ad , ▁she ▁ran ▁the ▁lead ▁leg ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁relay ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Olympic ▁tri als . ▁ ▁In ▁so ▁doing , ▁she ▁helped ▁the ▁US ▁Women ' s ▁team ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁ 5 0 . 0 ▁seconds , ▁and ▁actually ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics ▁in ▁that ▁event . ▁ ▁S ources ▁disag ree , ▁however , ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁world ▁or ▁US ▁national ▁record . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁however , ▁she ▁only ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁disc us ▁throw , ▁where ▁she ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁Poland ' s ▁Hal ina ▁Kon op ack a . ▁ ▁Because ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁event ▁had ▁been ▁held , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁first ▁silver ▁medal ist . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁America , ▁she ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁law ▁school , ▁and ▁became ▁less ▁focused ▁on ▁sports . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁made ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Olympic ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁disc us ▁throw . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁town , ▁she ▁moved ▁into ▁gold ▁medal ▁position ▁with ▁her ▁last ▁throw . ▁ ▁That ▁throw ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record . ▁ ▁This ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁Olympic ▁Record , ▁better ing ▁Kon op ack a ' s ▁mark ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁ ▁Although ▁she ▁had ▁begun ▁prepar ations ▁to ▁defend ▁her ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁gold ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Games , ▁she ▁ultimately ▁chose