Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | August 2 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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Adolfo Consolini Italy
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Giuseppe Tosi Italy
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Fortune Gordien United States
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The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 2. The final was won by Italian Adolfo Consolini.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 46.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Key: OR = Olympic record
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