2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 28 to 30 September 2019.[1]

Men's discus throw
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates28 September (qualification)
30 September (final)
Competitors33 from 23 nations
Winning distance67.59
Medalists
gold medal    Sweden
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Austria
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Summary edit

Coming in to these championships, Daniel Ståhl dominated the season both with the best throw and the best group of throws. A full metre behind him was Fedrick Dacres and Lukas Weißhaidinger was a further two and a half metres behind him. That form held true in the qualifying round as Ståhl was the only automatic qualifier.

As the first thrower, Ståhl set the early standard with a 66.59m. Near the end of the round, Weißhaidinger answered with a 66.74m to take the first round lead. Starting the second round, Ståhl answered back with a 67.18m. Three throws later, Dacres joined the battle with a 66.94m, but that would turn out to be his best of the day. Three throws later Apostolos Parellis joined the 66 metre crowd for the first time adding 63 cm to his national record. The third round saw Ståhl lead off with the winner 67.59 m (221 ft 9 in). Later Weißhaidinger improved his standing to 66.82m. And the last thrower Alin Firfirică displaced Parellis with a 66.46m. With three more rounds in the competition, none of the leaders would improve their position. The podium matched the three world leaders.

Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

World record   Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Championship record   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 70.17 m Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
World Leading   Daniel Ståhl (SWE) 71.86 m Bottnaryd, Sweden 29 June 2019
African Record   Frantz Kruger (RSA) 70.32 m Salon-de-Provence, France 26 May 2002
Asian Record   Ehsan Hadadi (IRI) 69.32 m Tallinn, Estonia 3 June 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Ben Plucknett (USA) 71.32 m Eugene, United States 4 June 1983
South American Record   Jorge Balliengo (ARG) 66.32 m Rosario, Argentina 15 April 2006
European Record   Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Oceanian record   Benn Harradine (AUS) 68.20 m Townsville, Australia 10 May 2013

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 65.00 m.[3]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[4]

Date Time Round
28 September 16:15 Qualification
30 September 21:15 Final

Results edit

Qualification edit

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[5][6]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 B Daniel Ståhl   Sweden (SWE) x 67.88 67.88 Q
2 A Fedrick Dacres   Jamaica (JAM) 65.44 64.26 x 65.44 q
3 B Matthew Denny   Australia (AUS) 64.48 60.94 65.08 65.08 q
4 A Alin Firfirică   Romania (ROM) 64.55 65.05 x 65.05 q
5 B Ehsan Haddadi   Iran (IRI) 64.84 63.05 61.29 64.84 q
6 B Ola Stunes Isene   Norway (NOR) 58.43 64.54 63.33 64.54 q
7 A Apostolos Parellis   Cyprus (CYP) 64.03 x 64.50 64.50 q
8 B Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania (LTU) 64.14 63.28 x 64.14 q
9 B Sam Mattis   United States (USA) x 63.96 60.89 63.96 q
10 A Simon Pettersson   Sweden (SWE) 63.65 61.98 62.43 63.65 q
11 A Martin Wierig   Germany (GER) 60.63 63.65 62.03 63.65 q
12 A Lukas Weißhaidinger   Austria (AUT) 59.94 63.31 60.77 63.31 q
13 A Mason Finley   United States (USA) x 63.22 x 63.22
14 B Christoph Harting   Germany (GER) 60.31 62.04 63.08 63.08
15 B Traves Smikle   Jamaica (JAM) 62.24 62.25 62.93 62.93
16 A David Wrobel   Germany (GER) 62.43 61.47 x 62.43
17 A Piotr Małachowski   Poland (POL) x 62.20 61.63 62.20
18 A Danijel Furtula   Montenegro (MNE) x x 62.12 62.12
19 A Martin Kupper   Estonia (EST) x 62.10 61.71 62.10
20 B Mauricio Ortega   Colombia (COL) 61.92 x x 61.92
21 B Alex Rose   Samoa (SAM) 61.80 x x 61.80
22 B Bartłomiej Stój   Poland (POL) x 61.21 61.79 61.79
23 B Robert Urbanek   Poland (POL) 61.55 61.78 61.35 61.78
24 B Aleksey Khudyakov   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 61.27 60.52 x 61.27
25 A Chad Wright   Jamaica (JAM) 58.06 60.60 58.58 60.60
26 B Jorge Fernández   Cuba (CUB) 60.52 x 60.60 60.60
27 A Brian Williams   United States (USA) x 60.48 59.12 60.48
28 A János Huszák   Hungary (HUN) 58.17 54.67 60.45 60.45
29 A Philip Milanov   Belgium (BEL) 60.24 60.05 x 60.24
30 B Giovanni Faloci   Italy (ITA) 58.83 x 59.77 59.77
31 B Kristjan Čeh   Slovenia (SLO) 59.55 x x 59.55
32 A Guðni Valur Guðnason   Iceland (ISL) x 53.91 x 53.91

Final edit

The final was started on 30 September at 21:15.[7]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Daniel Ståhl   Sweden (SWE) 66.59 67.18 67.59 65.83 x 67.05 67.59
  Fedrick Dacres   Jamaica (JAM) 64.97 66.94 64.67 63.50 62.85 x 66.94
  Lukas Weißhaidinger   Austria (AUT) 66.74 x 66.82 x 63.74 66.35 66.82
4 Alin Firfirică   Romania (ROM) 63.94 x 66.46 65.19 63.95 64.16 66.46
5 Apostolos Parellis   Cyprus (CYP) 64.76 66.32 64.56 x 64.86 65.66 66.32 NR
6 Matthew Denny   Australia (AUS) 65.43 63.03 x 64.38 x x 65.43 PB
7 Ehsan Haddadi   Iran (IRI) 63.80 63.80 62.51 64.29 65.16 63.32 65.16
8 Martin Wierig   Germany (GER) 64.31 x 62.70 x x 64.98 64.98
9 Simon Pettersson   Sweden (SWE) 59.71 61.81 63.72 63.72
10 Ola Stunes Isene   Norway (NOR) 62.95 x 63.67 63.67
11 Sam Mattis   United States (USA) x 63.15 63.42 63.42
12 Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania (LTU) x 61.55 x 61.55

References edit

  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Qualification results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Qualification summary" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF).