw; Italy had previously taken bronze in 1936. Giuseppe Tosi earned silver to put Italy in the top two places. Fortune Gordien of the United States won bronze, keeping the Americans on the podium in each appearance of the men's discus throw to date.
This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1936 Games were bronze medalist Giorgio Oberweger of Italy and sixth-place finisher Nikolaos Syllas of Greece. Oberweger's teammates, Adolfo Consolini (who had held the world record until 1946, and would take it back later in 1948) and Giuseppe Tosi, were the favorites after finishing first and second in the European championships. The biggest challenger outside of Italy was American Fortune Gordien, the 1947 and 1948 AAU champion. World record holder and inventor of the Minnesota Whip technique Bob Fitch was unable to attend the Games.[1]
South Korea, Pakistan, and Peru each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 11th appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.
Competition formatedit
The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 46.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. 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]
Recordsedit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Adolfo Consolini and Giuseppe Tosi both beat the Olympic record in the qualifying round, with Consolini's throw going 51.08 metres. Tosi's first throw in the final bettered that, at 51.78 metres. Consolini responded with a 52.78 metres throw in the second set. The bronze medalist, Fortune Gordien, also exceeded the old record.
Qual. rule: qualification standard 46.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q). Individual throw results are not known, though Consolini and Tosi's qualifying throws were on the first attempt. Frank fouled on his first and third throws.
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.
March 12, 2024
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The men s discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics Twenty eight athletes from 18 nations competed 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The competition was held on August 2 The final was won by Adolfo Consolini of Italy 2 It was the nation s first victory in the men s discus throw Italy had previously taken bronze in 1936 Giuseppe Tosi earned silver to put Italy in the top two places Fortune Gordien of the United States won bronze keeping the Americans on the podium in each appearance of the men s discus throw to date Men s discus throwat the Games of the XIV OlympiadAdolfo ConsoliniVenueWembley StadiumDateAugust 2 qualifying and final Competitors28 from 18 nationsWinning distance52 78 ORMedalistsAdolfo Consolini ItalyGiuseppe Tosi ItalyFortune Gordien United States 19361952 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Qualifying round 5 2 Final 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThis was the 11th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics The returning finalists from the 1936 Games were bronze medalist Giorgio Oberweger of Italy and sixth place finisher Nikolaos Syllas of Greece Oberweger s teammates Adolfo Consolini who had held the world record until 1946 and would take it back later in 1948 and Giuseppe Tosi were the favorites after finishing first and second in the European championships The biggest challenger outside of Italy was American Fortune Gordien the 1947 and 1948 AAU champion World record holder and inventor of the Minnesota Whip technique Bob Fitch was unable to attend the Games 1 South Korea Pakistan and Peru each made their debut in the men s discus throw The United States made its 11th appearance having competed in every edition of the Olympic men s discus throw to date Competition format editThe competition used the two round format introduced in 1936 with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final In qualifying each athlete received three attempts those recording a mark of at least 46 00 metres advanced to the final If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance the top 12 would advance 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 editPrior to the competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Bob Fitch USA 54 93 Minneapolis United States 8 June 1946Olympic record nbsp Ken Carpenter USA 50 48 Berlin Germany 5 August 1936Adolfo Consolini and Giuseppe Tosi both beat the Olympic record in the qualifying round with Consolini s throw going 51 08 metres Tosi s first throw in the final bettered that at 51 78 metres Consolini responded with a 52 78 metres throw in the second set The bronze medalist Fortune Gordien also exceeded the old record Schedule editAll times are British Summer Time UTC 1 Date Time RoundMonday 2 August 1948 11 0015 30 QualifyingFinalResults editQualifying round edit Qual rule qualification standard 46 00m Q or at least best 12 qualified q Individual throw results are not known though Consolini and Tosi s qualifying throws were on the first attempt Frank fouled on his first and third throws Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes1 Adolfo Consolini nbsp Italy 51 08 Q OR2 Giuseppe Tosi nbsp Italy 50 56 Q3 Fortune Gordien nbsp United States 48 40 Q4 Veikko Nyqvist nbsp Finland 47 75 Q5 Ivar Ramstad nbsp Norway 47 34 Q6 Nikolaos Syllas nbsp Greece 47 03 Q7 Ferenc Klics nbsp Hungary 46 65 Q8 Stein Johnson nbsp Norway 46 54 Q9 Uno Fransson nbsp Sweden 45 99 q10 Hermann Tunner nbsp Austria 45 92 q11 Eduardo Julve nbsp Peru 45 86 q12 Arvo Huutoniemi nbsp Finland 44 77 q13 Bill Burton nbsp United States 43 7814 Felix Erauzquin nbsp Spain 43 6615 Giorgio Oberweger nbsp Italy 43 1316 Danilo Zerjal nbsp Yugoslavia 43 0717 Manuel Consiglieri nbsp Peru 43 0118 Emilio Malchiodi nbsp Argentina 42 9819 James Nesbitt nbsp Great Britain 42 0920 Vic Frank nbsp United States 42 0021 Jack Brewer nbsp Great Britain 41 9522 Cummin Clancy nbsp Ireland 40 7323 Eric Coy nbsp Canada 39 5324 Roger Verhaes nbsp Belgium 39 1425 Laurence Reavell Carter nbsp Great Britain 38 0426 Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik nbsp Pakistan 36 23Ahmed Zahur Khan nbsp Pakistan 36 23 An Yeong han nbsp South Korea No mark Aad de Bruyn nbsp Netherlands DNSJose Carvahal nbsp Spain DNSGin Gang hwan nbsp South Korea DNSIgnace Heinrich nbsp France DNSRaymond Kirstetter nbsp France DNSMieczyslaw Lomowski nbsp Poland DNSJose Luis Torres nbsp Spain DNSFinal edit Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes nbsp Adolfo Consolini nbsp Italy 49 67 52 78 OR 47 94 X 50 51 50 43 52 78 OR nbsp Giuseppe Tosi nbsp Italy 51 78 OR 48 81 50 11 50 09 X 51 18 51 78 nbsp Fortune Gordien nbsp United States 47 95 49 20 50 77 X 48 74 X 50 774 Ivar Ramstad nbsp Norway Unknown 49 215 Ferenc Klics nbsp Hungary Unknown 48 216 Veikko Nyqvist nbsp Finland Unknown 47 337 Nikolaos Syllas nbsp Greece Unknown Did not advance 47 258 Stein Johnson nbsp Norway Unknown Did not advance 46 549 Arvo Huutoniemi nbsp Finland Unknown Did not advance 45 2810 Uno Fransson nbsp Sweden Unknown Did not advance 45 2511 Hermann Tunner nbsp Austria Unknown Did not advance 44 4312 Eduardo Julve nbsp Peru Unknown Did not advance 44 05References edit a b c Discus Throw Men Olympedia Retrieved 28 October 2020 Athletics at the 1948 Berlin Summer Games Men s Discus Throw sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 11 January 2018 Official Report p 271 External links editOrganising Committee for the XIV Olympiad The 1948 The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad LA84 Foundation Retrieved 5 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at 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