Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
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| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the men's discus throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 40 competitors, with the qualification round mark set at 62.50 metres.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Lars RiedelGermany (GER) |
 Vladimir DubrovshchikBelarus (BLR) |
Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus (BLR) |
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 74.08 |  Jürgen Schult |
Neubrandenburg (GDR) | June 6, 1986 |
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| Olympic Record | 68.28 | Jürgen Schult |
Seoul (KOR) | October 1, 1988 |
Lars Riedel set a new Olympic record with 69.40 metres.
[edit] Results
[edit] Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
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Lars Riedel (GER) |
69.40 m OR |
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Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) |
66.60 m |
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Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) |
65.80 m |
| 4. |  Anthony Washington (USA) |
65.42 m |
| 5. |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
65.30 m |
| 6. | Jürgen Schult (GER) |
64.62 m |
| 7. |  Vitaliy Sidorov (UKR) |
63.78 m |
| 8. | Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) |
62.78 m |
| 9. |  Alexis Elizalde (CUB) |
62.70 m |
| 10. |  Attila Horváth (HUN) |
62.28 m |
| 11. |  Sergey Lyakhov (RUS) |
60.62 m |
| 12. | Adam Setliff (USA) |
56.30 m |
[edit] Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NON-QUALIFIERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| — |  Nick Sweeney (IRL) |
62.04 m |
| — | John Godina (USA) |
61.82 m |
| — |  Bob Weir (GBR) |
61.64 m |
| — |  Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) |
61.36 m |
| — |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) |
60.98 m |
| — |  Shaojie Li (CHN) |
60.20 m |
| — |  Diego Fortuna (ITA) |
60.08 m |
| — |  Marek Bilek (CZE) |
59.86 m |
| — |  Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) |
59.60 m |
| — | Roberto Moya (CUB) |
59.22 m |
| — |  Dashdendev Makhashiri (MGL) |
59.16 m |
| — |  Igor Primc (SLO) |
59.12 m |
| — |  Aleksander Tammert (EST) |
59.04 m |
| — |  Costel Grasu (ROM) |
58.56 m |
| — |  Dragan Mustapić (CRO) |
57.94 m |
| — | Andriy Kokhanovskiy (UKR) |
57.90 m |
| — |  Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) |
56.72 m |
| — |  Shakti Singh (IND) |
56.58 m |
| — | Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) |
56.46 m |
| — |  Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) |
56.30 m |
| — |  Jason Tunks (CAN) |
55.58 m |
| — |  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) |
55.34 m |
| — | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) |
55.18 m |
| — | Glen Smith (GBR) |
54.88 m |
| — |  Roman Poltoratskiy (UZB) |
51.96 m |
| — |  Jaroslav Zitnansky (SVK) |
51.50 m |
| — |  Chris Mene (SAM) |
51.28m |
| — |  David Martínez (ESP) |
NM |
[edit] See also
- 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
- 1995 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1998 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Budapest)
[edit] References
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