In the frame of a systematical study of light ion induced nuclear reactions on platinum, activation cross sections for deuteron induced reactions were investigated. Excitation functions were measured in the 20.8 -49.2 MeV energy range for the nat Pt(d,xn) 191,192,193,194,195,196m2,196g,198g,199 Au, nat Pt(d,x) 188,189,191,195m,197m,197g Pt and nat Pt(d,x) 189,190,192,194m2 Ir reactions by using the stacked foil irradiation technique. The experimental results are compared with previous results from the literature and with the theoretical predictions in the TENDL-2014 and TENDL-2015 libraries. The applicability of the produced radio-tracers for wear measurements has been presented.