Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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VenuesCentennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 29 (qualifying)
July 31 (final)
Competitors40 from 30 nations
Winning distance69.40 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lars Riedel
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Dubrovshchik
File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vasiliy Kaptyukh
File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus
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The men's discus throw was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 40 competitors from 30 nations.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was held on July 31, 1996.[2] The event was won by Lars Riedel of Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw (though both East and West Germany had previously won). Belarus won two medals in its debut, with Vladimir Dubrovshchik earning silver and Vasiliy Kaptyukh taking bronze.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1992 Games were silver medalist (and 1988 gold medalist Jürgen Schult of Germany, bronze medalist Roberto Moya of Cuba, fourth-place finisher Costel Grasu of Romania, fifth-place finisher Attila Horváth of Hungary, ninth-place finisher David Martínez of Spain, eleventh-place finisher Vésteinn Hafsteinsson of Iceland, and twelfth-place finisher Anthony Washington of the United States. Lars Riedel of Germany, who had not made the final in 1992, had won the last three world championships (and would win, take third place, and win again in the next three).[1] Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 22nd 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 62.50 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.[1][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 East Germany.svg Jürgen Schult (GDR) 68.82 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988

Lars Riedel's fifth and sixth throws in the final both exceeded the old record, reaching 69.40 metres and 69.24 metres.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Monday, 29 July 1996 9:30 Qualifying
Wednesday, 31 July 1996 19:33 Final

Results

Qualifying

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Lars Riedel File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 64.66 — — 64.66 Q
2 Virgilijus Alekna File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania 64.50 — — 64.50 Q
3 Anthony Washington File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 63.66 — — 63.66 Q
4 Vitaliy Sidorov File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine X 57.60 63.42 63.42 Q
5 Vladimir Dubrovshchik File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus 63.22 — — 63.22 Q
6 Attila Horváth File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 58.94 62.90 — 62.90 Q
7 Vaclavas Kidykas File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania 59.64 62.74 — 62.74 Q
8 Jürgen Schult File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 62.58 — — 62.58 Q
9 Sergey Lyakhov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 59.62 62.42 — 62.42 q
10 Adam Setliff File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 62.36 58.42 60.06 62.36 q
11 Alexis Elizalde File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba 60.98 62.22 61.44 62.22 q
12 Vasiliy Kaptyukh File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus 57.28 61.14 62.22 62.22 q
13 Nick Sweeney File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 58.82 62.04 61.06 62.04
14 John Godina File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 61.82 59.88 57.46 61.82
15 Bob Weir File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 61.64 60.54 X 61.64
16 Ramón Jiménez Gaona File:Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Paraguay 58.18 61.36 X 61.36
17 Adewale Olukoju File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria X 60.98 59.32 60.98
18 Li Shaojie File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 58.54 60.06 60.20 60.20
19 Diego Fortuna File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 57.78 59.30 60.08 60.08
20 Marek Bilek File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 59.86 58.42 58.62 59.86
21 Svein Inge Valvik File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 59.34 58.34 59.60 59.60
22 Roberto Moya File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba 59.22 57.60 X 59.22
23 Dashdendev Makhashiri File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 59.16 54.18 X 59.16
24 Igor Primc File:Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 59.12 56.40 57.62 59.12
25 Aleksander Tammert File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 58.84 X 59.04 59.04
26 Costel Grasu File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 58.30 X 58.56 58.56
27 Dragan Mustapić File:Civil ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia X 57.94 56.62 57.94
28 Andriy Kokhanovsky File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 57.90 X X 57.90
29 Marcelo Pugliese File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina 56.72 X X 56.72
30 Shakti Singh File:Flag of India.svg India 53.72 56.58 54.30 56.58
31 Aleksandr Borichevskiy File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia X 56.46 55.18 56.46
32 Vésteinn Hafsteinsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 53.94 52.14 56.30 56.30
33 Jason Tunks File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada X X 55.58 55.58
34 Mickaël Conjungo File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic X X 55.34 55.34
35 Michael Möllenbeck File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany X 55.18 55.06 55.18
36 Glen Smith File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 54.88 X X 54.88
37 Roman Poltoratsky File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Uzbekistan X X 51.96 51.96
38 Jaroslav Žitňanský File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia X 50.94 51.50 51.50
39 Chris Sua'mene File:Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa 49.22 51.28 50.24 51.28
— David Martínez File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain X X X No mark

Final

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lars Riedel File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany X X 65.40 63.10 69.40 OR 69.24 69.40 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Dubrovshchik File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus 64.86 66.60 64.38 59.68 X X 66.60
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vasiliy Kaptyukh File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus 63.24 64.00 65.80 X 63.82 65.08 65.80
4 Anthony Washington File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 65.42 X X 61.34 X 62.50 65.42
5 Virgilijus Alekna File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania 62.28 65.30 64.50 X 64.54 63.74 65.30
6 Jürgen Schult File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 62.82 64.42 62.62 64.62 64.38 63.78 64.62
7 Vitaliy Sidorov File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 63.44 X X 62.76 63.78 62.82 63.78
8 Vaclavas Kidykas File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania 61.48 57.52 62.78 X 61.68 61.88 62.78
9 Alexis Elizalde File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba 60.52 60.36 62.70 Did not advance 62.70
10 Attila Horváth File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 60.66 62.28 59.72 Did not advance 62.28
11 Sergey Lyakhov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 60.62 59.90 X Did not advance 60.62
12 Adam Setliff File:Flag of the United States.svg United States X 56.30 X Did not advance 56.30

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 94.

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