Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Adolfo Consolini Italy 51.08 Q OR
2 Giuseppe Tosi Italy 50.56 Q
3 Fortune Gordien United States 48.40 Q
4 Veikko Nyqvist Finland 47.75 Q
5 Ivar Ramstad Norway 47.34 Q
6 Nikolaos Syllas Greece 47.03 Q
7 Ferenc Klics Hungary 46.65 Q
8 Stein Johnson Norway 46.54 Q
9 Uno Fransson Sweden 45.99 q
10 Hermann Tunner Austria 45.92 q
11 Eduardo Julve Peru 45.86 q
12 Arvo Huutoniemi Finland 44.77 q
13 Bill Burton United States 43.78
14 Félix Erauzquin Spain 43.66
15 Giorgio Oberweger Italy 43.13
16 Danilo Žerjal Yugoslavia 43.07
17 Manuel Consiglieri Peru 43.01
18 Emilio Malchiodi Argentina 42.98
19 James Nesbitt Great Britain 42.09
20 Vic Frank United States 42.00
Results -- Qualifying Round
Qual . rule : qualification standard 46.00m ( Q ) or at least best 12 qualified ( q ) .
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 Adolfo Consolini of Italy.