1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's discus throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 14 August 1994.[1] There were a total number of 21 participating athletes.

Medalists edit

Gold Vladimir Dubrovshchik
  Belarus
Silver Dmitriy Shevchenko
  Russia
Bronze Jürgen Schult
  Germany

Qualification edit

  • Held on 12 August 1994
Rank Group A Distance
1.   Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 62.46 m
2.   Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 62.00 m
3.   Andreas Seelig (GER) 61.28 m
4.   Nick Sweeney (IRL) 59.34 m
5.   Lars Riedel (GER) 58.66 m
6.   Robert Weir (GBR) 57.18 m
7.   Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) 57.18 m
8.   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 56.38 m
9.   Kristian Pettersson (SWE) 56.38 m
10.   Kari Pekola (FIN) 56.06 m


Rank Group B Distance
1.   Sergey Lyakhov (RUS) 62.26 m
2.   Attila Horváth (HUN) 60.96 m
3.   Costel Grasu (ROM) 60.64 m
4.   Jürgen Schult (GER) 60.62 m
5.   Volodymyr Zinchenko (UKR) 60.40 m
6.   Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) 58.50 m
7.   Sergey Lukashok (ISR) 57.78 m
8.   Imrich Bugár (CZE) 56.64 m
9.   Timo Sinervo (FIN) 56.60 m
10.   Diego Fortuna (ITA) 55.70 m
11.   Dag Solhaug (SWE) 54.44 m

Final edit

  • Held on 14 August 1994
Rank Final Distance
    Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 64.78 m
    Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 64.56 m
    Jürgen Schult (GER) 64.18 m
4.   Nick Sweeney (IRL) 63.76 m
5.   Attila Horváth (HUN) 63.60 m
6.   Volodymyr Zinchenko (UKR) 63.60 m
7.   Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) 62.02 m
8.   Costel Grasu (ROM) 61.40 m
9.   Sergey Lyakhov (RUS) 60.80 m
10.   Andreas Seelig (GER) 59.26 m
11.   Sergey Lukashok (ISR) 57.60 m
  Lars Riedel (GER) DNS

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014