2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the 2018 World U20 Championships
VenueRatina Stadium
Dates14 July (qualification)
15 July (final)
Competitors34 from 28 nations
Winning distance62.36 m
Medalists
gold medal    Jamaica
silver medal    Belarus
bronze medal    Chile
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The men's discus throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 14 and 15 July.[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World U20 Record  Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR) 70.13 Halle, Germany 24 May 2008
Championship Record  Margus Hunt (EST) 67.32 Beijing, China 16 August 2006
World U20 Leading  Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim (QAT) 66.47 Cape Town, South Africa 3 February 2018

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 14 July in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:25 and Group B starting at 10:48. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 60.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[2][3]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 B Yauheni Bahutski  Belarus 54.80 58.19 61.72 61.72 Q
2 B Wang Yuhan  China x 60.38 60.38 Q, PB
3 B Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz  Qatar 55.53 x 59.46 59.46 q
4 B Jakub Forejt  Czech Republic 53.90 58.72 x 58.72 q
5 A Kai Chang  Jamaica 54.96 x 59.27 59.27 q
6 A Giorgos Koniarakis  Cyprus 58.64 x 58.07 58.64 q
7 B Tim Ader  Germany 58.38 x x 58.38 q
8 A Korbinian Häßler  Germany x 58.35 x 58.35 q, PB
9 B Emanuel Sousa  Portugal 57.43 x x 57.43 q
10 A Elijah Mason  United States 56.86 x 54.61 56.86 q
11 A Martynas Alekna  Lithuania 56.78 x X 56.78 q
12 A Claudio Romero  Chile 54.16 56.71 56.62 56.71 q
13 B Conor McLaughlin  Australia 56.57 x x 56.57
14 B Gabriel Oladipo  United States 56.53 56.19 54.39 56.53
15 A Kristjan Čeh  Slovenia 51.77 56.47 54.38 56.47
16 A Jakub Lewoszewski  Poland 56.42 x x 56.42
17 B Triston Gibbons  Barbados x x 56.31 56.31
18 B Dabirac Pérez  Cuba x x 56.20 56.20
19 B Casper Jørgensen  Denmark 52.70 56.02 x 56.02
20 A Michal Forejt  Czech Republic 55.64 55.71 55.71 55.71
21 A James Tomlinson  Great Britain 46.61 54.95 53.53 54.95
22 B Víctor Faus  Spain 52.86 54.85 x 54.85
23 B Marawan Medany  Bahrain 54.83 54.74 52.40 54.83
24 A Ignatius Marais  South Africa 54.56 x x 54.56
25 B Mahmoud Mansouri  Iran 49.74 54.52 54.32 54.52
26 B Tom Reux  France 54.12 x x 54.12
27 A Kosei Yamashita  Japan 52.35 53.72 x 53.72
28 B Shaquille Emanuelson  Netherlands x 50.12 53.53 53.53
29 A Aarón Solà  Spain 53.41 51.72 x 53.41
30 B Aleks Hristov  Bulgaria 52.45 x x 52.45
31 A Hossein Rasouli  Iran 51.60 x x 51.60
32 A Alexander Kolesnikoff  Australia 48.33 48.88 50.75 50.75
33 A Badri Kimadze  Georgia 48.26 X 50.31 50.31
34 A Eero Ahola  Finland x 47.74 x 47.74

Final

The final was held on 15 July at 13:41.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kai Chang  Jamaica 56.96 62.36 58.26 x x x 62.36 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yauheni Bahutski  Belarus 60.17 61.31 60.76 61.75 x x 61.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claudio Romero  Chile 60.81 x 58.66 x x x 60.81 SB
4 Tim Ader  Germany 57.14 58.47 60.09 58.01 58.80 x 60.09 PB
5 Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz  Qatar x x 59.87 59.12 58.71 59.57 59.87
6 Wang Yuhan  China 55.14 59.29 58.86 x x x 59.29
7 Giorgos Koniarakis  Cyprus 58.04 56.92 x x 57.89 x 58.04
8 Elijah Mason  United States x 57.96 x x x 56.77 57.96
9 Jakub Forejt  Czech Republic 57.95 55.88 56.72 57.95
10 Martynas Alekna  Lithuania x 57.30 56.33 57.30
11 Korbinian Häßler  Germany x x 55.42 55.42
Emanuel Sousa  Portugal x x x NM

References

  1. ^ "2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day". IAAF.org. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.