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

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

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 165.27 - - 65.27 m
2 364.54 - - 64.54 m
3 563.66 - - 63.66 m
4 10X 62.99 61.25 62.99 m
5 1257.22 62.70 - 62.70 m
6 1362.14 60.68 X 62.14 m
7 1559.79 59.90 60.78 60.78 m
8 1660.04 59.69 X 60.04 m
9 1758.47 59.78 X 59.78 m
10 1853.55 59.69 X 59.69 m
11 2055.78 55.95 59.19 59.19 m
12 2258.29 58.20 X 58.29 m
13 26X 55.85 X 55.85 m
14 2854.24 53.08 X 54.24 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 259.96 65.10 - 65.10 m
2 463.92 - - 63.92 m
3 661.37 X63.52 63.52 m
4 759.95 63.41 - 63.41 m
5 863.18 - - 63.18 m
6 962.06 63.14 - 63.14 m
7 11X60.26 62.71 62.71 m
8 1459.59 60.96 X60.96 m
9 1959.27 XX59.27 m
10 2158.37 XX58.37 m
11 23X 57.25 57.86 57.86 m
12 2457.30 57.13 X 57.30 m
13 2554.78 54.19 56.19 56.19 m
14 2755.64 X 52.09 55.64 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
66.34 66.80X 65.1168.83 63.8868.83 m CR
66.62 61.52 63.11 61.26 63.75 X66.62 m
66.37 X64.0463.81 X65.66 66.37 m
4 64.69 XX61.13 X63.68 64.69 m
5 X61.45 64.55 60.28 62.10 X64.55 m
6 X63.80 63.97 XX61.8663.97 m
7 61.66 59.65 61.92 XX63.63 63.63 m
8 61.72 61.48 XXX59.96 61.72 m
9 60.72 X61.1761.17 m
10 61.07 X60.64 61.07 m
11 X60.62 60.53 60.62 m
12 55.14 XX 55.14 m

See also

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