2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw explained

The men's discus throw event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 16 and 17 July.

Medalists

Gold	Lawrence Okoye
Silver	Mykyta Nesterenko
Bronze	Fredrik Amundgård

Results

Final

17 July 2011 / 17:20

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	align=left		align=left		53.97	59.24	60.70	56.39	x	57.49	60.70
	align=left		align=left		x	55.29	59.67	x	x	58.57	59.67
	align=left		align=left		53.71	58.22	59.42	x	58.46	57.08	59.42	SB
4	align=left		align=left		55.35	x	56.42	58.48	58.07	58.93	58.93
5	align=left		align=left		55.80	54.87	58.65	x	56.85	x	58.65
6	align=left		align=left		57.13	57.71	55.76	56.66	x	56.48	57.71
7	align=left		align=left		56.06	56.84	x	57.34	56.61	x	57.34
8	align=left		align=left		51.78	56.43	x	54.72	x	56.06	56.43
9	align=left		align=left		52.73	56.41	x				56.41
10	align=left		align=left		52.56	55.08	54.87				55.08
11	align=left		align=left		x	54.30	54.93				54.93
12	align=left		align=left		52.15	51.74	x				52.15

Qualifications

Qualified: qualifying perf. 58.50 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) to the advance to the Final

Summary

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		59.97	Q
2	align=left		align=left		59.84	Q
3	align=left		align=left		59.19	Q
4	align=left		align=left		59.09	Q PB
5	align=left		align=left		59.00	Q
6	align=left		align=left		58.43	q
7	align=left		align=left		58.06	q
8	align=left		align=left		57.41	q
9	align=left		align=left		57.37	q
10	align=left		align=left		57.11	q
11	align=left		align=left		57.06	q
12	align=left		align=left		57.03	q
13	align=left		align=left		56.58	SB
14	align=left		align=left		55.96
15	align=left		align=left		55.82
16	align=left		align=left		55.47
17	align=left		align=left		55.42
18	align=left		align=left		55.07
19	align=left		align=left		54.83
20	align=left		align=left		53.66
21	align=left		align=left		53.62
22	align=left		align=left		53.54
23	align=left		align=left		52.80
24	align=left		align=left		51.97
25	align=left		align=left		50.94
26	align=left		align=left		50.62
	align=left		align=left		NM
	align=left		align=left		NM

Details

Group A

16 July 2011 / 12:25

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	align=left		align=left		x	59.97		59.97	Q
2	align=left		align=left		59.84			59.84	Q
3	align=left		align=left		56.69	57.76	59.19	59.19	Q
4	align=left		align=left		56.87	x	59.09	59.09	Q PB
5	align=left		align=left		57.82	58.43	-	58.43	q
6	align=left		align=left		54.18	57.11	x	57.11	q
7	align=left		align=left		55.64	x	55.82	55.82
8	align=left		align=left		x	52.86	55.47	55.47
9	align=left		align=left		55.42	55.02	53.90	55.42
10	align=left		align=left		55.07	54.92	x	55.07
11	align=left		align=left		54.83	x	x	54.83
12	align=left		align=left		53.62	x	52.36	53.62
13	align=left		align=left		x	53.13	53.54	53.54
	align=left		align=left		x	x	x	NM

Group B

16 July 2011 / 13:35

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	align=left		align=left		59.00			59.00	Q
2	align=left		align=left		50.25	56.02	58.06	58.06	q
3	align=left		align=left		x	57.41	x	57.41	q
4	align=left		align=left		57.37	x	56.38	57.37	q
5	align=left		align=left		56.01	x	57.06	57.06	q
6	align=left		align=left		57.03	x	x	57.03	q
7	align=left		align=left		x	56.58	x	56.58	SB
8	align=left		align=left		x	55.96	x	55.96
9	align=left		align=left		53.66	53.41	52.60	53.66
10	align=left		align=left		52.80	x	x	52.80
11	align=left		align=left		x	51.97	x	51.97
12	align=left		align=left		50.94	49.85	x	50.94
13	align=left		align=left		50.62	49.23	49.59	50.62
	align=left		align=left		x	x	x	NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.