2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 and 30.

Official Video

Defending champion Robert Harting was a clear winner, with three throws better than silver medalist Gerd Kanter.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Robert Harting
  Germany (GER)
Gerd Kanter
  Estonia (EST)
Ehsan Haddadi
  Iran (IRI)

Records

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World record   Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Championship record   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 70.14 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
World leading   Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) 69.50 Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2011
African record   Frantz Kruger (RSA) 70.32 Salon-de-Provence, France 26 May 2002
Asian record   Ehsan Haddadi (IRI) 69.32 Tallinn, Estonia 3 June 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Ben Plucknett (USA) 71.32 Eugene, OR, United States 4 June 1983
South American record   Jorge Balliengo (ARG) 66.32 Rosario, Argentina 15 April 2006
European record   Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Oceanian record   Benn Harradine (AUS) 66.45 Split, Croatia 5 September 2010

Qualification standards

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A standard B standard
65.00 m 63.00 m

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 29, 2011 10:10 Qualification
August 30, 2011 19:55 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Piotr Małachowski   Poland (POL) 64.22 x 65.48 65.48 q
2 A Ehsan Haddadi   Iran (IRI) 65.21 64.74 - 65.21 q
3 B Mario Pestano   Spain (ESP) 65.13 - - 65.13 q
4 B Jorge Fernández   Cuba (CUB) 64.94 - - 64.94 q
5 A Robert Harting   Germany (GER) 64.93 63.75 - 64.93 q
6 A Virgilijus Alekna   Lithuania (LTU) 64.21 63.57 x 64.21 q
7 B Märt Israel   Estonia (EST) 63.49 64.19 x 64.19 q
8 A Vikas Gowda   India (IND) 62.37 63.99 61.85 63.99 q
9 A Gerd Kanter   Estonia (EST) 62.77 63.50 x 63.50 q
10 A Benn Harradine   Australia (AUS) x 63.49 51.86 63.49 q
11 A Jason Young   United States (USA) 61.75 x 63.14 63.14 q
12 B Brett Morse   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 60.62 62.38 59.29 62.38 q
13 B Jan Marcell   Czech Republic (CZE) 60.46 62.29 59.26 62.29
14 A Jarred Rome   United States (USA) 58.86 62.22 61.00 62.22
15 B Zoltán Kővágó   Hungary (HUN) 58.14 62.16 x 62.16
16 B Rutger Smith   Netherlands (NED) 60.17 59.64 62.12 62.12
17 A Wu Jian   China (CHN) 59.51 62.07 x 62.07
18 A Jason Morgan   Jamaica (JAM) 58.51 57.56 61.75 61.75
19 B Martin Wierig   Germany (GER) x x 61.68 61.68
20 A Erik Cadée   Netherlands (NED) 61.03 x 61.62 61.62
21 B Gerhard Mayer   Austria (AUT) 61.47 55.33 59.60 61.47
22 B Leif Arrhenius   Sweden (SWE) 61.33 x x 61.33
23 B Mohammad Samimi   Iran (IRI) x x 61.10 61.10
24 B Lance Brooks   United States (USA) 60.55 61.01 61.07 61.07
25 B Ercüment Olgundeniz   Turkey (TUR) 53.34 x 60.86 60.86
26 B Markus Münch   Germany (GER) 58.27 60.80 60.59 60.80
27 B Martin Marić   Croatia (CRO) 59.72 x 60.61 60.61
28 A Niklas Arrhenius   Sweden (SWE) 60.57 x x 60.57
29 B Carl Myerscough   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 60.29 57.65 59.40 60.29
30 A Abdul Buhari   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) x 60.21 58.37 60.21
31 A Roland Varga   Croatia (CRO) x 59.09 x 59.09
A Róbert Fazekas   Hungary (HUN) x x x NM
A Frank Casañas   Spain (ESP) DNS

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Robert Harting   Germany (GER) 68.49 x 68.10 68.97 66.33 x 68.97
  Gerd Kanter   Estonia (EST) 62.79 66.95 66.13 66.90 x 65.83 66.95
  Ehsan Haddadi   Iran (IRI) 65.29 64.07 x x 65.50 66.08 66.08 SB
4 Märt Israel   Estonia (EST) 61.87 63.60 64.31 63.73 65.20 x 65.20
5 Benn Harradine   Australia (AUS) 64.43 64.02 62.08 x 64.18 64.77 64.77
6 Virgilijus Alekna   Lithuania (LTU) 62.75 x 64.09 62.62 x 61.25 64.09
7 Vikas Gowda   India (IND) 60.79 61.51 64.05 62.81 62.16 62.16 64.05
8 Jorge Fernández   Cuba (CUB) 61.05 63.54 63.10 x 60.11 61.77 63.54
9 Piotr Małachowski   Poland (POL) 58.28 x 63.37 63.37
10 Jason Young   United States (USA) 62.54 x 63.20 63.20
11 Mario Pestano   Spain (ESP) 62.97 63.00 62.74 63.00
12 Brett Morse   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 60.84 62.69 57.87 62.69

References

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