The men's

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 1, 1928. Thirty-four discus throwers from 19 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.Official Report, p. 374. The event was won by

Bud Houser Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser (September 25, 1901 – October 1, 1994) was an American field athlete. He won Olympic gold medals in the discus throw in 1924 and 1928 and in the shot put in 1924. Biography Houser was born in Winigan, Missouri, b ...

, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the discus throw (after

Martin Sheridan Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was a three time Olympic Games gold medallist. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday ...

). It was the fifth American victory in the event. As in 1924, silver went to Finland (this time by

Antero Kivi Lauri Antero Kivi (15 April 1904 – 29 June 1981) was a Finnish discus thrower who won the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ...

) and bronze to the United States (

James Corson James Hunt Corson (January 14, 1906 – November 12, 1981) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam in the discus throw where he won the ...

Background

This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from 1924 were defending champion

of the United States and fifth-place finisher

Ketil Askildt Ketil Askildt (24 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a Norway, Norwegian discus thrower. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he finished fifth in the discus final with a throw of 43.40 metres. In addition he finished fifteenth in shot put. At the 19 ...

of Norway. Houser had also taken the world record in 1926 and was the favorite in this competition. Chile, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Romania each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its eighth appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the single, divided-final format in use since 1896. Each athlete received three throws, with the top six receiving an additional three throws.Official Report, p. 452.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. At first

set a new Olympic record in the second round of the qualification with 47.00 metres. In the third round of the qualification

bettered the Olympic record with 47.32 metres.

Schedule

Results

The best six discus throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order is not available and the throwing series are only available for the best six throwers. The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.

References

Sources

Official Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's Discus Throw Discus Discus throw at the Olympics Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics