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2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July 2008.[1][2] A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

Medalists edit

Gold Gordon Wolf
  Germany
Silver Marin Premeru
  Croatia
Bronze Mykyta Nesterenko
  Ukraine

Results edit

Final edit

9 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Gordon Wolf   Germany 55.90 60.75 55.59 61.82 62.00 x 62.00
  Marin Premeru   Croatia 57.25 x 56.70 60.19 61.85 58.72 61.85
  Mykyta Nesterenko   Ukraine x 61.01 x x x 59.54 61.01
4 Victor Hogan   South Africa x 57.56 59.08 x 60.64 60.64 60.64
5 Mikhail Dvornikov   Russia 58.77 58.96 58.99 59.89 59.44 59.67 59.89
6 Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania x 55.95 x 53.48 58.63 x 58.63
7 Fredrik Amundgård   Norway x 53.41 55.43 56.75 56.48 x 56.75
8 Tibor Petrovszki   Hungary 56.41 54.52 53.46 55.62 x 54.95 56.41
9 Mateusz Suchocki   Poland 48.31 54.65 49.40 54.65
10 Hamed Mansour   Syria x 54.14 x 54.14
11 Alan Moreno   Mexico 52.69 x 52.50 52.69
Johnny Karlsson   Sweden x x x NM

Qualifications edit

8 July

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Mikhail Dvornikov   Russia 57.71 52.78 58.53 58.53 q
2 Victor Hogan   South Africa 58.18 x 58.16 58.18 q
3 Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania 54.76 57.32 x 57.32 q
4 Mateusz Suchocki   Poland 51.43 50.58 55.80 55.80 q
5 Fredrik Amundgård   Norway x 55.33 54.28 55.33 q
6 Johnny Karlsson   Sweden x 53.62 52.52 53.62 q
7 Eduardo Albertazzi   Italy 53.06 46.58 50.22 53.06
8 Curtis Griffith-Parker   United Kingdom 51.49 52.64 44.96 52.64
9 Andrew Peska   Australia 48.21 52.29 50.70 52.29
10 Claudiu Rusu   Romania 51.85 51.95 52.18 52.18
11 Jérémy Baillard   France 49.91 35.61 51.00 51.00
12 Daniel Jasinski   Germany 48.71 50.36 45.72 50.36
13 Yeóryios Tremos   Greece 50.24 x x 50.24
14 Mario Cota   Mexico 49.43 x - 49.43
15 Geoffrey Tabor   United States x 49.22 x 49.22
16 George Bedoshvili   Georgia x 48.91 46.15 48.91

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Mykyta Nesterenko   Ukraine 61.77 - - 61.77 Q
2 Marin Premeru   Croatia 59.29 - - 59.29 Q
3 Gordon Wolf   Germany 56.18 58.60 57.04 58.60 q
4 Alan Moreno   Mexico 55.80 x 56.19 56.19 q
5 Hamed Mansour   Syria x 53.97 55.17 55.17 q
6 Tibor Petrovszki   Hungary 51.26 51.92 54.74 54.74 q
7 Pyry Niskala   Finland 50.91 50.21 53.04 53.04
8 Andrew Welch   Australia 51.67 52.88 51.20 52.88
9 Priidu Niit   Estonia 48.79 48.34 51.88 51.88
10 Quincy Wilson   Trinidad and Tobago 51.67 43.71 50.10 51.67
11 Robert Tracz   Poland x 49.77 51.49 51.49
12 Brian Bishop   United States 49.48 51.22 51.05 51.22
13 Magnus Røsholm Berntsen   Norway x x 48.75 48.75
14 Andrei Gag   Romania x 46.98 x 46.98
Brett Morse   United Kingdom x x x NM

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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