1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.[1][2] A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.

Medalists edit

Gold Andreas Seelig
  East Germany
Silver Kamy Keshmiri
  United States
Bronze Yuriy Nesteryets
  Soviet Union

Results edit

Final edit

28 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Andreas Seelig   East Germany 54.06 56.96 56.90 57.90 58.60 56.20 58.60
  Kamy Keshmiri   United States 48.38 48.60 53.18 50.86 54.68 54.36 54.68
  Yuriy Nesteryets   Soviet Union 51.26 x x 51.96 53.70 52.72 53.70
4 Vitaliy Sidorov   Soviet Union 53.00 x x x x 52.08 53.00
5 Tapani Alentola   Finland 45.78 46.68 49.70 48.90 51.40 x 51.44
6 Pedro Acosta   Cuba x 49.66 49.24 49.62 49.98 50.98 50.98
7 Jaroslav Žitnanský   Czechoslovakia 49.66 48.30 49.26 x x 50.16 50.16
8 Ma Wei   China x 50.16 x x x x 50.16
9 Michael Möllenbeck   West Germany 44.74 x 49.30 49.30
10 Dariusz Kosinski   Poland 48.74 x x 48.74
11 Joachim Tidow   West Germany 47.92 x 46.22 47.92
12 Ramón Jiménez Gaona   Paraguay 44.26 x 45.46 45.46

Qualifications edit

27 Jul

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Andreas Seelig   East Germany 55.94 - - 55.94 Q
2 Vitaliy Sidorov   Soviet Union 49.32 52.88 - 52.88 Q
3 Yuriy Nesteryets   Soviet Union 50.82 52.80 - 52.80 Q
4 Michael Möllenbeck   West Germany 52.68 - - 52.68 Q
5 Pedro Acosta   Cuba x 52.44 - 52.44 Q
6 Kamy Keshmiri   United States 48.50 45.78 51.28 51.28 Q
7 Tapani Alentola   Finland 50.60 x 47.38 50.60 q
8 Jaroslav Žitnanský   Czechoslovakia 47.68 50.18 x 50.18 q
9 Dariusz Kosinski   Poland 49.88 x x 49.88 q
10 Joachim Tidow   West Germany 49.56 47.98 x 49.56 q
11 Ramón Jiménez Gaona   Paraguay 49.30 48.88 47.92 49.30 q
12 Ma Wei   China 47.36 48.78 48.84 48.84 q
13 Jean Pons   France 45.02 48.48 48.38 48.48
14 John Nichols   United States 44.90 48.14 x 48.14
15 Paolo Dal Soglio   Italy 44.84 46.58 48.12 48.12
16 Janne Sandvik   Finland 46.88 x 47.80 47.80
17 Hussein Ali Al-Sayed   Kuwait 32.96 x 32.82 32.96
Lee Andrews   Canada x x x NM

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015