2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw explained

The men's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.[1]

Medalists

GoldFedrick Dacres
Jamaica
SilverWojciech Praczyk
Poland
BronzeGerhard de Beer
South Africa

Records

, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record70.13 mHalle, Germany24 May 2008
Championship Record67.32 mBeijing, China16 August 2006
World Junior Leading64.22 mBialystok, Poland24 June 2012

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Standard 59.40 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Note
1 A 59.32 60.72 60.72 Q
2 A 59.84 59.84 Q,
3 B 51.53 59.54 59.54 Q
4 B X 56.74 59.01 59.01 q
5 B 58.98 58.55 X 58.98 q
6 A 13.31 57.48 58.90 58.90 q
7 A 58.23 X 57.56 58.23 q
8 B 56.48 55.48 57.65 57.65 q,
9 A 47.51 56.00 57.60 57.60 q,
10 B 56.89 51.67 53.32 56.89 q
11 A X 53.84 56.85 56.85 q
12 A X 56.78 X 56.78 q
13 A 55.68 52.65 56.51 56.51
14 B 56.25 53.61 52.91 56.25
15 A 53.60 55.59 54.31 55.59
16 A 51.88 54.59 55.25 55.25
17 B 54.72 52.46 53.49 54.72
18 A 54.66 X 53.03 54.66
19 B 53.87 54.50 54.31 54.50
20 B X 53.49 54.42 54.42
21 A 52.71 X X 52.71
22 A 51.71 51.37 X 51.71
23 A X X 49.39 49.39
24 B 53.41 53.10 49.60 53.41
25 B 53.24 51.74 X 53.24
26 B 50.64 X 52.48 52.48
27 B X 51.98 50.61 51.98
B X X NM

Final

Rank Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Result Note
60.46 62.80 X 61.20 X 61.29 62.80
62.66 X X X 59.61 62.75 62.75
56.56 60.13 61.25 61.57 X X 61.57
4 58.96 59.96 X 59.12 59.04 61.48 61.48
5 X X 61.18 57.39 X X 61.18
6 57.45 X 57.68 60.44 59.89 X 60.44
7 58.75 57.55 X X X 59.31 59.31
8 56.47 54.83 57.79 X X 56.98 57.79
9 51.29 57.41 57.50 57.50
10 X 56.71 56.77 56.77
11 54.56 X 52.75 54.56
X X X NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=DT/combCode=hash/timetable.html