Men's discus throw
at the 2022 World Championships
VenueHayward Field
Dates17 July (qualification)
19 July (final)
Competitors31 from 20 nations
Winning distance71.13
Medalists
gold medal    Slovenia
silver medal    Lithuania
bronze medal    Lithuania

The men's discus throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 17 and 19 July 2022.[1]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
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) 71.47 m Uppsala, Sweden 21 June 2022
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  Mauricio Ortega (COL) 70.29 m Lovelhe, Portugal 22 July 2020
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

The following records were set at the competition:

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Championship record 71.13 Kristjan Čeh  Slovenia (SLO) 19 Jul 2022

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 66.00 m.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
17 July17:05Qualification
19 July18:33Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 66.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[4]

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1AMykolas Alekna Lithuania (LTU)65.7868.9168.91Q
2AKristjan Čeh Slovenia (SLO)68.2368.23Q
3ASimon Pettersson Sweden (SWE)63.7168.1168.11Q, SB
4AMatthew Denny Australia (AUS)64.8966.9866.98Q
5BAndrius Gudžius Lithuania (LTU)64.2166.6066.60Q
6BLukas Weißhaidinger Austria (AUT)66.5166.51Q
7BDaniel Ståhl Sweden (SWE)x65.95x65.95q
8ASam Mattis United States (USA)61.8765.5962.3065.59q
9AAlin Firfirică Romania (ROM)59.4864.1465.5465.54q, SB
10BFedrick Dacres Jamaica (JAM)58.8763.3664.4964.49q
11ATraves Smikle Jamaica (JAM)64.2163.16x64.21q
12AAlex Rose Samoa (SAM)63.1164.1463.9764.14q
13ALawrence Okoye Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)63.57x59.8963.57
14BNicholas Percy Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)58.3062.9063.2063.20
15AMarek Bárta Czech Republic (CZE)62.9061.5856.6862.90
16AApostolos Parellis Cyprus (CYP)62.4661.3261.2762.46
17BMartin Wierig Germany (GER)60.5260.8662.2862.28
18BAndrew Evans United States (USA)59.3162.2062.1862.20
19BHenrik Janssen Germany (GER)61.8560.3060.3661.85
20BClaudio Romero Chile (CHI)61.69xx61.69
21BPhilip Milanov Belgium (BEL)x61.2261.4761.47
22BMario Díaz Cuba (CUB)57.7258.3560.8360.83
23BMartin Marković Croatia (CRO)x57.7460.5960.59
24BVictor Hogan South Africa (RSA)60.51x59.8360.51
25AChad Wright Jamaica (JAM)59.14x60.3160.31
26BMauricio Ortega Colombia (COL)59.47x59.9159.91
27AWerner Visser South Africa (RSA)58.44xx58.44
28BBrian Williams United States (USA)x56.4058.2558.25
29ATorben Brandt Germany (GER)54.1153.42x54.11
BLucas Nervi Chile (CHI)xxxNM

Final

The final will take place on 19 July at 18:36.[5]

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kristjan Čeh Slovenia (SLO)65.2769.0271.1368.9570.5167.5771.13CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mykolas Alekna Lithuania (LTU)66.6467.8767.2869.27xx69.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Andrius Gudžius Lithuania (LTU)67.3166.06x67.55xx67.55
4Daniel Ståhl Sweden (SWE)66.5965.99x65.3967.1066.8667.10
5Simon Pettersson Sweden (SWE)x67.00xxxx67.00
6Matthew Denny Australia (AUS)61.5565.5066.2965.5665.4966.4766.47
7Alin Firfirică Romania (ROM)65.1063.8062.58xx65.5765.57SB
8Alex Rose Samoa (SAM)65.5764.1763.4162.78x61.1665.57
9Fedrick Dacres Jamaica (JAM)64.8563.2564.7964.85
10Lukas Weißhaidinger Austria (AUT)61.7263.9862.4563.98
11Sam Mattis United States (USA)60.8963.1962.8263.19
12Traves Smikle Jamaica (JAM)x62.23x62.23

References

  1. Timetable
  2. "Discus Throw Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. Qualification summary
  5. Final Results
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