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1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.[1][2] A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.

Medalists

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Gold Andreas Seelig
  East Germany
Silver Kamy Keshmiri
  United States
Bronze Yuriy Nesteryets
  Soviet Union

Results

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Final

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28 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Andreas Seelig   East Germany 54.06 56.96 56.90 57.90 58.60 56.20 58.60
  Kamy Keshmiri   United States 48.38 48.60 53.18 50.86 54.68 54.36 54.68
  Yuriy Nesteryets   Soviet Union 51.26 x x 51.96 53.70 52.72 53.70
4 Vitaliy Sidorov   Soviet Union 53.00 x x x x 52.08 53.00
5 Tapani Alentola   Finland 45.78 46.68 49.70 48.90 51.40 x 51.44
6 Pedro Acosta   Cuba x 49.66 49.24 49.62 49.98 50.98 50.98
7 Jaroslav Žitnanský   Czechoslovakia 49.66 48.30 49.26 x x 50.16 50.16
8 Ma Wei   China x 50.16 x x x x 50.16
9 Michael Möllenbeck   West Germany 44.74 x 49.30 49.30
10 Dariusz Kosinski   Poland 48.74 x x 48.74
11 Joachim Tidow   West Germany 47.92 x 46.22 47.92
12 Ramón Jiménez Gaona   Paraguay 44.26 x 45.46 45.46

Qualifications

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27 Jul

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Andreas Seelig   East Germany 55.94 - - 55.94 Q
2 Vitaliy Sidorov   Soviet Union 49.32 52.88 - 52.88 Q
3 Yuriy Nesteryets   Soviet Union 50.82 52.80 - 52.80 Q
4 Michael Möllenbeck   West Germany 52.68 - - 52.68 Q
5 Pedro Acosta   Cuba x 52.44 - 52.44 Q
6 Kamy Keshmiri   United States 48.50 45.78 51.28 51.28 Q
7 Tapani Alentola   Finland 50.60 x 47.38 50.60 q
8 Jaroslav Žitnanský   Czechoslovakia 47.68 50.18 x 50.18 q
9 Dariusz Kosinski   Poland 49.88 x x 49.88 q
10 Joachim Tidow   West Germany 49.56 47.98 x 49.56 q
11 Ramón Jiménez Gaona   Paraguay 49.30 48.88 47.92 49.30 q
12 Ma Wei   China 47.36 48.78 48.84 48.84 q
13 Jean Pons   France 45.02 48.48 48.38 48.48
14 John Nichols   United States 44.90 48.14 x 48.14
15 Paolo Dal Soglio   Italy 44.84 46.58 48.12 48.12
16 Janne Sandvik   Finland 46.88 x 47.80 47.80
17 Hussein Ali Al-Sayed   Kuwait 32.96 x 32.82 32.96
Lee Andrews   Canada x x x NM

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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