2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
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| Men's discus throw2017 World Championships | |
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 4 August (qualification) 5 August (final) |
| Competitors | 33 from 23 nations |
| Events at the 2017 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 4 and 5 August.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
| Championship record |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
70.17 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
| World leading |  Daniel Ståhl (SWE) |
71.29 | Sollentuna, Sweden | 29 June 2017 |
| 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) |
72.34 | Stockholm, Sweden | 7 July 1981 |
| 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) |
68.20 | Townsville, Australia | 10 May 2013 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards |
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| 65.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 4 August 2017 | 20:45 | Qualification |
| 5 August 2017 | 19:26 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+0)
Results
| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
References
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