title: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
text: # Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
  
  The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was the first medal decision of a women's event in Olympic athletics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928. Twenty-one discus throwers from twelve nations competed.
  
  ## 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 | | - | | |
  
  In the final Halina Konopacka set a new world record with 39.62 metres.
  
  ## Results
  
  The best six throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available. The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qual. | Final | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Halina Konopacka | Poland | 39.17 | 39.62 | WR |
  | | Lillian Copeland | United States | 36.66 | 37.08 | |
  | | Ruth Svedberg | Sweden | 34.68 | 35.92 | |
  | 4 | Milly Reuter | Germany | 34.75 | 35.86 | |
  | 5 | Grete Heublein | Germany | 35.56 | 35.56 | |
  | 6 | Liesl Perkaus | Austria | 33.54 | 33.54 | |
  | 7 | Maybelle Reichardt | United States | 33.52 | Did not advance | |
  | 8 | Genowefa Kobielska | Poland | 32.72 | Did not advance | |
  | 9 | Charlotte Mäder | Germany | 32.22 | Did not advance | |
  | 10 | Lucienne Velu | France | 31.29 | Did not advance | |
  | 11 | Lena Michaëlis | Netherlands | 31.04 | Did not advance | |
  | 12 | Paula Mollenhauer | Germany | 30.94 | Did not advance | |
  | 13 | Piera Borsani | Italy | 30.67 | Did not advance | |
  | 14 | Elfrīda Karlsone | Latvia | 30.60 | Did not advance | |
  | 15 | Rena MacDonald | United States | 30.25 | Did not advance | |
  | 16 | Erzsébet Ruda | Hungary | 29.65 | Did not advance | |
  | 17 | Bets Dekens | Netherlands | 29.36 | Did not advance | |
  | 18 | Berta Jikeli | Romania | 28.19 | Did not advance | |
  | 19 | Margaret Jenkins | United States | 27.07 | Did not advance | |
  | 20 | Lucie Petit-Diagre | Belgium | 25.28 | Did not advance | |
  | 21 | Jenny Toitgans | Belgium | 24.40 | Did not advance | |
  