2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's discus throw explained

Event:	Men's discus throw
Competition:	2018 World U20 Championships
Venue:	Ratina Stadium
Dates:	14 July (qualification) 15 July (final)
Competitors:	34
Nations:	28
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	62.36 m
Gold:	Kai Chang
Goldnoc:	JAM
Silver:	Yauheni Bahutski
Silvernoc:	BLR
Bronzenoc:	CHI
Prev:	2016
Next:	2021

The men's discus throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 14 and 15 July.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World U20 Record		70.13	Halle, Germany	24 May 2008
Championship Record		67.32	Beijing, China	16 August 2006
World U20 Leading		66.47	Cape Town, South Africa	3 February 2018

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 14 July in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:25 and Group B starting at 10:48. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 60.00 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	B	Yauheni Bahutski		54.80	58.19	61.72	61.72
2	B	Wang Yuhan			60.38		60.38	,
3	B	Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz		55.53		59.46	59.46
4	B	Jakub Forejt		53.90	58.72		58.72
5	A	Kai Chang		54.96		59.27	59.27
6	A	Giorgos Koniarakis		58.64		58.07	58.64
7	B	Tim Ader		58.38			58.38
8	A	Korbinian Häßler			58.35		58.35	,
9	B	Emanuel Sousa		57.43			57.43
10	A	Elijah Mason		56.86		54.61	56.86
11	A	Martynas Alekna		56.78		X	56.78
12	A	Claudio Romero		54.16	56.71	56.62	56.71
13	B	Conor McLaughlin		56.57			56.57
14	B	Gabriel Oladipo		56.53	56.19	54.39	56.53
15	A	Kristjan Čeh		51.77	56.47	54.38	56.47
16	A	Jakub Lewoszewski		56.42			56.42
17	B	Triston Gibbons				56.31	56.31
18	B	Dabirac Pérez				56.20	56.20
19	B	Casper Jørgensen		52.70	56.02		56.02
20	A	Michal Forejt		55.64	55.71	55.71	55.71
21	A	James Tomlinson		46.61	54.95	53.53	54.95
22	B	Víctor Faus		52.86	54.85		54.85
23	B	Marawan Medany		54.83	54.74	52.40	54.83
24	A	Ignatius Marais		54.56			54.56
25	B	Mahmoud Mansouri		49.74	54.52	54.32	54.52
26	B	Tom Reux		54.12			54.12
27	A	Kosei Yamashita		52.35	53.72		53.72
28	B	Shaquille Emanuelson			50.12	53.53	53.53
29	A	Aarón Solà		53.41	51.72		53.41
30	B	Aleks Hristov		52.45			52.45
31	A	Hossein Rasouli		51.60			51.60
32	A	Alexander Kolesnikoff		48.33	48.88	50.75	50.75
33	A	Badri Kimadze		48.26	X	50.31	50.31
34	A	Eero Ahola			47.74		47.74

Final

The final was held on 15 July at 13:41.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
1			2	3	4	5	6
	Kai Chang		56.96	62.36	58.26				62.36
	Yauheni Bahutski		60.17	61.31	60.76	61.75			61.75
	Claudio Romero		60.81		58.66				60.81
4	Tim Ader		57.14	58.47	60.09	58.01	58.80		60.09
5	Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz				59.87	59.12	58.71	59.57	59.87
6	Wang Yuhan		55.14	59.29	58.86				59.29
7	Giorgos Koniarakis		58.04	56.92			57.89		58.04
8	Elijah Mason			57.96				56.77	57.96
9	Jakub Forejt		57.95	55.88	56.72				57.95
10	Martynas Alekna			57.30	56.33				57.30
11	Korbinian Häßler				55.42				55.42
	Emanuel Sousa

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day. 9 July 2018 . IAAF.org.
2. Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Results. IAAF. 14 July 2018. 14 July 2018.
3. Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Summary. IAAF. 14 July 2018. 14 July 2018.
4. Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Final – Results. IAAF. 15 July 2018. 15 July 2018.