| Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Format: Top six advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: July 31, 1928 |
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| Date Finished: July 31, 1928 |
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| (Competitors: 21; Countries: 12) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Between 1925 and 1927 Halina Konopacka had set five world records, of which two were ratified. Her cast of 39.17 in the qualifying round missed her record by one centimetre. The 27 year-old, throwing while clad in her usual outfit of shorts, singlet and beret, improved in the final with a world record of 39.62, to become the first-ever Olympic women’s athletics gold medallist. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| This was the first women's athletics event contested at the Modern Olympic Games. The favorite was Poland's Halina Konopacka who had bettered the world record five times between May 1925 and September 1927, not all of them ratified. She had also won the FSFI Women's World Games in 1926. In the qualifying she threw 39.17 (128-6¼), only one centimeter off her world record, but she improved to 39.62 (130-0) in the final for a world record and gold medal. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record |
39.18 |
 Halina Konopacka |
Warsaw (POL) |
September 4, 1927 |
| Olympic Record |
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In the final Halina Konopacka set a new world record with 39.62 metres.
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Results |
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| Discus Throw |
Women |
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Final |
31 July |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
39.62 |
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Halina Konopacka |
Poland |
POL |
28 |
WR |
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| 2 |
37.08 |
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Lillian Copeland |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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| 3 |
35.92 |
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Ruth Svedberg |
Sweden |
SWE |
25 |
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| 4 |
35.86 |
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Milly Reuter |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 5 |
35.56 |
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Grete Heublein |
Germany |
GER |
20 |
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| 6 |
33.54 |
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Liesl Perkaus |
Austria |
AUT |
22 |
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Women |
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Qualifying Round |
31 July |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
39.17 |
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Halina Konopacka |
Poland |
POL |
28 |
OR |
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| 2 |
36.33 |
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Lillian Copeland |
United States |
USA |
23 |
OR |
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| 3 |
35.56 |
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Grete Heublein |
Germany |
GER |
20 |
OR |
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| 4 |
34.75 |
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Milly Reuter |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 5 |
34.68 |
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Ruth Svedberg |
Sweden |
SWE |
25 |
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| 6 |
33.54 |
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Liesl Perkaus |
Austria |
AUT |
22 |
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| 7 |
33.52 |
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Maybelle Reichardt |
United States |
USA |
20 |
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| 8 |
32.72 |
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Genowefa Kobielska |
Poland |
POL |
22 |
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| 9 |
32.22 |
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Charlotte Mäder |
Germany |
GER |
22 |
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| 10 |
31.29 |
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Lucienne Velu |
France |
FRA |
26 |
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| 11 |
31.04 |
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Lena Michaëlis |
Netherlands |
NED |
22 |
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| 12 |
30.94 |
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Paula Mollenhauer |
Germany |
GER |
19 |
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| 13 |
30.67 |
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Piera Borsani |
Italy |
ITA |
18 |
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| 14 |
30.60 |
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Elfrīda Karlsone |
Latvia |
LAT |
24 |
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| 15 |
30.25 |
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Rena MacDonald |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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| 16 |
29.65 |
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Erzsébet Ruda |
Hungary |
HUN |
23 |
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| 17 |
29.36 |
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Bets Dekens |
Netherlands |
NED |
21 |
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| 18 |
28.19 |
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Berta Jikeli |
Romania |
ROU |
17 |
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| 19 |
27.07 |
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Margaret Jenkins |
United States |
USA |
24 |
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| 20 |
25.28 |
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Lucie Petit-Diagre |
Belgium |
BEL |
26 |
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| 21 |
24.40 |
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Jenny Toitgans |
Belgium |
BEL |
23 |
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Detailed View
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Qualification
The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.
Group 1
| Place |
Athlete |
Distance |
Overall Rank |
Qual. |
| 1 |
 Halina Konopacka (POL) |
39.17 |
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 Lillian Copeland (USA) |
36.66 |
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 Grete Heublein (GER) |
35.56 |
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Q |
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 Ruth Svedberg (SWE) |
34.68 |
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Q |
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Maybelle Reichardt (USA) |
33.52 |
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 Lucienne Velu (FRA) |
31.29 |
10 |
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 Lena Michaëlis (NED) |
31.04 |
11 |
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Paula Mollenhauer (GER) |
30.94 |
12 |
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 Piera Borsani (ITA) |
30.67 |
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 Elfrīda Karlsone (LAT) |
30.60 |
14 |
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 Lucie Petit-Diagre (BEL) |
25.28 |
20 |
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Jenny Toitgans (BEL) |
24.40 |
21 |
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Group 2
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Athlete |
Distance |
Overall Rank |
Qual. |
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Milly Reuter (GER) |
34.75 |
4 |
Q |
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 Liesl Perkaus (AUT) |
33.54 |
6 |
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Genowefa Kobielska (POL) |
32.72 |
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Charlotte Mäder (GER) |
32.22 |
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Rena MacDonald (USA) |
30.25 |
15 |
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 Erzsébet Ruda (HUN) |
29.65 |
16 |
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Bets Dekens (NED) |
29.36 |
17 |
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 Berta Jikeli (ROU) |
28.19 |
18 |
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Margaret Jenkins (USA) |
27.07 |
19 |
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Final
The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.
| Place |
Athlete |
Qual. Width |
Final Width |
Distance |
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Halina Konopacka (POL) |
39.17 |
39.62 |
39.62 WR |
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Lillian Copeland (USA) |
36.66 |
37.08 |
37.08 |
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Ruth Svedberg (SWE) |
34.68 |
35.92 |
35.92 |
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Milly Reuter (GER) |
34.75 |
35.86 |
35.86 |
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Grete Heublein (GER) |
35.56 |
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35.56 |
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Liesl Perkaus (AUT) |
33.54 |
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33.54 |
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