2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

Event:	Men's discus throw
Competition:	2019 World Championships
Venue:	Khalifa International Stadium
Dates:	28 September (qualification) 30 September (final)
Competitors:	33
Nations:	23
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	67.59
Gold:	Daniel Ståhl
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silver:	Fedrick Dacres
Silvernoc:	JAM
Bronze:	Lukas Weißhaidinger
Bronzenoc:	AUT
Prev:	2017
Next:	2022

The men's discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 28 to 30 September 2019.^[1]

Summary

Coming in to these championships, Daniel Ståhl dominated the season both with the best throw and the best group of throws. A full metre behind him was Fedrick Dacres and Lukas Weißhaidinger was a further two and a half metres behind him. That form held true in the qualifying round as Ståhl was the only automatic qualifier.

As the first thrower, Ståhl set the early standard with a 66.59m. Near the end of the round, Weißhaidinger answered with a 66.74m to take the first round lead. Starting the second round, Ståhl answered back with a 67.18m. Three throws later, Dacres joined the battle with a 66.94m, but that would turn out to be his best of the day. Three throws later Apostolos Parellis joined the 66 metre crowd for the first time adding 63 cm to his national record. The third round saw Ståhl lead off with the winner . Later Weißhaidinger improved his standing to 66.82m. And the last thrower Alin Firfirică displaced Parellis with a 66.46m. With three more rounds in the competition, none of the leaders would improve their position. The podium matched the three world leaders.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:^[2]

World record		74.08 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Championship record		70.17 m	Helsinki, Finland	7 August 2005
World Leading		71.86 m	Bottnaryd, Sweden	29 June 2019
African Record		70.32 m	Salon-de-Provence, France	26 May 2002
Asian Record		69.32 m	Tallinn, Estonia	3 June 2008
North, Central American and Caribbean record		71.32 m	Eugene, United States	4 June 1983
South American Record		66.32 m	Rosario, Argentina	15 April 2006
European Record		74.08 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Oceanian record		68.20 m	Townsville, Australia	10 May 2013

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 65.00 m.^[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:^[4]

Date	Time	Round
28 September	16:15	Qualification
30 September	21:15	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.^{[5] [6]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	B				67.88		67.88
2	A			65.44	64.26		65.44
3	B			64.48	60.94	65.08	65.08
4	A			64.55	65.05		65.05
5	B			64.84	63.05	61.29	64.84
6	B			58.43	64.54	63.33	64.54
7	A			64.03		64.50	64.50
8	B			64.14	63.28		64.14
9	B				63.96	60.89	63.96
10	A			63.65	61.98	62.43	63.65
11	A			60.63	63.65	62.03	63.65
12	A			59.94	63.31	60.77	63.31
13	A				63.22		63.22
14	B			60.31	62.04	63.08	63.08
15	B			62.24	62.25	62.93	62.93
16	A			62.43	61.47		62.43
17	A				62.20	61.63	62.20
18	A					62.12	62.12
19	A				62.10	61.71	62.10
20	B			61.92			61.92
21	B			61.80			61.80
22	B				61.21	61.79	61.79
23	B			61.55	61.78	61.35	61.78
24	B			61.27	60.52		61.27
25	A			58.06	60.60	58.58	60.60
26	B			60.52		60.60	60.60
27	A				60.48	59.12	60.48
28	A			58.17	54.67	60.45	60.45
29	A			60.24	60.05		60.24
30	B			58.83		59.77	59.77
31	B			59.55			59.55
32	A				53.91		53.91

Final

The final was started on 30 September at 21:15.^[7]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			66.59	67.18	67.59	65.83		67.05	67.59
			64.97	66.94	64.67	63.50	62.85		66.94
			66.74		66.82		63.74	66.35	66.82
4			63.94		66.46	65.19	63.95	64.16	66.46
5			64.76	66.32	64.56		64.86	65.66	66.32
6			65.43	63.03		64.38			65.43
7			63.80	63.80	62.51	64.29	65.16	63.32	65.16
8			64.31		62.70			64.98	64.98
9			59.71	61.81	63.72				63.72
10			62.95		63.67				63.67
11				63.15	63.42				63.42
12				61.55					61.55

Notes and References

1. Web site: Start list.
2. Web site: Discus Throw Men − Records. IAAF. 21 September 2019.
3. News: Competitions Entry Standards 2019 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. iaaf.org. 2 August 2019.
4. Web site: Discus Throw Men − Timetable. IAAF. 21 September 2019.
5. Web site: Qualification results.
6. Web site: Qualification summary.
7. Web site: Final results.