Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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Men's discus throw at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 21–22 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | |
4×400 m relay | men | |
3000 m team race | men | |
3 km walk | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | |
56 lb weight throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | men | |
Decathlon | men | |
Cross-country events | ||
Individual | men | |
Team | men |
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920, and on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
16 discus throwers from eight nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 47.58 | ![]() |
New York (USA) | May 12, 1912 |
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Olympic Record | 45.21 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 12, 1912 |
Results
The best six discus throwers qualified for the final.
Place | Athlete | Qual. | Final | |
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Distance | Rank | |||
1 | ![]() |
44.685 | 1 | 44.685 |
2 | ![]() |
44.19 | 2 | 44.19 |
3 | ![]() |
42.13 | 3 | 42.13 |
4 | ![]() |
40.16 | 5 | 41.07 |
5 | ![]() |
40.875 | 4 | 40.875 |
6 | ![]() |
39.41 | 6 | 39.41 |
7 | ![]() |
38.23 | ||
8 | ![]() |
38.19 | ||
9 | ![]() |
37.75 | ||
10 | ![]() |
37.58 | ||
11 | ![]() |
37.35 | ||
12 | ![]() |
37.00 | ||
13 | ![]() |
36.75 | ||
14 | ![]() |
36.10 | ||
15 | ![]() |
35.53 | ||
16 | ![]() |
32.00 |
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