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2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 24 July.[1][2] A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Andrius Gudžius
  Lithuania 		Andrei Gag
  Romania 		Julian Wruck
  Australia

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World junior record Mykyta Nesterenko   Ukraine 70.13 Halle (Saale) May 24, 2008

Results edit

Final edit

24 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania 60.80 63.45 62.49 63.41 63.78 x 63.78
  Andrei Gag   Romania 61.85 59.93 x 59.77 x x 61.85 PB
  Julian Wruck   Australia 59.88 61.09 60.65 x 60.87 60.55 61.09
4 Mykyta Nesterenko   Ukraine 58.24 43.55 59.96 60.54 55.94 58.96 60.54
5 Chad Wright   Jamaica 57.44 60.04 60.33 x x 58.37 60.33
6 Lawrence Okoye   United Kingdom x 48.90 58.49 59.77 59.18 x 59.77
7 Traves Smikle   Jamaica x 51.20 58.11 59.59 57.41 55.85 59.59
8 Michael Salzer   Germany 58.14 x 59.51 x 57.39 x 59.51
9 David Wrobel   Germany 57.81 56.80 54.62 57.81
10 Andrew Evans   United States 55.27 56.91 x 56.91
11 Eduardo Albertazzi   Italy 56.08 53.13 x 56.08
12 Danijel Furtula   Montenegro 54.64 x x 54.64

Qualifications edit

23 July

Qualification standard 59.40m or at least best 12 qualified.

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Julian Wruck   Australia 45.83 45.75 52.47 59.87 Q
2 Traves Smikle   Jamaica 57.82 x 59.59 59.59 Q
3 Lawrence Okoye   United Kingdom 57.24 x 59.56 59.56 Q
4 Michael Salzer   Germany x 58.57 57.48 58.57 q
5 Danijel Furtula   Montenegro 57.71 53.92 x 57.71 q
6 Andrei Gag   Romania 56.99 x x 56.99 q
7 Evgeniy Talanovskiy   Russia 55.32 x 56.08 56.08
8 Michal Mikulicz   Poland 55.85 x 55.70 55.85
9 Lukas Weisshaidinger   Austria 55.33 x 55.05 55.33
10 Alex Rose   United States x 53.46 x 53.46
11 Mažvydas Butkus   Lithuania 51.47 53.00 52.60 53.00
12 János Huszák   Hungary x x 48.69 52.47
13 Tan Shen   China x 52.11 x 52.11
14 Prabhjot Singh   India 49.39 51.75 50.25 51.75
15 Itamar Levi   Israel 50.63 51.12 50.16 51.12
16 Cristian Iovu   Romania 46.78 49.51 48.14 49.51
17 Juan Caicedo   Ecuador 59.87 - - 48.69
Quincy Wilson   Trinidad and Tobago x x x NM

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania x 55.57 63.14 63.14 Q
2 Mykyta Nesterenko   Ukraine 60.90 - - 60.90 Q
3 Chad Wright   Jamaica 59.55 - - 59.55 Q
4 David Wrobel   Germany 58.25 58.48 x 58.48 q
5 Eduardo Albertazzi   Italy 57.59 58.36 - 58.36 q
6 Andrew Evans   United States 54.91 x 57.18 57.18 q
7 Kripal Singh Batth   India x 54.52 55.84 55.84
8 Essa Al-Zenkawi   Kuwait 52.87 54.90 x 54.90
9 Zane Duquemin   United Kingdom 52.86 52.93 54.62 54.62
10 Dewald van Heerden   South Africa 52.27 54.33 x 54.33
11 Ben Getemans   Bulgaria 43.35 53.03 54.14 54.14
12 Andrew Wells   Canada x 54.05 x 54.05
13 Amine Atik   Morocco 52.18 x 48.28 52.18
14 Takumi Inubushi   Japan 50.35 x 49.02 50.35
15 Michael Klatsia   Cyprus 34.90 x 47.72 47.72
16 Lolassonn Djouhan   France x 44.83 42.21 44.83
Hamed Mansour   Syria x x x NM

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2010 Moncton CAN Jul 19-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 9 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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