2019_World_Athletics_Championships_–_Men's_discus_throw

2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 28 to 30 September 2019.[1]

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Summary

Coming in to these championships, Daniel Ståhl dominated the season both with the best throw and the best group of throws. A full metre behind him was Fedrick Dacres and Lukas Weißhaidinger was a further two and a half metres behind him. That form held true in the qualifying round as Ståhl was the only automatic qualifier.

As the first thrower, Ståhl set the early standard with a 66.59m. Near the end of the round, Weißhaidinger answered with a 66.74m to take the first round lead. Starting the second round, Ståhl answered back with a 67.18m. Three throws later, Dacres joined the battle with a 66.94m, but that would turn out to be his best of the day. Three throws later Apostolos Parellis joined the 66 metre crowd for the first time adding 63 cm to his national record. The third round saw Ståhl lead off with the winner 67.59 m (221 ft 9 in). Later Weißhaidinger improved his standing to 66.82m. And the last thrower Alin Firfirică displaced Parellis with a 66.46m. With three more rounds in the competition, none of the leaders would improve their position. The podium matched the three world leaders.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

World record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Championship record  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 70.17 m Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
World Leading  Daniel Ståhl (SWE) 71.86 m Bottnaryd, Sweden 29 June 2019
African Record  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 70.32 m Salon-de-Provence, France 26 May 2002
Asian Record  Ehsan Hadadi (IRI) 69.32 m Tallinn, Estonia 3 June 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Ben Plucknett (USA) 71.32 m Eugene, United States 4 June 1983
South American Record  Jorge Balliengo (ARG) 66.32 m Rosario, Argentina 15 April 2006
European Record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Oceanian record  Benn Harradine (AUS) 68.20 m Townsville, Australia 10 May 2013

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 65.00 m.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[4]

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Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[5][6]

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Final

The final was started on 30 September at 21:15.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Start list" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "Discus Throw Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Discus Throw Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Qualification results" (PDF).
  6. [6]
    "Qualification summary" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    "Final results" (PDF).
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