Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 5, 1936. The final was won by Ken Carpenter of the United States.Results
Qualifying
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| Ken Carpenter | | | 44.53 | 48.98 | | 50.48 | 47.48 | 50.48 | OR |
| Gordon Dunn | | | 49.36 | 48.04 | 47.21 | 47.77 | | 49.36 | |
| Giorgio Oberweger | | 46.67 | 46.65 | 49.23 | 47.28 | | | 49.23 | |
| 4 | Reidar Sørlie | | 47.01 | 48.77 | 46.79 | 47.66 | 48.65 | 47.87 | 48.77 | |
| 5 | Willy Schröder | | 44.79 | 47.22 | 45.01 | 47.39 | 47.81 | 47.93 | 47.93 | |
| 6 | Nikolaos Syllas | | 47.75 | 44.58 | 47.07 | 45.34 | 47.59 | 47.67 | 47.75 | |
| 7 | Gunnar Bergh | | 44.19 | 47.13 | 47.22 | | | | 47.22 | |
| 8 | Åke Hedvall | | 46.20 | 46.15 | 45.83 | | | | 46.20 | |
| 9 | Johann Wotapek | | 45.65 | 44.34 | 46.05 | | | | 46.05 | |
| 10 | Helge Sivertsen | | | 45.82 | 45.89 | | | | 45.89 | |
| 11 | Hans Fritsch | | 38.91 | 45.10 | 43.61 | | | | 45.10 | |
| 12 | Jules Noël | | 44.56 | | 43.70 | | | | 44.56 | |
| 13 | Walter Wood | | 43.83 | | 43.32 | | | | 43.83 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record
