The men's discus throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 17 and 19 July 2022.[1]
| Men's discus throw at the 2022 World Championships | ||||||||||
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 Kristjan Čeh during the final. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Hayward Field | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 July (qualification) 19 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 71.13 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
|
71.47 m | Uppsala, Sweden | 21 June 2022 |
| 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 |  Mauricio Ortega (COL)
|
70.29 m | Lovelhe, Portugal | 22 July 2020 |
| 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 |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship record | 71.13 | Kristjan Čeh |  Slovenia (SLO)
|
19 Jul 2022 |
Qualification standard edit
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 66.00 m.[3]
Schedule edit
The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 17 July | 17:05 | Qualification |
| 19 July | 18:33 | Final |
Results edit
Qualification edit
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 66.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[4]
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | A | Mykolas Alekna |  Lithuania (LTU) |
65.78 | 68.91 | 68.91 | Q | |
| 2 | A | Kristjan Čeh | Slovenia (SLO) |
68.23 | 68.23 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Simon Pettersson |  Sweden (SWE) |
63.71 | 68.11 | 68.11 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | A | Matthew Denny |  Australia (AUS) |
64.89 | 66.98 | 66.98 | Q | |
| 5 | B | Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania (LTU) |
64.21 | 66.60 | 66.60 | Q | |
| 6 | B | Lukas Weißhaidinger |  Austria (AUT) |
66.51 | 66.51 | Q | ||
| 7 | B | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden (SWE) |
x | 65.95 | x | 65.95 | q |
| 8 | A | Sam Mattis |  United States (USA) |
61.87 | 65.59 | 62.30 | 65.59 | q |
| 9 | A | Alin Firfirică |  Romania (ROM) |
59.48 | 64.14 | 65.54 | 65.54 | q, SB |
| 10 | B | Fedrick Dacres |  Jamaica (JAM) |
58.87 | 63.36 | 64.49 | 64.49 | q |
| 11 | A | Traves Smikle | Jamaica (JAM) |
64.21 | 63.16 | x | 64.21 | q |
| 12 | A | Alex Rose |  Samoa (SAM) |
63.11 | 64.14 | 63.97 | 64.14 | q |
| 13 | A | Lawrence Okoye |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
63.57 | x | 59.89 | 63.57 | |
| 14 | B | Nicholas Percy | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
58.30 | 62.90 | 63.20 | 63.20 | |
| 15 | A | Marek Bárta |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
62.90 | 61.58 | 56.68 | 62.90 | |
| 16 | A | Apostolos Parellis |  Cyprus (CYP) |
62.46 | 61.32 | 61.27 | 62.46 | |
| 17 | B | Martin Wierig |  Germany (GER) |
60.52 | 60.86 | 62.28 | 62.28 | |
| 18 | B | Andrew Evans | United States (USA) |
59.31 | 62.20 | 62.18 | 62.20 | |
| 19 | B | Henrik Janssen | Germany (GER) |
61.85 | 60.30 | 60.36 | 61.85 | |
| 20 | B | Claudio Romero |  Chile (CHI) |
61.69 | x | x | 61.69 | |
| 21 | B | Philip Milanov |  Belgium (BEL) |
x | 61.22 | 61.47 | 61.47 | |
| 22 | B | Mario Díaz |  Cuba (CUB) |
57.72 | 58.35 | 60.83 | 60.83 | |
| 23 | B | Martin Marković |  Croatia (CRO) |
x | 57.74 | 60.59 | 60.59 | |
| 24 | B | Victor Hogan |  South Africa (RSA) |
60.51 | x | 59.83 | 60.51 | |
| 25 | A | Chad Wright | Jamaica (JAM) |
59.14 | x | 60.31 | 60.31 | |
| 26 | B | Mauricio Ortega |  Colombia (COL) |
59.47 | x | 59.91 | 59.91 | |
| 27 | A | Werner Visser | South Africa (RSA) |
58.44 | x | x | 58.44 | |
| 28 | B | Brian Williams | United States (USA) |
x | 56.40 | 58.25 | 58.25 | |
| 29 | A | Torben Brandt | Germany (GER) |
54.11 | 53.42 | x | 54.11 | |
| B | Lucas Nervi | Chile (CHI) |
x | x | x | NM | ||
Final edit
The final will take place on 19 July at 18:36.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 |
Kristjan Čeh | Slovenia (SLO) |
65.27 | 69.02 | 71.13 | 68.95 | 70.51 | 67.57 | 71.13 | CR |
 |
Mykolas Alekna | Lithuania (LTU) |
66.64 | 67.87 | 67.28 | 69.27 | x | x | 69.27 | |
 |
Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania (LTU) |
67.31 | 66.06 | x | 67.55 | x | x | 67.55 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden (SWE) |
66.59 | 65.99 | x | 65.39 | 67.10 | 66.86 | 67.10 | |
| 5 | Simon Pettersson | Sweden (SWE) |
x | 67.00 | x | x | x | x | 67.00 | |
| 6 | Matthew Denny | Australia (AUS) |
61.55 | 65.50 | 66.29 | 65.56 | 65.49 | 66.47 | 66.47 | |
| 7 | Alin Firfirică | Romania (ROM) |
65.10 | 63.80 | 62.58 | x | x | 65.57 | 65.57 | SB |
| 8 | Alex Rose | Samoa (SAM) |
65.57 | 64.17 | 63.41 | 62.78 | x | 61.16 | 65.57 | |
| 9 | Fedrick Dacres | Jamaica (JAM) |
64.85 | 63.25 | 64.79 | 64.85 | ||||
| 10 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Austria (AUT) |
61.72 | 63.98 | 62.45 | 63.98 | ||||
| 11 | Sam Mattis | United States (USA) |
60.89 | 63.19 | 62.82 | 63.19 | ||||
| 12 | Traves Smikle | Jamaica (JAM) |
x | 62.23 | x | 62.23 | ||||
References edit
- ^ Timetable
- ^ "Discus Throw Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
- ^ Qualification summary
- ^ Final Results