2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 8 August 2001. The qualification mark was set at 65.50 metres.

Medalists

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Gold   Lars Riedel
Germany (GER)
Silver   Virgilijus Alekna
Lithuania (LTU)
Bronze   Michael Möllenbeck
Germany (GER)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
06.08.2001 – 09:00h 06.08.2001 – 10:45h
Final Round
08.08.2001 – 20:00h

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m June 6, 1986   Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Event Record   Anthony Washington (USA) 69.08 m August 24, 1999   Seville, Spain
Season Best   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 70.99 m March 30, 2001   Stellenbosch, South Africa

Startlist

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Order Athlete Season Best Personal Best
GROUP A
1 945   Frantz Kruger (RSA) 69.96 69.96
2 484   Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 67.17 67.44
3 863   Einar Kristian Tveitå (NOR) 62.41 63.64
4 745   Romas Ubartas (LTU) 65.25 70.06
5 1142   Andy Bloom (USA) 66.17 68.46
6 186   Jason Tunks (CAN) 67.70 67.88
7 541   Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) 66.93 66.93
8 1164   John Godina (USA) 67.66 69.91
9 25   Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) 62.91 64.20
10 444   Robert Weir (GBR) 63.03 65.08
11 89   Jo Van Daele (BEL) 64.24 64.24
12 363   Timo Tompuri (FIN) 69.62 69.62
13 109   Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) 66.00 67.59
GROUP B
1 486   Lars Riedel (GER) 68.26 71.50
2 1017   Igor Primc (SLO) 62.74 64.79
3 990   Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 66.48 67.30
4 743   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 70.99 73.88
5 538   Róbert Fazekas (HUN) 68.09 68.09
6 925   Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari (QAT) 62.77 62.77
7 1201   Adam Setliff (USA) 68.94 68.94
8 933   Ionel Oprea (ROM) 63.64 63.64
9 329   Aleksander Tammert (EST) 67.10 67.41
10 544   Roland Varga (HUN) 64.44 65.39
11 106   Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 64.41 69.28
12 314   Mario Pestano (ESP) 67.92 67.92
13 481   Michael Lischka (GER) 65.04 65.04

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2   Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) 65.71 65.71 m
2 4   Frantz Kruger (RSA) 63.91 64.79 64.59 64.79 m
3 6   Jason Tunks (CAN) X 64.34 63.14 64.34 m
4 8   Timo Tompuri (FIN) 61.33 58.70 63.34 63.34 m
5 10   Michael Möllenbeck (GER) X 61.13 62.54 62.54 m
6 12   Einar Kristian Tveitå (NOR) 60.86 61.85 58.38 61.85 m
7 14   Romas Ubartas (LTU) 58.44 61.49 X 61.49 m
8 15   Robert Weir (GBR) 61.05 X X 61.05 m
9 17   Jo Van Daele (BEL) 57.92 X 60.19 60.19 m
10 20   Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) 48.26 X 58.42 58.42 m
11 21   John Godina (USA) X 57.19 X 57.19 m
12 23   Andy Bloom (USA) 56.32 X X 56.32 m
13 25   Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) X 54.06 52.75 54.06 m

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1   Lars Riedel (GER) 68.26 68.26 m SB
2 3   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 65.22 65.22 m
3 5   Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 64.55 64.55 m
4 7   Roland Varga (HUN) 63.52 61.48 63.49 63.52 m
5 9   Igor Primc (SLO) X 62.60 56.57 62.60 m
6 11   Adam Setliff (USA) 62.25 X 58.16 62.25 m
7 13   Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 61.73 X 59.42 61.73 m
8 16   Aleksander Tammert (EST) 60.87 X 61.04 61.04 m
9 18   Ionel Oprea (ROM) 60.18 58.57 60.16 60.18 m
10 19   Michael Lischka (GER) 58.36 59.94 57.16 59.94 m
11 22   Mario Pestano (ESP) 55.99 X 56.58 56.58 m
12 24   Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari (QAT) X X 54.48 54.48 m
13 26   Róbert Fazekas (HUN) X X 53.73 53.73 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Lars Riedel (GER) 65.41 67.10 66.74 69.50 69.72 68.36 69.72 m CR
    Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 67.65 X 69.40 X 67.28 X 69.40 m
    Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 67.61 X 65.76 66.60 65.30 64.48 67.61 m PB
4   Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 63.21 X 66.68 67.16 67.57 65.95 67.57 m PB
5   Adam Setliff (USA) 66.55 66.49 X X X X 66.55 m
6   Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) 62.88 65.98 62.93 66.08 66.25 65.08 66.25 m SB
7   Roland Varga (HUN) X 58.66 65.86 62.37 64.80 X 65.86 m PB
8   Frantz Kruger (RSA) 63.61 64.89 X 65.27 62.24 X 65.27 m
9   Jason Tunks (CAN) 63.79 X X 63.79 m
10   Timo Tompuri (FIN) 62.82 59.42 X 62.82 m
11   Igor Primc (SLO) 62.36 X 62.26 62.36 m
12   Einar Kristian Tveitå (NOR) X 58.60 59.11 59.11 m

See also

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References

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