Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 40 competitors. The final was held on July 31, 1996.

Medalists

Gold Lars Riedel
 Germany
Silver Vladimir Dubrovshchik
 Belarus
Bronze Vasiliy Kaptyukh
 Belarus

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 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m June 6, 1986 East Germany Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Olympic Record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 68.82 m October 1, 1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Season Best  Anthony Washington (USA) 71.14 m May 22, 1996 United States Salinas, USA
Broken records during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record  Lars Riedel (GER) 69.40 m July 31, 1996 United States Atlanta, United States

Non-qualifiers

RANK NON-QUALIFIERS DISTANCE 1 2 3
13.  Nick Sweeney (IRL) 62.04 m 58.82 62.04 61.06
14.  John Godina (USA) 61.82 m 61.82 59.88 57.46
15.  Bob Weir (GBR) 61.64 m 61.64 60.54 X
16.  Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) 61.36 m 58.18 61.36 X
17.  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) 60.98 m X 60.98 59.32
18.  Li Shaojie (CHN) 60.20 m 58.54 60.06 60.20
19.  Diego Fortuna (ITA) 60.08 m 57.78 59.30 60.08
20.  Marek Bilek (CZE) 59.86 m 59.86 58.42 58.62
21.  Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) 59.60 m 59.34 58.34 59.60
22.  Roberto Moya (CUB) 59.22 m 59.22 57.60 X
23.  Dashdendev Makhashiri (MGL) 59.16 m 59.16 54.18 X
24.  Igor Primc (SLO) 59.12 m 59.12 56.40 57.62
25.  Aleksander Tammert (EST) 59.04 m 58.84 X 59.04
26.  Costel Grasu (ROU) 58.56 m 58.30 X 58.56
27.  Dragan Mustapić (CRO) 57.94 m X 57.94 56.62
28.  Andriy Kokhanovskiy (UKR) 57.90 m 57.90 X X
29.  Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) 56.72 m 56.72 X X
30.  Shakti Singh (IND) 56.58 m 53.72 56.58 54.30
31.  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) 56.46 m X 56.46 55.18
32.  Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) 56.30 m 53.94 52.14 56.30
33.  Jason Tunks (CAN) 55.58 m X X 55.58
34.  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) 55.34 m X X 55.34
35.  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 55.18 m X 55.18 55.06
36.  Glen Smith (GBR) 54.88 m 54.88 X X
37.  Roman Poltoratskiy (UZB) 51.96 m X X 51.96
38.  Jaroslav Žitňanský (SVK) 51.50 m X 50.94 51.50
39.  Chris Sua'mene (SAM) 51.28 m 49.22 51.28 50.24
—  David Martínez (ESP) NM X X X

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st  Lars Riedel (GER) X X 65.40 63.10 69.40 69.24 69.40 m OR
2nd  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 64.86 66.60 64.38 59.68 X X 66.60 m
3rd  Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) 63.24 64.00 65.80 X 63.82 65.08 65.80 m
4  Anthony Washington (USA) 65.42 X X 61.34 X 62.50 65.42 m
5  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 62.28 65.30 64.50 X 64.54 63.74 65.30 m
6  Jürgen Schult (GER) 62.82 64.42 62.62 64.62 64.38 63.78 64.62 m
7  Vitaliy Sidorov (UKR) 63.44 X X 62.76 63.78 62.82 63.78 m
8  Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) 61.48 57.52 62.78 X 61.68 61.88 62.78 m
9  Alexis Elizalde (CUB) 60.52 60.36 62.70 62.70 m
10  Attila Horváth (HUN) 60.66 62.28 59.72 62.28 m
11  Sergey Lyakhov (RUS) 60.62 59.90 X 60.62 m
12  Adam Setliff (USA) X 56.30 X 56.30 m

See also

References


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