1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

Events at the
1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
5000 m walk women
10,000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's discus throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July.[1][2] A 2kg (senior implement) discus was used.

Medalists

Gold Zoltán Kővágó
 Hungary
Silver Emeka Udechuku
 United Kingdom
Bronze Gábor Máté
 Hungary

Results

Final

30 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
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1st, gold medalist(s) Zoltán Kővágó  Hungary x 57.35 53.90 55.93 56.80 59.36 59.36
2nd, silver medalist(s) Emeka Udechuku  United Kingdom 56.10 x 55.91 55.44 57.99 57.39 57.99
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gábor Máté  Hungary 55.71 56.96 55.95 56.09 56.29 51.91 56.96
4 Jeremy Allen  United States 55.19 x 55.82 55.10 55.60 56.55 56.55
5 Johannes van Wyk  South Africa 54.54 55.35 55.78 55.96 x 54.44 55.96
6 Carl Myerscough  United Kingdom 48.06 55.43 51.27 55.75 53.37 55.60 55.75
7 Janus Robberts  South Africa 55.57 55.19 x 53.74 x 55.63 55.63
8 Rashid Al-Dosari  Qatar 53.30 52.21 51.64 51.90 52.24 x 53.30
9 Yan Xiaoming  China x 52.75 x 52.75
10 Scott Moser  United States x 50.54 52.69 52.69
11 Peter Elvy  Australia x 45.47 50.41 50.41
12 Petri Hakala  Finland 48.51 x 49.23 49.23

Qualifications

29 Jul

Group A

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
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1 Carl Myerscough  United Kingdom 55.93 - - 55.93 Q
2 Zoltán Kővágó  Hungary 55.48 - - 55.48 Q
3 Scott Moser  United States 55.27 - - 55.27 Q
4 Yan Xiaoming  China x 53.42 - 53.42 Q
5 Peter Elvy  Australia 50.87 x 53.28 53.28 Q
6 Janus Robberts  South Africa 53.05 - - 53.05 Q
7 Petri Hakala  Finland 52.15 52.48 x 52.48 q
8 Antonín Žalský  Czech Republic 48.53 44.51 x 48.53
9 Wael Mohd  Qatar 46.75 45.08 48.23 48.23
10 Marcin Szeszula  Poland 47.47 46.35 48.20 48.20
11 Tommaso Mattei  Italy 46.34 47.65 45.15 47.65
12 Loy Martínez  Cuba 45.88 47.59 x 47.59
13 Juan Rosete  Portugal 46.90 47.00 46.73 47.00
14 Stefanos Hatzinikolaou  Greece 38.92 43.26 44.60 44.60

Group B

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
123
1 Emeka Udechuku  United Kingdom 57.39 - - 57.39 Q
2 Jeremy Allen  United States 57.12 - - 57.12 Q
3 Gábor Máté  Hungary 49.21 50.42 56.80 56.80 Q
4 Johannes van Wyk  South Africa 52.87 53.47 - 53.47 Q
5 Rashid Al-Dosari  Qatar 50.74 49.94 52.05 52.05 q
6 Ilya Kostin  Russia 51.91 x 51.80 51.91
7 Lai Chaohui  China 50.80 47.04 49.53 50.80
8 Julián Angulo  Colombia 49.66 x 46.42 49.66
9 Matija Jakopovic  Croatia 49.59 47.29 45.93 49.59
10 Scott Russell  Canada 41.05 49.14 47.71 49.14
11 John Ledbrook  Australia 47.03 47.76 x 47.76
12 Demetris Toumbas  Cyprus x 47.12 x 47.12
13 Mihai Timaru  Romania 46.65 45.87 45.90 46.65
14 Łukasz Wenta  Poland x 46.07 x 46.07

Participation

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

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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