2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's discus throw explained

Event:	Men's discus throw
Competition:	2024 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA
Competitors:	30
Nations:	23
Win Value:	62.59 m
Win Label:	Winning distance
Gold:	Bryce Ruland
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Jarno van Daalen
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Mico Lampinen
Bronzenoc:	FIN
Prev:	2022
Next:	2026

The men's discus throw at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 30 and 31 August 2024.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[1]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		71.37	Schönebeck, Germany	10 June 2022
Championship Record		69.81	Nairobi, Kenya	22 August 2021
World U20 Leading		65.48	Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica	22 May 2024

Results

Qualification

Athletes attaining a mark of at least 60.00 metres (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.

Group A

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Round			Mark	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Juan Marais		61.54			61.54
2	Jiang Zehao		58.86	60.63		60.63
3	Jarno van Daalen		58.92	57.49		58.92
4	Mico Lampinen		56.15	58.63	58.90	58.90
5	Roury McCloyen		57.05		58.12	58.12
6	Alberto Rodrigues		56.67			56.67
7	Zsombor Dobó		56.66	56.48	52.63	56.66
8	Darcy Giddings				56.29	56.29
9	Benjamin Pichler			53.77	55.68	55.68
10	Štěpán Resl		43.90	50.30	55.46	55.46
11	Ole Mehlberg		54.70	54.10	55.03	55.03
12	Aleix García		52.90	54.96	53.89	54.96
13	Kyriakos Genethli		53.15		54.96	54.96
14	Hendrik Kookmaa		51.26	54.15	53.38	54.15
15	Leonardo Selmani		50.32			50.32
	Chad Hendricks

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Group B

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Round			Mark	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Mykhailo Brudin		61.39			61.39
2	Bryce Ruland		59.41	61.11		61.11	,
3	Michael Badenhorst		57.50		60.09	60.09	,
4	Ethan Ayodele		52.82	59.45	58.05	59.45
5	Philipp Schmidli		49.16	58.11	45.97	58.11
6	Shaiquan Dunn		57.82	37.68		57.82
7	Yannick Rolvink		54.21		57.63	57.63
8	Manu Kankaanniemi		47.37	56.53	56.07	56.53
9	Dijibrine Ahmat		55.63	53.37	56.00	56.00
10	Kelson De Carvalho		52.70	55.37	55.84	55.84
11	David Jarolímek		55.71			55.71
12	Alan Fell				55.20	55.20
13	Ritik		52.25		53.79	53.79
14	Nathan Villegas		52.38			52.38
	Juan David Montaño

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Bryce Ruland		62.59		53.50	59.10	62.44		62.59
	Jarno van Daalen		44.42	60.07	60.55	62.22	58.24		62.22
	Mico Lampinen		60.76	62.20	60.76	59.97	61.95		62.20
4	Mykhailo Brudin		61.69	60.38	61.30	60.03	60.37		61.69
5	Juan Marais		58.78	58.88	61.69				61.69
6	Ethan Ayodele		60.25	58.18	55.56	61.55	59.18		61.55
7	Shaiquan Dunn		59.52	59.73	57.64	59.79		56.22	59.79
8	Jiang Zehao		59.51		59.07		58.05	59.72	59.72
9	Roury McCloyen		59.07	57.20					59.07
10	Yannick Rolvink			58.89					58.89
11	Michael Badenhorst		56.54	58.18	57.40				58.18
12	Philipp Schmidli		47.57	54.97	50.83				54.97

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men - Qualification - Start list . World Athletics . 30 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.
2. Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men - Qualification results . World Athletics . 31 August 2024 . 30 August 2024.
3. Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men - Final results . World Athletics . 1 September 2024 . 31 August 2024.