Discus Thrower
Sculpture in 2009
Year	1956
Type	Bronze
Location	Washington, D.C.,United States
Coordinates	38°53′42″N77°02′47″W / 38.894869°N 77.046411°W /38.894869; -77.046411
Owner	National Park Service

Discus Thrower is a bronze sculpture inWashington, D.C.^[1] A copy ofMyron'sDiscobolus, it is located inEdward J. Kelly Park, at 21st Street andVirginia Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C.^[2] The architect was Rodolfo Siviero, and the founder was Bruno Bearzi.

It was dedicated on March 1, 1956. It was a gift from the Italian government to commemorate the return oflooted art objects afterWorld War II.^[3]

The inscription reads:
(Base of sculpture, east side:)
GLI ITALIANI
AL POPOLO AMERICANO
28 FEBBRAIO 1956
(Base of sculpture, west side:)
SIGNVM IVSTITIAE RESTITVTAE
XXVIII.II.MCMXLVIII

• Discobolus (Harvard University)
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

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