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2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15 and 16 August.[1][2] A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

Medalists edit

Gold Margus Hunt
  Estonia
Silver Mahmoud Samimi
  Iran
Bronze Martin Wierig
  Germany

Results edit

Final edit

16 August

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Margus Hunt   Estonia 64.96 56.60 x 66.68 66.40 67.32 67.32
  Mahmoud Samimi   Iran 52.55 60.42 59.44 60.82 x 63.00 63.00
  Martin Wierig   Germany 58.26 60.11 59.26 62.02 62.17 61.86 62.17
4 Nikolay Sedyuk   Russia 60.38 61.09 57.20 59.01 55.13 62.00 62.00
5 Jorge Fernández   Cuba 56.22 58.82 59.55 59.01 58.43 x 59.55
6 Mihai Grasu   Romania 57.23 59.39 56.24 58.96 58.97 x 59.39
7 Martin Wischer   Germany 54.57 x 56.73 53.56 56.26 x 56.73
8 Egidijus Petrauskas   Lithuania 56.65 55.53 x x 56.18 x 56.65
9 Giedrius Šakinis   Lithuania 55.47 52.72 53.06 55.47
10 Nicholas Robinson   United States 55.22 51.18 51.48 55.22
11 Andrew Welch   Australia 51.54 54.14 52.22 54.14
12 Marin Premeru   Croatia 51.96 51.22 53.50 53.50

Qualifications edit

15 August

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Margus Hunt   Estonia 66.35 - - 66.35 Q
2 Nikolay Sedyuk   Russia x 60.43 - 60.43 Q
3 Mahmoud Samimi   Iran 58.91 - - 58.91 Q
4 Jorge Fernández   Cuba 58.42 - - 58.42 Q
5 Egidijus Petrauskas   Lithuania 54.20 51.92 57.85 57.85 Q
6 Martin Wischer   Germany 56.54 55.71 55.82 56.54 q
7 Axel Härstedt   Sweden 53.85 55.12 54.02 55.12
8 Vladislav Tulácek   Czech Republic x x 54.46 54.46
9 António Silva   Portugal x 54.04 x 54.04
10 Federico Apolloni   Italy 50.38 53.97 49.71 53.97
11 Bo Taylor   United States x 51.29 52.96 52.96
12 Savvas Arestis   Cyprus x 44.91 51.56 51.56
13 Hou Wei   China 46.56 50.78 x 50.78
14 Stephen Lasei   Samoa x 39.34 41.10 41.10

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Mihai Grasu   Romania 55.72 58.38 - 58.38 Q
2 Marin Premeru   Croatia 54.92 57.88 - 57.88 Q
3 Martin Wierig   Germany 57.78 - - 57.78 Q
4 Nicholas Robinson   United States 55.20 56.06 50.68 56.06 q
5 Andrew Welch   Australia 50.62 54.03 55.58 55.58 q
6 Giedrius Šakinis   Lithuania x 55.01 55.45 55.45 q
7 Alessandro Botti   Italy 55.40 54.87 54.98 55.40
8 Hu Tai   China 54.24 55.02 51.06 55.02
9 Maarten Persoon   Netherlands 51.44 x 53.07 53.07
10 Pavlo Karsak   Ukraine 52.86 53.06 x 53.06
11 Talat Erdogan   Turkey 50.50 50.95 48.81 50.95
12 Per Rosell   Sweden 50.46 x 50.53 50.53

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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