men's discus throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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The men's discus throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the athletics field event in which the world's top male discus throwers competed for Olympic medals in Helsinki.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athletics event
discus throw competition
bronzeMedalist James Dillion NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistNationality United States NERFINISHED
competitionFormat qualification round and final
competitionLevel international
countryWithMultipleMedals United States NERFINISHED
date 1952-07-22
1952-07-24
discipline discus throw
endDate 1952-07-24
eventType field event
games 1952 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
gender men's
goldMedalist Sim Iness NERFINISHED
goldMedalistNationality United States NERFINISHED
governingBody International Association of Athletics Federations NERFINISHED
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
hostCity Helsinki NERFINISHED
hostCountry Finland NERFINISHED
implementWeight 2 kg
location Helsinki NERFINISHED
medalEvent yes
nextEvent men's discus throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
numberOfCompetitors 32
numberOfNations 20
olympiad XV Olympiad NERFINISHED
partOf 1952 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
previousEvent men's discus throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
qualificationRule 55.00 m automatic qualification or top 12 and ties advance to final
recurringEvent yes
round final
qualification
season summer
silverMedalist Adolfo Consolini NERFINISHED
silverMedalistNationality Italy NERFINISHED
sport athletics
startDate 1952-07-22
surface outdoor stadium
throwingImplement men's discus
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium NERFINISHED
winningAthlete Sim Iness NERFINISHED
winningDistance 180 ft 6 in
55.03 m
year 1952

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Adolfo Consolini OlympicSilverMedalIn men's discus throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics