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The men's discus throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 and 30.
Defending champion Robert Harting was a clear winner, with three throws better than silver medalist Gerd Kanter.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Robert Harting![]() |
Gerd Kanter![]() |
Ehsan Haddadi![]() |
Records
[edit]World record | ![]() |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Championship record | ![]() |
70.14 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
World leading | ![]() |
69.50 | Budapest, Hungary | 30 July 2011 |
African record | ![]() |
70.32 | Salon-de-Provence, France | 26 May 2002 |
Asian record | ![]() |
69.32 | Tallinn, Estonia | 3 June 2008 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() |
71.32 | Eugene, OR, United States | 4 June 1983 |
South American record | ![]() |
66.32 | Rosario, Argentina | 15 April 2006 |
European record | ![]() |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Oceanian record | ![]() |
66.45 | Split, Croatia | 5 September 2010 |
Qualification standards
[edit]A standard | B standard |
---|---|
65.00 m | 63.00 m |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
August 29, 2011 | 10:10 | Qualification |
August 30, 2011 | 19:55 | Final |
Results
[edit]Qualification
[edit]Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | B | Piotr Małachowski | ![]() |
64.22 | x | 65.48 | 65.48 | q |
2 | A | Ehsan Haddadi | ![]() |
65.21 | 64.74 | - | 65.21 | q |
3 | B | Mario Pestano | ![]() |
65.13 | - | - | 65.13 | q |
4 | B | Jorge Fernández | ![]() |
64.94 | - | - | 64.94 | q |
5 | A | Robert Harting | ![]() |
64.93 | 63.75 | - | 64.93 | q |
6 | A | Virgilijus Alekna | ![]() |
64.21 | 63.57 | x | 64.21 | q |
7 | B | Märt Israel | ![]() |
63.49 | 64.19 | x | 64.19 | q |
8 | A | Vikas Gowda | ![]() |
62.37 | 63.99 | 61.85 | 63.99 | q |
9 | A | Gerd Kanter | ![]() |
62.77 | 63.50 | x | 63.50 | q |
10 | A | Benn Harradine | ![]() |
x | 63.49 | 51.86 | 63.49 | q |
11 | A | Jason Young | ![]() |
61.75 | x | 63.14 | 63.14 | q |
12 | B | Brett Morse | ![]() |
60.62 | 62.38 | 59.29 | 62.38 | q |
13 | B | Jan Marcell | ![]() |
60.46 | 62.29 | 59.26 | 62.29 | |
14 | A | Jarred Rome | ![]() |
58.86 | 62.22 | 61.00 | 62.22 | |
15 | B | Zoltán Kővágó | ![]() |
58.14 | 62.16 | x | 62.16 | |
16 | B | Rutger Smith | ![]() |
60.17 | 59.64 | 62.12 | 62.12 | |
17 | A | Wu Jian | ![]() |
59.51 | 62.07 | x | 62.07 | |
18 | A | Jason Morgan | ![]() |
58.51 | 57.56 | 61.75 | 61.75 | |
19 | B | Martin Wierig | ![]() |
x | x | 61.68 | 61.68 | |
20 | A | Erik Cadée | ![]() |
61.03 | x | 61.62 | 61.62 | |
21 | B | Gerhard Mayer | ![]() |
61.47 | 55.33 | 59.60 | 61.47 | |
22 | B | Leif Arrhenius | ![]() |
61.33 | x | x | 61.33 | |
23 | B | Mohammad Samimi | ![]() |
x | x | 61.10 | 61.10 | |
24 | B | Lance Brooks | ![]() |
60.55 | 61.01 | 61.07 | 61.07 | |
25 | B | Ercüment Olgundeniz | ![]() |
53.34 | x | 60.86 | 60.86 | |
26 | B | Markus Münch | ![]() |
58.27 | 60.80 | 60.59 | 60.80 | |
27 | B | Martin Marić | ![]() |
59.72 | x | 60.61 | 60.61 | |
28 | A | Niklas Arrhenius | ![]() |
60.57 | x | x | 60.57 | |
29 | B | Carl Myerscough | ![]() |
60.29 | 57.65 | 59.40 | 60.29 | |
30 | A | Abdul Buhari | ![]() |
x | 60.21 | 58.37 | 60.21 | |
31 | A | Roland Varga | ![]() |
x | 59.09 | x | 59.09 | |
A | Róbert Fazekas | ![]() |
x | x | x | NM | ||
A | Frank Casañas | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Robert Harting | ![]() |
68.49 | x | 68.10 | 68.97 | 66.33 | x | 68.97 | |
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Gerd Kanter | ![]() |
62.79 | 66.95 | 66.13 | 66.90 | x | 65.83 | 66.95 | |
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Ehsan Haddadi | ![]() |
65.29 | 64.07 | x | x | 65.50 | 66.08 | 66.08 | SB |
4 | Märt Israel | ![]() |
61.87 | 63.60 | 64.31 | 63.73 | 65.20 | x | 65.20 | |
5 | Benn Harradine | ![]() |
64.43 | 64.02 | 62.08 | x | 64.18 | 64.77 | 64.77 | |
6 | Virgilijus Alekna | ![]() |
62.75 | x | 64.09 | 62.62 | x | 61.25 | 64.09 | |
7 | Vikas Gowda | ![]() |
60.79 | 61.51 | 64.05 | 62.81 | 62.16 | 62.16 | 64.05 | |
8 | Jorge Fernández | ![]() |
61.05 | 63.54 | 63.10 | x | 60.11 | 61.77 | 63.54 | |
9 | Piotr Małachowski | ![]() |
58.28 | x | 63.37 | 63.37 | ||||
10 | Jason Young | ![]() |
62.54 | x | 63.20 | 63.20 | ||||
11 | Mario Pestano | ![]() |
62.97 | 63.00 | 62.74 | 63.00 | ||||
12 | Brett Morse | ![]() |
60.84 | 62.69 | 57.87 | 62.69 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Discus throw results at IAAF website