2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the 2023 World Championships
Kristjan Čeh and Daniel Ståhl shortly after the final.
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates19 August (qualification)
21 August (final)
Competitors35 from 27 nations
Winning distance71.46 CR
Medalists
gold medal Daniel Ståhl   Sweden
silver medal Kristjan Čeh   Slovenia
bronze medal Mykolas Alekna   Lithuania
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The men's discus throw at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 21 August 2023.[1]


Summary[edit]

Nobody in the field was able to make the 66.50m automatic qualifier. In the first round of the final, Andrius Gudžius was the first over 65 with a 65.95m. The next thrower was the defending champion Kristjan Čeh. His 68.31m opened up a big lead. Near the end of the round, Matthew Denny moved into second with a 66.39m. In the second round, Gudžius improved to 66.16m, the Čeh made a big improvement in his lead to 69.27m. Daniel Ståhl stepped into second with at 66.58m, then Mykolas Alekna took it from him with 67.08m. In the third round, Fedrick Dacres moved into third with his 66.72m and the field was put into a new order.

In the fourth round, Denny tossed it 68.24m for a new second place. Then Ståhl pushed everybody down a notch by throwing 69.37m. Alekna moved into third with a 68.85m. Nobody improved in the fifth round so the field was reordered again. As the next to last thrower, Čeh finally got into the 70's barely at 70.02m to retake the lead. On the final throw of the competition, Ståhl launched the winner 71.46 m (234 ft 5 in), the #15 throw in history (Ståhl and Čeh already share #6, Alekna's father holds #2). 71.46m became the new Championship Record.

Records[edit]

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  Kristjan Čeh (SLO) 71.86 m Jöhvi, Estonia 16 June 2023
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  Alex Rose (SAM) 70.39 m Ramona, United States 16 April 2023

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Championship record 71.46 Daniel Ståhl  Sweden (SWE) 21 Aug 2023

Qualification standard[edit]

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 67.00 m.[3]

Schedule[edit]

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
19 August 19:09 Qualification
21 August 20:30 Final

Results[edit]

Qualification[edit]

Athletes attaining a mark of at least 66.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualify for the final.[4][5][6]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Daniel Ståhl  Sweden (SWE) 64.58 66.25 64.99 66.25 q
2 A Mykolas Alekna  Lithuania (LTU) 66.04 x 63.99 66.04 q
3 B Kristjan Čeh  Slovenia (SLO) 65.95 65.18 65.29 65.95 q
4 A Traves Smikle  Jamaica (JAM) 65.71 64.32 64.30 65.71 q
5 B Lukas Weißhaidinger  Austria (AUT) 64.34 65.61 64.20 65.61 q
6 B Andrius Gudžius  Lithuania (LTU) 65.50 64.57 63.68 65.50 q
7 B Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica (JAM) 65.50 64.57 63.68 65.50 q
8 B Alex Rose  Samoa (SAM) 65.50 64.57 63.68 65.50 q
9 B Matthew Denny  Australia (AUS) 61.70 x 64.29 64.29 q
10 A Brian Williams [de]  United States (USA) 63.85 61.42 61.09 63.85 q, SB
11 A Henrik Janssen  Germany (GER) 61.96 62.97 63.79 63.79 q
12 B Connor Bell  New Zealand (NZL) x 63.72 x 63.72 q
13 A Lawrence Okoye  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) x x 63.66 63.66
14 B Turner Washington  United States (USA) 59.99 63.57 62.87 63.57
15 A Sam Mattis  United States (USA) 62.55 63.43 60.57 63.43
16 B Steven Richter  Germany (GER) 63.37 62.13 x 63.37
17 B Daniel Jasinski  Germany (GER) 62.54 63.36 x 63.36
18 A Philip Milanov  Belgium (BEL) 59.15 63.00 x 63.00
19 A Rojé Stona  Jamaica (JAM) 62.67 x 61.69 62.67
20 A Martynas Alekna [es]  Lithuania (LTU) 58.44 62.57 58.06 62.57
21 B Simon Pettersson  Sweden (SWE) 62.53 x x 62.53
22 A Guðni Valur Guðnason  Iceland (ISL) 59.97 x 62.28 62.28
23 B Claudio Romero  Chile (CHI) 62.24 61.60 x 62.24
24 A Apostolos Parellis  Cyprus (CYP) 61.94 62.10 60.86 62.10 SB
25 B Oskar Stachnik  Poland (POL) 60.93 61.96 61.89 61.96
26 A Martin Marković  Croatia (CRO) x 61.88 61.37 61.88
27 A Victor Hogan  South Africa (RSA) 60.09 61.80 x 61.80
28 A Robert Urbanek  Poland (POL) 61.20 61.30 x 61.30
29 A Alin Firfirică  Romania (ROM) x 61.03 x 61.03
30 B Róbert Szikszai  Hungary (HUN) 60.64 x x 60.64
31 A Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim  Qatar (QAT) 60.40 57.81 60.11 60.40
32 A Lucas Nervi  Chile (CHI) 58.76 57.31 58.66 58.76
33 B Mario Díaz [de]  Cuba (CUB) 56.59 56.75 58.03 58.03
34 B Yasiel Sotero [es]  Spain (ESP) 55.39 55.89 53.88 55.89
35 B Juan José Caicedo  Ecuador (ECU) x x 55.78 55.78

Final[edit]

Results:[7]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Ståhl  Sweden (SWE) 63.01 66.58 x 69.37 67.56 71.46 71.46 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kristjan Čeh  Slovenia (SLO) 68.31 69.27 x 67.89 66.69 70.02 70.02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mykolas Alekna  Lithuania (LTU) 65.23 67.08 64.37 68.85 68.07 68.07 68.85
4 Matthew Denny  Australia (AUS) 66.39 x x 68.24 x 65.92 68.24 NR
5 Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica (JAM) 65.74 64.60 66.72 x 63.89 x 66.72
6 Andrius Gudžius  Lithuania (LTU) 65.95 66.16 x x 63.98 66.13 66.16
7 Lukas Weißhaidinger  Austria (AUT) 63.57 65.19 62.85 65.20 65.54 x 65.54
8 Henrik Janssen  Germany (GER) 62.97 63.80 63.77 x x 62.27 63.80
9 Brian Williams [de]  United States (USA) 62.68 63.62 x 63.62
10 Connor Bell  New Zealand (NZL) 63.23 x 62.21 63.23
11 Traves Smikle  Jamaica (JAM) x 61.90 x 61.90
12 Alex Rose  Samoa (SAM) x x 61.69 61.69

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men Discus Throw Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Start List Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Summary Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Results Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Results Discus Throw Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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