Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
Men's discus throw at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||
Dates | 6–7 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 68.27 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's discus throw was a competition at the
The medals for the competition were presented by Irena Szewińska, Poland; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Helmut Digel, Germany; IAAF Council Member.
Background
This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 2008 Games were gold medalist Gerd Kanter of Estonia, silver medalist Piotr Małachowski of Poland, bronze medalist (and 2000 and 2004 gold medalist and 1996 finalist) Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania, fourth-place finisher Robert Harting of Germany, fifth-place finisher Frank Casañas of Spain, sixth-place finisher Bogdan Pishchalnikov of Russia, seventh-place finisher Rutger Smith of the Netherlands, ninth-place finisher Mario Pestano of Spain, and twelfth-place finisher (and 2004 bronze medalist and 2000 finalist) Aleksander Tammert of Estonia. Harting, who had won the last two world championships, was the favorite. Kanter, Alekna, and Ehsan Haddadi of Iran were also contenders.[2]
Cyprus, Jamaica, and Montenegro each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 26th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Qualification
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Competition format
Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance of 65.00 metres progressed to the final. If fewer than twelve athletes achieved this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reached the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[6]
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Olympic record | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 69.89 | Athens, Greece | 23 August 2004 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 6 August 2012 | 10:00 | Qualifying |
Tuesday, 7 August 2012 | 19:45 | Final |
Summary
Six made the automatic qualifier to the finals,
In the final, most improved their distances by several meters. Alekna launched a 67.38 on the third throw of the competition. Four throws later, Haddadi took the lead with a 68.18, with Harting moving into second place with 67.79. That was the situation through the first four rounds. Kanter made minor improvements, but was out of the medals until his fifth throw of 68.03, knocking Alekna out of his fourth straight medal. Two throws later, Harting launched the winner, going just 9 cm beyond Haddadi with a 68.27.[7] The 2.01m, 130 kg. Harting celebrated his medal on his victory lap skillfully jumping over the row of women's hurdles already on the track and doing a Hulk Hogan shirt rip.[8]
Results
Qualifying
Qual. rule: qualification standard 65.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
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1 | B | Gerd Kanter | Estonia | X | 59.72 | 66.39 | 66.39 | Q |
2 | B | Robert Harting | Germany | 66.22 | — | — | 66.22 | Q |
3 | B | Jorge Fernandez | Cuba | 65.34 | — | — | 65.34 | Q |
4 | B | Lawrence Okoye | Great Britain | X | 63.00 | 65.28 | 65.28 | Q |
5 | A | Vikas Gowda | India | 63.52 | 65.20 | — | 65.20 | Q |
6 | A | Ehsan Haddadi | Iran | 65.19 | — | — | 65.19 | Q |
7 | A | Piotr Małachowski | Poland | 62.08 | 64.65 | 63.96 | 64.65 | q |
8 | B | Martin Wierig | Germany | 64.13 | 62.66 | X | 64.13 | q |
9 | B | Benn Harradine | Australia | 64.00 | X | 61.39 | 64.00 | q |
10 | A | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 62.32 | 63.88 | X | 63.88 | q |
11 | A | Frank Casañas | Spain | X | 63.76 | 60.21 | 63.76 | q |
12 | A | Erik Cadée | Netherlands | 63.55 | X | X | 63.55 | q |
13 | A | Apostolos Parellis | Cyprus | 63.48 | 62.49 | 62.54 | 63.48 | |
14 | B | Mario Pestano | Spain | 63.40 | 63.36 | X | 63.40 | |
15 | B | Bogdan Pishchalnikov | Russia | 61.69 | X | 63.15 | 63.15 | |
16 | B | Rutger Smith | Netherlands | 63.00 | 62.70 | 63.09 | 63.09 | |
17 | B | Martin Marić | Croatia | 61.04 | 62.83 | 62.87 | 62.87 | |
18 | A | Jason Young | United States | 62.18 | X | X | 62.18 | |
19 | A | Scott Martin |
Australia | 58.15 | 57.67 | 62.14 | 62.14 | |
20 | B | Traves Smikle | Jamaica | X | 59.59 | 61.85 | 61.85 | |
21 | B | Lance Brooks | United States | 61.17 | 60.59 | 59.25 | 61.17 | |
22 | B | Przemyslaw Czajkowski |
Poland | 58.73 | X | 61.08 | 61.08 | |
23 | A | Ercüment Olgundeniz | Turkey | X | X | 60.87 | 60.87 | |
24 | B | Gerhard Mayer | Austria | 59.40 | 60.81 | 60.27 | 60.81 | |
25 | A | Märt Israel | Estonia | 59.60 | X | 60.34 | 60.34 | |
26 | B | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly | Egypt | 60.16 | 60.26 | 58.89 | 60.26 | |
27 | A | Aleksander Tammert | Estonia | 57.00 | 60.20 | 59.78 | 60.20 | |
28 | A | Julian Wruck | Australia | 58.01 | 60.08 | 59.64 | 60.08 | |
29 | B | Abdul Buhari | Great Britain | 54.20 | 55.78 | 60.08 | 60.08 | |
30 | A | Markus Münch |
Germany | 59.95 | 59.34 | X | 59.95 | |
31 | B | Jarred Rome | United States | X | X | 59.57 | 59.57 | |
32 | A | Robert Urbanek | Poland | 59.56 | X | X | 59.56 | |
33 | B | Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi |
Saudi Arabia | 55.48 | 55.80 | 59.54 | 59.54 | |
34 | B | Mykyta Nesterenko | Ukraine | X | 58.22 | 59.17 | 59.17 | |
35 | A | Brett Morse | Great Britain | X | 58.18 | X | 58.18 | |
36 | A | Roland Varga |
Croatia | 57.76 | 58.17 | 57.79 | 58.17 | |
37 | A | Germán Lauro | Argentina | X | 55.23 | 57.54 | 57.54 | |
38 | B | Danijel Furtula | Montenegro | 57.48 | X | X | 57.48 | |
39 | A | Jason Morgan |
Jamaica | 56.25 | 56.72 | 57.46 | 57.46 | |
40 | A | Yunio Lastre | Cuba | X | X | 57.33 | 57.33 | |
41 | B | Ronald Julião | Brazil | X | 56.20 | X | 56.20 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
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Robert Harting | Germany | 67.79 | X | 67.27 | 66.45 | 68.27 | 67.08 | 68.27 | ||
Ehsan Haddadi | Iran | 68.18 | 64.09 | 67.28 | 66.98 | X | X | 68.18 | ||
Gerd Kanter | Estonia | 65.07 | 65.79 | 66.02 | 65.96 | 68.03 | 66.99 | 68.03 | SB | |
4 | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 67.38 | X | X | 66.07 | X | X | 67.38 | |
5 | Piotr Małachowski | Poland | 62.50 | 66.92 | X | 67.19 | X | X | 67.19 | |
6 | Martin Wierig | Germany | 63.34 | 63.98 | X | 65.85 | 64.79 | 65.12 | 65.85 | |
7 | Frank Casañas | Spain | 65.56 | X | X | 64.92 | 65.48 | 63.16 | 65.56 | |
8 | Vikas Gowda | India | 64.79 | 60.95 | 63.03 | 64.15 | 64.48 | 63.89 | 64.79 | |
9 | Benn Harradine | Australia | 58.24 | 63.16 | 63.59 | Did not advance | 63.59 | |||
10 | Erik Cadée | Netherlands | 62.40 | 62.77 | 62.78 | Did not advance | 62.78 | |||
11 | Jorge Fernandez | Cuba | X | 60.04 | 62.02 | Did not advance | 62.02 | |||
12 | Lawrence Okoye | Great Britain | 61.03 | X | 60.11 | Did not advance | 61.03 |
References
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