2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

The Men's discus throw event took place on July 7, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.

Medalists

Gold	Ehsan Hadadi
Silver	Vikas Gowda
Bronze	Wu Jian

Records

World record		74.08	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Asian record		69.32	Tallinn, Estonia	3 June 2008
Championship record		65.38	Amman, Jordan	2007

Results

Final

The gold medal of the event was won by the Asian record holder Ehsan Haddadi of Iran, with the best throw of 62.27 m.^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result
			58.63	60.84		62.27	60.71	61.21	62.27
			58.88	57.90	60.99	59.93	61.58	58.37	61.58
			50.57	52.97	55.56		54.53	56.61	56.61
			51.86		52.70		56.22	55.56	56.22
			53.05		53.90	54.49		52.22	54.49
			51.42	54.11	50.99		51.00	53.07	54.11
			52.05		52.02		51.66		52.02
			50.07	50.26	51.25				51.25
			45.98		49.95				49.95
			48.63	×	×				48.63

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's discus throw  - Final . Japanese Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) . jaaf.or.jp . July 7, 2011 . July 7, 2011 .