These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 24, 1999.
Medalists
| Gold |  Anthony Washington United States (USA) | 
| Silver |  Jürgen Schult Germany (GER) | 
| Bronze |  Lars Riedel Germany (GER) | 
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | 
| 22.08.1999 – 10:00h | 22.08.1999 – 10:00h | 
| Final Round | |
| 24.08.1999 – 20:30h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification | 
| q | qualification by rank | 
| DNS | did not start | 
| NM | no mark | 
| WR | world record | 
| AR | area record | 
| NR | national record | 
| PB | personal best | 
| SB | season best | 
Qualification
- Held on Tuesday 1999-08-22 with the mark set at 65.00 metres
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 65.86 m | 
| 2. |  Lars Riedel (GER) | 64.00 m | 
| 3. |  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | 63.53 m | 
| 4. |  Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 63.27 m | 
| 5. |  Anthony Washington (USA) | 63.18 m | 
| 6. |  Li Shaojie (CHN) | 62.89 m | 
| 7. |  Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | 62.79 m | 
| 8. |  Igor Primc (SLO) | 62.35 m | 
| 9. |  Leonid Cherevko (BLR) | 61.40 m | 
| 10. |  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | 60.80 m | 
| 11. | .svg.png.webp) Jason Tunks (CAN) | 60.13 m | 
| 12. |  Andrzej Krawczyk (POL) | 59.48 m | 
| 13. |  Diego Fortuna (ITA) | 58.52 m | 
| 14. | .svg.png.webp) Romas Ubartas (LTU) | 58.49 m | 
| 15. |  Glen Smith (GBR) | 58.27 m | 
| 16. |  Libor Malina (CZE) | 57.18 m | 
| 17. |  Abbas Samimi (IRI) | 54.21 m | 
| 18. |  Ercüment Olgundeniz (TUR) | 53.01 m | 
| — |  Costel Grasu (ROM) | DNF | 
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jürgen Schult (GER) | 65.65 m | 
| 2. |  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) | 64.23 m | 
| 3. |  Andy Bloom (USA) | 64.06 m | 
| 4. |  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) | 63.40 m | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) | 62.83 m | 
| 6. |  Robert Weir (GBR) | 62.71 m | 
| 7. |  Andreas Seelig (GER) | 62.57 m | 
| 8. |  John Godina (USA) | 62.27 m | 
| 9. |  Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 62.02 m | 
| 10. |  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) | 59.16 m | 
| 11. |  Timo Tompuri (FIN) | 58.90 m | 
| 12. |  Ian Winchester (NZL) | 58.74 m | 
| 13. |  Nick Sweeney (IRL) | 58.62 m | 
| 14. |  Pieter van der Kruk Jr. (NED) | 57.65 m | 
| 15. |  Mario Pestano (ESP) | 57.30 m | 
| 16. |  Attila Horváth (HUN) | 56.83 m | 
| 17. | .svg.png.webp) Jason Gervais (CAN) | 54.19 m | 
| 18. |  Aleksandr Malashevich (BLR) | 53.20 m | 
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
|  |  Anthony Washington (USA) | 66.29 | X | 65.76 | X | 64.93 | 69.08 | 69.08 m | CR | 
|  |  Jürgen Schult (GER) | 64.85 | 68.18 | 66.24 | 64.66 | X | 65.06 | 68.18 m | |
|  |  Lars Riedel (GER) | 64.63 | 66.94 | 68.09 | X | 65.38 | X | 68.09 m | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 65.45 | 66.49 | 65.95 | 64.61 | X | 67.53 | 67.53 m | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp) Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) | 65.05 | 62.28 | 61.91 | X | X | X | 65.05 m | |
| 6 |  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | 63.33 | 64.90 | 64.54 | X | X | 64.51 | 64.90 m | |
| 7 |  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) | 64.00 | 63.86 | 63.83 | 61.00 | 63.46 | 62.72 | 64.00 m | |
| 8 |  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) | 63.59 | 61.05 | 60.56 | X | 61.24 | X | 63.59 m | |
| 9 |  Li Shaojie (CHN) | 62.15 | 63.22 | 62.38 | 63.22 m | ||||
| 10 |  Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 62.29 | X | X | 62.29 m | ||||
| 11 |  Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | 61.30 | X | 61.71 | 61.71 m | ||||
| — |  Andy Bloom (USA) | X | X | X | NM | ||||
See also
References
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