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2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the 2015 World Championships
Discus medalists L-R Milanov, Małachowski, Urbanek
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates27 August (qualification)
29 August (final)
Competitors31 from 20 nations
Winning distance67.40
Medalists
gold medal Piotr Małachowski   Poland
silver medal Philip Milanov   Belgium
bronze medal Robert Urbanek   Poland
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The men's discus throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27 and 29 August.[1][2]

Three time defending champion Robert Harting and his exuberant celebrations would not be here due to knee surgery, opening up opportunities for others. Returning silver medalist Piotr Małachowski is the world leader hoping to move up a notch. In the trials, it took Fedrick Dacres one toss to make an automatic qualifier, Małachowski took three attempts to do, but nobody else could get there.

In the finals, Małachowski took the lead on the second throw of the competition with a 65.09, the next thrower was Dacres who put out a 64.22. Later in the round, 36-year-old Gerd Kanter threw 64.82 to take over second. In the second round Małachowski solidified his lead by throwing 67.40 which turned out to be the gold medal-winning throw. Three throws later Apostolos Parellis threw 64.55 to take over third. In the third round, Philip Milanov popped a 66.90 Belgian National Record to take over second place. There were no other fireworks until the fifth round when Małachowski's Polish teammate, Robert Urbanek got off a 65.18 to claim the bronze medal.[3]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]

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  Piotr Małachowski (POL) 68.29 Cetniewo, Poland 1 August 2015
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

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Entry standards[5]
65.00

Schedule

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Date Time Round
27 August 2015 09:30 Qualification
29 August 2015 19:40 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: 65.00 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.[6]

Rank Group Name Nationality # 1 # 2 # 3 Mark Notes
1 A Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica (JAM) 65.77 65.77 Q
2 A Piotr Małachowski  Poland (POL) x 59.08 65.59 65.59 Q
3 B Gerd Kanter  Estonia (EST) x 64.78 61.94 64.78 q
4 A Apostolos Parellis  Cyprus (CYP) 63.93 64.41 63.25 64.41 q
5 B Robert Urbanek  Poland (POL) 62.97 64.23 x 64.23 q
6 B Christoph Harting  Germany (GER) 64.23 – – 64.23 q
7 A Vikas Gowda  India (IND) 63.86 63.84 x 63.86 q
8 A Philip Milanov  Belgium (BEL) x 62.20 63.85 63.85 q
9 A Daniel Ståhl  Sweden (SWE) 62.66 61.22 62.06 62.66 q
10 A Julian Wruck  Australia (AUS) 60.84 60.80 62.63 62.63 q
11 B Mauricio Ortega  Colombia (COL) 58.81 x 62.54 62.54 q
12 B Benn Harradine  Australia (AUS) 60.75 62.48 x 62.48 q
13 A Victor Hogan  South Africa (RSA) 62.41 x 62.33 62.41
14 A Andrius Gudžius  Lithuania (LTU) 59.64 58.25 62.22 62.22
15 B Daniel Jasinski  Germany (GER) 57.65 61.53 61.70 61.70
16 A Martin Kupper  Estonia (EST) 60.23 61.59 59.98 61.59
17 B Chad Wright  Jamaica (JAM) 60.78 61.53 61.23 61.53
18 A Zoltán Kővágó  Hungary (HUN) 56.19 x 61.37 61.37
19 A Martin Wierig  Germany (GER) 61.35 x x 61.35
20 A Lukas Weißhaidinger  Austria (AUT) 60.68 61.26 60.62 61.26
21 A Ronald Julião  Brazil (BRA) 61.02 59.71 59.28 61.02
22 B Jason Morgan  Jamaica (JAM) 60.85 60.81 60.02 60.85
23 B Axel Härstedt  Sweden (SWE) 60.52 x x 60.52
24 B Ehsan Haddadi  Iran (IRI) 60.39 x x 60.39
25 B Alex Rose  Samoa (SAM) 57.78 59.07 x 59.07
26 B Russell Winger  United States (USA) 56.08 53.16 58.69 58.69
27 B Essa Al-Zenkawi  Kuwait (KUW) 58.44 58.68 57.64 58.68
28 B Lois Maikel Martínez  Spain (ESP) 58.01 57.91 x 58.01
29 B Jared Schuurmans  United States (USA) 55.95 57.71 57.74 57.74
30 B Gerhard Mayer  Austria (AUT) x 57.73 x 57.73
A Rodney Brown  United States (USA) x x x NM

Final

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The final was started at 19:50[7]

Rank Name Nationality # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 6 Mark Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Piotr Małachowski  Poland (POL) 65.09 67.40 62.04 64.40 64.59 64.84 67.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Philip Milanov  Belgium (BEL) 60.06 64.38 66.90 x 62.32 65.67 66.90 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Urbanek  Poland (POL) 60.47 61.58 64.14 64.62 65.18 x 65.18
4 Gerd Kanter  Estonia (EST) 64.82 63.52 63.95 64.01 64.65 x 64.82
5 Daniel Ståhl  Sweden (SWE) 61.74 60.42 64.42 64.73 x x 64.73 SB
6 Apostolos Parellis  Cyprus (CYP) 63.20 64.55 63.63 63.46 64.39 62.66 64.55
7 Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica (JAM) 64.22 59.80 x 62.74 61.73 x 64.22
8 Christoph Harting  Germany (GER) 63.94 63.55 x x x x 63.94
9 Vikas Gowda  India (IND) 60.28 x 62.24 62.24
10 Benn Harradine  Australia (AUS) 58.15 x 62.05 62.05
11 Mauricio Ortega  Colombia (COL) 13.10 x 62.01 62.01
12 Julian Wruck  Australia (AUS) 59.74 60.01 56.78 60.01

References

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  1. ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "REPORT: MEN'S DISCUS FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Records & Lists – Discus Throw". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  6. ^ Qualification results
  7. ^ Final results
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