The men's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 and 13 April 2018.[1]
| Men's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 April (qualifying round) 13 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 68.20 m GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR)
|
74.08 m | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
| Games record |  Frantz Kruger (RSA)
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66.39 m | Manchester, England | 27 July 2002 |
Schedule edit
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 12 April 2018 | 10:00 | Qualification |
| Friday 13 April 2018 | 19:45 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results edit
Qualifying round edit
Across two groups, those who threw ≥62.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[3]
| Rank | Athlete | Group | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A |  Fedrick Dacres (JAM) |
66.20 | 66.20 | Q | |||
| 2 | B | Traves Smikle (JAM) |
61.29 | 64.69 | 64.69 | Q | ||
| 3 | B |  Matthew Denny (AUS) |
59.66 | 64.67 | 64.67 | SB | Q | |
| 4 | A | Benn Harradine (AUS) |
55.63 | 59.88 | 61.64 | 61.64 | q | |
| 5 | B |  Apostolos Parellis (CYP) |
60.19 | 61.45 | x | 61.45 | q | |
| 6 | B |  Stephen Mozia (NGR) |
56.27 | x | 59.95 | 59.95 | SB | q |
| 7 | B | Mitchell Cooper (AUS) |
46.75 | 56.24 | 59.68 | 59.68 | q | |
| 8 | A |  Alex Rose (SAM) |
57.19 | x | 59.11 | 59.11 | q | |
| 9 | A |  Zane Duquemin (JEY) |
45.72 | 57.66 | x | 57.66 | q | |
| 10 | B |  Eldred Henry (IVB) |
50.43 | x | x | 50.43 | SB | q |
| 11 | A |  De'bono Paraka (PNG) |
49.02 | x | 48.53 | 49.02 | q | |
| 12 | B |  Mustafa Fall (FIJ) |
x | x | 39.68 | 39.68 | q | |
| – | A | Andreas Christou (CYP) |
x | x | x | NM | ||
| – | B |  Muhammad Irfan Shamshuddin (MAS) |
x | x | x | NM | ||
| – | A |  Akeem Stewart (TTO) |
DNS |
Final edit
The medals were determined in the final.[2]
| Rank | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fedrick Dacres (JAM) |
65.55 | 66.09 | 68.20 | 67.14 | 67.51 | 65.00 | 68.20 | GR |
 |
Traves Smikle (JAM) |
63.21 | 63.01 | 63.83 | 63.98 | 62.87 | 63.45 | 63.98 | |
 |
Apostolos Parellis (CYP) |
63.61 | 62.87 | 62.53 | 61.54 | x | 61.26 | 63.61 | |
| 4 | Matthew Denny (AUS) |
62.14 | x | 62.53 | x | 60.25 | x | 62.53 | |
| 5 | Mitchell Cooper (AUS) |
x | 59.39 | x | 59.10 | x | 60.40 | 60.40 | |
| 6 | Benn Harradine (AUS) |
59.35 | x | 59.99 | 59.03 | 59.92 | 58.38 | 59.92 | |
| 7 | Stephen Mozia (NGR) |
x | 59.08 | x | 59.58 | x | x | 59.58 | |
| 8 | Alex Rose (SAM) |
58.97 | 59.45 | 59.56 | 58.85 | 58.66 | 57.23 | 59.56 | |
| 9 | Zane Duquemin (JEY) |
45.64 | 54.84 | 55.64 | — | 55.64 | |||
| 10 | De'bono Paraka (PNG) |
50.35 | x | 52.60 | 52.60 | NR | |||
| 11 | Eldred Henry (IVB) |
50.96 | 49.98 | x | 50.96 | SB | |||
| 12 | Mustafa Fall (FIJ) |
43.50 | x | x | 43.50 | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's discus throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - Qualification (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 86–88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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