The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1936. The final was won by Gisela Mauermayer of Germany.
Results
Final standings
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes Gisela Mauermayer 47.63OR Jadwiga Wajs 46.22 Paula Mollenhauer 39.80 4 Ko Nakamura 38.24 5 Hide Mineshima 37.35 6 Birgit Lundström 35.92 7 Ans Panhorst-Niesink 35.21 8 Gertrude Wilhelmsen 34.43 9 Helen Stephens 34.33 10 Gabre Gabric 34.3111 Margarethe Held 34.05 12 Margaréta Schieferová 34.03 13 Veronika Kohlbach 34.00 14 Lucienne Velu 33.95 15 Fumi Kojima 33.66 16 Tini Koopmans 33.50 17 Vera Neferović 33.02 18 Evelyn Ferrara 32.52 19 Anna Hagemann 28.48
Key: OR = Olympic record
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