Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.| World record | 48.31 m | Berlin, Germany | 11 July 1936 | |
| Olympic record | 47.63 m | Berlin, Germany | 4 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday, 30 July 1948 | 15:30 | Finals |
Results
Final standings
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
| Micheline Ostermeyer | 41.92 | |||
| Edera Gentile | 41.17 | |||
| Jacqueline Mazéas | 40.47 | |||
| 4 | Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | 39.30 | ||
| 5 | Lotte Haidegger | 38.81 | ||
| 6 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | 38.74 | ||
| 7 | Majken Åberg | 38.48 | ||
| 8 | Ingeborg Mello | 38.44 | ||
| 9 | Frieda Tiltsch | 37.19 | ||
| 10 | Paulette Veste | 36.84 | ||
| 11 | Frances Kaszubski | 36.50 | ||
| 12 | Gudrun Arenander | 36.25 | ||
| 13 | Nel Roos-Lodder | 36.15 | ||
| 14 | Bevis Reid | 35.84 | ||
| 15 | Marianne Schläger | 34.79 | ||
| 16 | Dorothy Dodson | 34.69 | ||
| 17 | Gabre Gabric | 34.17 | ||
| 18 | Pak Bong-sik | 33.80 | ||
| 19 | Margaret Birtwistle | 33.02 | ||
| 20 | Elspeth Whyte | 32.46 | ||
| 21 | Julija Matej | 30.25 |