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
editGold | Silver | Bronze |
Robert Harting |
Gerd Kanter |
Ehsan Haddadi |
Records
editWorld 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
editA standard | B standard |
---|---|
65.00 m | 63.00 m |
Schedule
editDate | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
August 29, 2011 | 10:10 | Qualification |
August 30, 2011 | 19:55 | Final |
Results
editQualification
editQualification: 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editRank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Harting | 68.49 | x | 68.10 | 68.97 | 66.33 | x | 68.97 | |||
Gerd Kanter | 62.79 | 66.95 | 66.13 | 66.90 | x | 65.83 | 66.95 | |||
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
editExternal links
edit- Discus throw results at IAAF website