1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Göteborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Aleksandr Malashevich
  Belarus
Silver Roland Varga
  Hungary
Bronze Mario Pestano
  Spain

Results edit

Final edit

1 August

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Aleksandr Malashevich   Belarus 53.97 59.54 60.02 61.07 63.78 x 63.78 CR
  Roland Varga   Hungary 61.99 56.62 x x x x 61.99
  Mario Pestano   Spain 59.61 x x x 57.36 61.73 61.73
4 Gábor Máté   Hungary 59.43 x 61.26 56.65 60.03 58.39 61.26
5 Petri Hakala   Finland 56.54 54.95 58.08 x 57.21 59.26 59.26
6 Zoltán Kővágó   Hungary 58.51 56.26 56.04 55.61 54.75 x 58.51
7 Emeka Udechuku   Great Britain 57.87 54.72 x 57.85 x 57.68 57.87
8 Patrick Stang   Germany 56.89 54.33 57.85 55.01 x 55.55 57.85
9 Carl Myerscough   Great Britain 56.68 54.00 x 56.68
10 Jörg Schulte   Germany 54.75 55.38 53.51 55.38
11 Joachim Olsen   Denmark 54.86 53.99 54.97 54.97
12 Yves Niaré   France 53.58 x x 53.58

Qualifications edit

31 July
Qualifying perf. 58.00 or 12 best to the Final

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Aleksandr Malashevich   Belarus 58.82 Q
2 Mario Pestano   Spain 58.78 Q
3 Jörg Schulte   Germany 55.88 q
4 Carl Myerscough   Great Britain 55.17 q
5 Emeka Udechuku   Great Britain 54.54 q
6 Zoltán Kővágó   Hungary 54.50 q
7 Čaba Guljaš   Yugoslavia 53.70
8 Adam Doležel   Czech Republic 53.47
9 Jean-Baptiste Tiercelin   France 52.72
10 Gjøran Sørli   Norway 50.11
Demetris Toumbas   Cyprus 45.66

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Roland Varga   Hungary 58.75 Q
2 Gábor Máté   Hungary 57.85 q
3 Petri Hakala   Finland 57.58 q
4 Patrick Stang   Germany 56.83 q
5 Joachim Olsen   Denmark 55.15 q
6 Yves Niaré   France 53.91 q
7 Janne Hummastenniemi   Finland 52.52
8 Spiridon Arabatzis   Greece 52.45
9 Dariusz Slowik   Denmark 51.17
Iván Tirado   Spain NM

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 2nd European Athletics U23 Championships - Göteborg, Sweden 29.7.-1.8. 1999 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 17–29, retrieved 24 October 2014
  2. ^ European Championships U23 - Göteborg/SWE () - 29.07.-01.08.99 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 27 October 2014