Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 22 July (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 55.03 OR | |||||||||
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The men's discus throw event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.[1] Thirty-two athletes from 20 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Sim Iness of the United States, the nation's eighth victory in the men's discus throw. Defending champion Adolfo Consolini of Italy took silver, becoming the fourth man to win two medals in the event. American James Dillion won bronze.