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Discus Throw, Men

Date	5 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin
Participants	31 from 17 countries

The dominant thrower in 1934-35 was Harald Andersson (SWE), who broke the world record twice in one day in 1934. Later in 1935 Germany’s Willy Schröder broke Andersson’s record. But neither man did well in Berlin. Andersson did not make the final, while Schröder would place only fifth. American Gordon Dunn moved into the lead with 49.36 (161-11½) in round two, with Italy’s surprising Giorgio Oberweger moving up to second in round three with 49.23 (161-6¼). Ken Carpenter produced the gold medal winning throw in round five with 50.48 (165-7½).

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	791	Ken Carpenter	USA	45.00est (AC)	50.48 (1)	Gold	OR
2	792	Gordon Dunn	USA	47.00est (AC)	49.36 (2)	Silver
3	350	Giorgio Oberweger	ITA	46.00est (AC)	49.23 (3)	Bronze
4	479	Reidar Sørlie	NOR	47.00est (AC)	48.77 (4)
5	875	Willy Schröder	GER	44.00est (AC)	47.93 (5)
6	17	Nikolaos Syllas	GRE	45.00est (AC)	47.75 (6)
7	600	Gunnar Bergh	SWE	45.00est (AC)	47.22 (7)
8	601	Åke Hedvall	SWE	44.00est (AC)	46.20 (8)
9	516	Johann Wotapek	AUT	45.00est (AC)	46.05 (9)
10	478	Helge Sivertsen	NOR	45.00est (AC)	45.89 (10)
11	873	Hans Fritsch	GER	44.50est (AC)	45.10 (11)
12	234	Jules Noël	FRA	45.50est (AC)	44.56 (12)
13	793	Walter Wood	USA	47.00est (AC)	43.83 (13)
AC r1/2	515	Emil Janausch	AUT	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	122	Guo Jie	CHN	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	123	Leng Peigen	CHN	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	173	Kalevi Kotkas	FIN	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	235	Paul Winter	FRA	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	364	Bernarr Prendergast	GBR	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	290	Laurence Reavell-Carter	GBR	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	874	Gerhard Hilbrecht	GER	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	724	Endre Madarász	HUN	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	349	Ruggero Biancani	ITA	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	453	Oskar Ospelt	LIE	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	459	Jean Wagner	LUX	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	566	Petre Havaleț	ROU	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	599	Harald Andersson	SWE	38.50est (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	690	Miroslav Vítek	TCH	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	688	Valér Barač	TCH	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	438	Nikola Kleut	YUG	– (DNQ)	–
AC r1/2	439	Veljko Narančić	YUG	– (DNQ)	–
DNS	121	Chen Baoqiu	CHN	–	–
DNS	645	Félix Erausquin	ESP	–	–
DNS	233	André Fitte	FRA	–	–
DNS	16	Ioannis Seraidaris	GRE	–	–
DNS	723	István Donogán	HUN	–	–
DNS	405	Eiichiro Matsuno	JPN	–	–
DNS	689	Július Viktorý	TCH	–	–
DNS	429	Nikola Vučević	YUG	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	5 August 1936 — 10:30
Format	All those reaching 44.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
AC	792	Gordon Dunn	USA	47.00est	Q
AC	479	Reidar Sørlie	NOR	47.00est	Q
AC	793	Walter Wood	USA	47.00est	Q
AC	350	Giorgio Oberweger	ITA	46.00est	Q
AC	234	Jules Noël	FRA	45.50est	Q
AC	791	Ken Carpenter	USA	45.00est	Q
AC	17	Nikolaos Syllas	GRE	45.00est	Q
AC	600	Gunnar Bergh	SWE	45.00est	Q
AC	516	Johann Wotapek	AUT	45.00est	Q
AC	478	Helge Sivertsen	NOR	45.00est	Q
AC	873	Hans Fritsch	GER	44.50est	Q
AC	875	Willy Schröder	GER	44.00est	Q
AC	601	Åke Hedvall	SWE	44.00est	Q
DNQ	599	Harald Andersson	SWE	38.50est
DNQ	364	Bernarr Prendergast	GBR	–
DNQ	122	Guo Jie	CHN	–
DNQ	515	Emil Janausch	AUT	–
DNQ	724	Endre Madarász	HUN	–
DNQ	874	Gerhard Hilbrecht	GER	–
DNQ	459	Jean Wagner	LUX	–
DNQ	173	Kalevi Kotkas	FIN	–
DNQ	290	Laurence Reavell-Carter	GBR	–
DNQ	123	Leng Peigen	CHN	–
DNQ	690	Miroslav Vítek	TCH	–
DNQ	438	Nikola Kleut	YUG	–
DNQ	453	Oskar Ospelt	LIE	–
DNQ	235	Paul Winter	FRA	–
DNQ	566	Petre Havaleț	ROU	–
DNQ	349	Ruggero Biancani	ITA	–
DNQ	688	Valér Barač	TCH	–
DNQ	439	Veljko Narančić	YUG	–

Final Round

Date	5 August 1936 — 15:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance	Throw-Off Distance
1	791	Ken Carpenter	USA	50.48	x	44.53	48.98	x	50.48	47.48	–	OR
2	792	Gordon Dunn	USA	49.36	x	49.36	48.04	47.21	47.77	x	–
3	350	Giorgio Oberweger	ITA	49.23	46.67	46.65	49.23	47.28	x	x	–
4	479	Reidar Sørlie	NOR	48.77	47.01	48.77	46.79	47.66	48.65	47.87	–
5	875	Willy Schröder	GER	47.93	44.79	47.22	45.01	47.39	47.81	47.93	47.64
6	17	Nikolaos Syllas	GRE	47.75	47.75	44.58	47.07	45.34	47.59	47.67	–
7	600	Gunnar Bergh	SWE	47.22	44.19	47.13	47.22	–	–	–	46.19
8	601	Åke Hedvall	SWE	46.20	46.20	46.15	45.83	–	–	–	–
9	516	Johann Wotapek	AUT	46.05	45.65	44.34	46.05	–	–	–	–
10	478	Helge Sivertsen	NOR	45.89	x	45.82	45.89	–	–	–	–
11	873	Hans Fritsch	GER	45.10	38.91	45.10	43.61	–	–	–	–
12	234	Jules Noël	FRA	44.56	44.56	x	43.70	–	–	–	–
13	793	Walter Wood	USA	43.83	43.83	x	43.32	–	–	–	–