Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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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 | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
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| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
The Men's Discus Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Jürgen Schult East Germany |
| Silver | Romas Ubartas Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Rolf Danneberg West Germany |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
74.08 m | June 6, 1986 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
| Olympic Record |  Mac Wilkins (USA) |
68.28 m | July 24, 1976 |  Montreal, Canada |
| Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
68.82 m | October 1, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 7 |  Mac Wilkins (USA) |
62.48 | X | 61.34 | 62.48 m | |
| 2 | 8 |  Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
61.30 | 60.24 | 62.08 | 62.08 m | |
| 3 | 9 |  Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
61.94 | 61.48 | 61.00 | 61.94 m | |
| 4 | 12 |  Gueorgui Gueorguiev (BUL) |
59.78 | 61.34 | X | 61.34 m | |
| 5 | 13 | Vaclavas Kidykas (URS) |
58.82 | 60.88 | X | 60.88 m | |
| 6 | 14 |  Svein-Inge Valvik (NOR) |
59.40 | X | 60.64 | 60.64 m | |
| 7 | 15 |  Werner Reiterer (AUS) |
X | 57.58 | 59.78 | 59.78m | |
| 8 | 17 | Randy Heisler (USA) |
X | X | 59.08 | 59.08 m | |
| 9 | 18 |  Patrick Journoud (FRA) |
58.94 | 57.62 | 55.82 | 58.94 m | |
| 10 | 22 |  Wulf Brunner (FRG) |
X | 57.50 | X | 57.50 m | |
| 11 | 23 |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) |
51.38 | 54.44 | 47.60 | 54.44 m | |
| 12 | 25 |  Henry Smith (SAM) |
47.96 | 49.40 | 48.98 | 49.40 m | |
| 13 | 26 |  Min Se-Hoon (KOR) |
X | 46.52 | 47.84 | 47.84 m | |
| — | — |  Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran (KSA) |
X | X | X | NM | |
| — | — |  Eggert Bogason (ISL) |
X | X | X | NM | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Rolf Danneberg (FRG) |
65.70 | — | — | 65.70 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Romas Ubartas (URS) |
65.58 | — | — | 65.58 m | |
| 3 | 3 | Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
64.70 | — | — | 64.70 m | |
| 4 | 4 | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) |
63.50 | 62.66 | X | 63.50 m | |
| 5 | 5 | Gejza Valent (TCH) |
61.88 | 62.84 | 63.46 | 63.46 m | |
| 6 | 6 | Mike Buncic (USA) |
X | 63.16 | X | 63.16 m | |
| 7 | 10 |  Erik de Bruin (NED) |
58.56 | 60.72 | 61.66 | 61.66 m | |
| 8 | 11 | Alois Hannecker (FRG) |
61.44 | X | X | 61.44 m | |
| 9 | 16 |  Bradley Cooper (BAH) |
59.74 | 56.88 | 56.44 | 59.74 m | |
| 10 | 19 | Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) |
58.94 | 57.10 | 55.70 | 58.94 m | |
| 11 | 20 |  Paul Mardle (GBR) |
57.18 | 56.06 | 58.28 | 58.28 m | |
| 12 | 21 |  Ray Lazdins (CAN) |
57.94 | X | X | 57.94 m | |
| 13 | 24 |  Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) |
50.18 | 48.80 | 50.90 | 50.90 m | |
| — | — |  Mohamed Hamed Naguib (EGY) |
X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
68.82 | 67.92 | 65.76 | 68.18 | 65.70 | 68.26 | 68.82 m | OR |
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Romas Ubartas (URS) |
66.86 | 66.20 | 66.24 | 64.40 | 63.74 | 67.48 | 67.48 m | |
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Rolf Danneberg (FRG) |
65.58 | 63.60 | X | 63.88 | 67.38 | 62.56 | 67.38 m | |
| 4 | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
64.00 | 63.74 | 63.54 | 63.66 | 62.86 | 66.42 | 66.42 m | |
| 5 | Mac Wilkins (USA) |
61.88 | X | 65.12 | 63.84 | 65.90 | 62.96 | 65.90 m | |
| 6 | Géjza Valent (TCH) |
X | 63.36 | 62.46 | 62.80 | 64.28 | 65.80 | 65.80 m | |
| 7 | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) |
63.30 | X | 64.10 | 64.94 | 63.22 | X | 64.94 m | |
| 8 | Alois Hannecker (FRG) |
60.28 | 62.50 | 63.28 | 60.94 | 61.54 | X | 63.28 m | |
| 9 | Erik de Bruin (NED) |
63.06 | X | X | 63.06 m | ||||
| 10 | Mike Buncic (USA) |
62.46 | X | X | 62.46 m | ||||
| 11 | Gueorgui Gueorguiev (BUL) |
61.24 | 61.12 | 59.66 | 61.24 m | ||||
| 12 | Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
59.60 | X | 60.88 | 60.88 m | ||||
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo)
References
- (English) Official Report
