2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

Event:	Men's discus throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The final of the Men's discus throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 11, 2002. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged two days earlier, on August 9, with the mark set in 63.00 metres (3 + 9 athletes).

Medalists

Gold	Róbert Fazekas Hungary (HUN)
Silver	Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU)
Bronze	Michael Möllenbeck Germany (GER)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships
		74.08 m	June 6, 1986
		67.20 m	September 2, 1978
Broken records during the 2002 European Athletics Championships
		68.83 m	August 11, 2002

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1		65.27	-	-	65.27 m
2	3		64.54	-	-	64.54 m
3	5		63.66	-	-	63.66 m
4	10		X	62.99	61.25	62.99 m
5	12		57.22	62.70	-	62.70 m
6	13		62.14	60.68	X	62.14 m
7	15		59.79	59.90	60.78	60.78 m
8	16		60.04	59.69	X	60.04 m
9	17		58.47	59.78	X	59.78 m
10	18		53.55	59.69	X	59.69 m
11	20		55.78	55.95	59.19	59.19 m
12	22		58.29	58.20	X	58.29 m
13	26		X	55.85	X	55.85 m
14	28		54.24	53.08	X	54.24 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	2		59.96	65.10	-	65.10 m
2	4		63.92	-	-	63.92 m
3	6		61.37	X	63.52	63.52 m
4	7		59.95	63.41	-	63.41 m
5	8		63.18	-	-	63.18 m
6	9		62.06	63.14	-	63.14 m
7	11		X	60.26	62.71	62.71 m
8	14		59.59	60.96	X	60.96 m
9	19		59.27	X	X	59.27 m
10	21		58.37	X	X	58.37 m
11	23		X	57.25	57.86	57.86 m
12	24		57.30	57.13	X	57.30 m
13	25		54.78	54.19	56.19	56.19 m
14	27		55.64	X	52.09	55.64 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		66.34	66.80	X	65.11	68.83	63.88	68.83 m	CR
		66.62	61.52	63.11	61.26	63.75	X	66.62 m
		66.37	X	64.04	63.81	X	65.66	66.37 m
4		64.69	X	X	61.13	X	63.68	64.69 m
5		X	61.45	64.55	60.28	62.10	X	64.55 m
6		X	63.80	63.97	X	X	61.86	63.97 m
7		61.66	59.65	61.92	X	X	63.63	63.63 m
8		61.72	61.48	X	X	X	59.96	61.72 m
9		60.72	X	61.17				61.17 m
10		61.07	X	60.64				61.07 m
11		X	60.62	60.53				60.62 m
12		55.14	X	X				55.14 m

See also

• 2000 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Sydney)
• 2001 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Edmonton)
• 2003 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Paris)
• 2004 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Athens)

References

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