Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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VenueOlympic Stadium
Date30 September 1988 (qualifications)
1 October 1988 (finals)
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Winning distance68.82 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jürgen Schult
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Romas Ubartas
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rolf Danneberg
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The men's discus throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 29 competitors from 20 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Jürgen Schult of East Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw and first medal since 1976. Romas Ubartas of the Soviet Union took silver, while Rolf Danneberg of West Germany earned bronze. Danneberg was the 10th man to win multiple discus throw medals, adding to his 1984 gold. For the first time, the United States competed in the event but did not make the podium (the Americans had previously failed to win a medal in the men's discus throw only in 1980, when the nation boycotted the Olympics).

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were gold medalist Rolf Danneberg of West Germany, silver medalist (and 1976 gold medalist) Mac Wilkins of the United States, fourth-place finisher Knut Hjeltnes of Norway, and ninth-place finisher Erik de Bruin of the Netherlands. Jürgen Schult of East Germany was favored; he had won the 1987 world championships and set a world record of 74.08 metres in 1986 that still stands as of 2020.[2] Nigeria and Paraguay each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 64.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[2][3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record File:Flag of East Germany.svg Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Olympic record File:Flag of the United States.svg Mac Wilkins (USA) 68.28 Montréal, Canada 24 July 1976

Jürgen Schult's first throw in the final broke the Olympic record, setting a new one at 68.82 metres.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Friday, 30 September 1988 9:30 Qualifying
Saturday, 1 October 1988 12:45 Final

Results

Qualifying

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Rolf Danneberg File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 65.70 — — 65.70 Q
2 Romas Ubartas File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 65.58 — — 65.58 Q
3 Jürgen Schult File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 64.70 — — 64.70 Q
4 Knut Hjeltnes File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 63.50 62.66 X 63.50 q
5 Gejza Valent File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 61.88 62.84 63.46 63.46 q
6 Mike Buncic File:Flag of the United States.svg United States X 63.16 X 63.16 q
7 Mac Wilkins File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 62.48 X 61.34 62.48 q
8 Yuriy Dumchev File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 61.30 60.24 62.08 62.08 q
9 Imrich Bugár File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 61.94 61.48 61.00 61.94 q
10 Erik de Bruin File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 58.56 60.72 61.66 61.66 q
11 Alois Hannecker File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 61.44 X X 61.44 q
12 Georgi Georgiev File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria 59.78 61.34 X 61.34 q
13 Vaclavas Kidykas File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 58.82 60.88 X 60.88
14 Svein-Inge Valvik File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 59.40 X 60.64 60.64
15 Werner Reiterer File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia X 57.58 59.78 59.78
16 Bradley Cooper File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 59.74 56.88 56.44 59.74
17 Randy Heisler File:Flag of the United States.svg United States X X 59.08 59.08
18 Patrick Journoud File:Flag of France.svg France 58.94 57.62 55.82 58.94
19 Vésteinn Hafsteinsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 58.94 57.10 55.70 58.94
20 Paul Mardle File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 57.18 56.06 58.28 58.28
21 Ray Lazdins File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 57.94 X X 57.94
22 Wulf Brunner File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany X 57.50 X 57.50
23 Adewale Olukoju File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 51.38 54.44 47.60 54.44
24 Ramón Jiménez Gaona File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay 50.18 48.80 50.90 50.90
25 Henry Smith File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 47.96 49.40 48.98 49.40
26 Min Se-hun File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea X 46.52 47.84 47.84
— Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia X X X No mark
Eggert Bogason File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland X X X No mark
Mohamed Hamed Naguib File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt X X X No mark

Final

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jürgen Schult File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 68.82 OR 67.92 65.76 68.18 65.70 68.26 68.82 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Romas Ubartas File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 66.86 66.20 66.24 64.40 63.74 67.48 67.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rolf Danneberg File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 65.58 63.60 X 63.88 67.38 62.56 67.38
4 Yuriy Dumchev File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 64.00 63.74 63.54 63.66 62.86 66.42 66.42
5 Mac Wilkins File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 61.88 X 65.12 63.84 65.90 62.96 65.90
6 Géjza Valent File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia X 63.36 62.46 62.80 64.28 65.80 65.80
7 Knut Hjeltnes File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 63.30 X 64.10 64.94 63.22 X 64.94
8 Alois Hannecker File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 60.28 62.50 63.28 60.94 61.54 X 63.28
9 Erik de Bruin File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 63.06 X X Did not advance 63.06
10 Mike Buncic File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 62.46 X X Did not advance 62.46
11 Gueorgui Gueorguiev File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria 61.24 61.12 59.66 Did not advance 61.24
12 Imrich Bugár File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 59.60 X 60.88 Did not advance 60.88

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 244.

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