Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
Men's discus throw at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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Date | October 14–15 | |||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 64.78 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
The Men's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 14–15.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
68.40 m | Reno, United States | September 18, 1968 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
61.00 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 15, 1964 |
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 58.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Silvester, JayJay Silvester | ![]() |
63.34 | – | – | 63.34 | |
2 | A | Losch, HartmutHartmut Losch | ![]() |
60.40 | – | – | 60.40 | |
3 | A | Carlsen, GaryGary Carlsen | ![]() |
60.36 | – | – | 60.36 | |
3 | A | Milde, LotharLothar Milde | ![]() |
60.36 | – | – | 60.36 | |
5 | A | Schaumburg, GünterGünter Schaumburg | ![]() |
60.14 | – | – | 60.14 | |
6 | A | Oerter, AlAl Oerter | ![]() |
59.36 | – | – | 59.36 | |
7 | A | Daněk, LudvíkLudvík Daněk | ![]() |
59.36 | 58.10 | 56.42 | 59.36 | |
8 | A | Bruch, RickyRicky Bruch | ![]() |
59.08 | – | – | 59.08 | |
9 | B | Tait, RobinRobin Tait | ![]() |
58.88 | – | – | 58.88 | |
10 | A | Neu, Hein-DireckHein-Direck Neu | ![]() |
X | 55.26 | 58.56 | 58.56 | |
11 | A | Tégla, FerencFerenc Tégla | ![]() |
57.18 | 58.50 | – | 58.50 | |
12 | A | Piątkowski, EdmundEdmund Piątkowski | ![]() |
58.24 | – | – | 58.24 | |
13 | A | Gudashvili, GuramGuram Gudashvili | ![]() |
57.48 | 55.84 | X | 57.48 | |
14 | A | Puce, GeorgeGeorge Puce | ![]() |
57.34 | X | X | 57.34 | |
15 | B | Niaré, NamakoroNamakoro Niaré | ![]() |
X | 54.92 | 56.60 | 56.60 | |
16 | B | Faragó, JánosJános Faragó | ![]() |
54.98 | 56.00 | X | 56.00 | |
17 | B | Kragbé, Denis SéguiDenis Ségui Kragbé | ![]() |
55.24 | 54.24 | X | 55.24 | |
18 | B | Gajdziński, LechLech Gajdziński | ![]() |
54.92 | X | X | 54.92 | |
19 | A | Reimers, JensJens Reimers | ![]() |
53.18 | X | 54.02 | 54.02 | |
20 | B | Kashmiri, JoeJoe Kashmiri | ![]() |
53.00 | 53.96 | 53.30 | 53.96 | |
21 | B | Hennig, Klaus-PeterKlaus-Peter Hennig | ![]() |
53.80 | X | X | 53.80 | |
22 | B | Reinitzer, HeimoHeimo Reinitzer | ![]() |
51.90 | 52.00 | 53.52 | 53.52 | |
23 | B | Mederos, ModestoModesto Mederos | ![]() |
52.30 | X | 49.42 | 52.30 | |
24 | B | Tancred, BillBill Tancred | ![]() |
X | 48.86 | 51.74 | 51.74 | |
25 | B | Hubacher, EdyEdy Hubacher | ![]() |
X | 49.80 | 51.70 | 51.70 | |
26 | B | Mendoza, RolandoRolando Mendoza | ![]() |
39.62 | 36.46 | 38.78 | 39.62 | |
27 | B | Jubis, MauricioMauricio Jubis | ![]() |
33.62 | 35.94 | 36.18 | 36.18 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Oerter, AlAl Oerter | ![]() |
61.78 | X | 64.78 | 62.42 | 64.74 | 64.04 | 64.78 | OR |
![]() | Milde, LotharLothar Milde | ![]() |
62.44 | 63.08 | 62.58 | 59.98 | 60.24 | 58.00 | 63.08 | |
![]() | Daněk, LudvíkLudvík Daněk | ![]() |
60.62 | X | 62.92 | X | 61.28 | 61.34 | 62.92 | |
4 | Losch, HartmutHartmut Losch | ![]() |
62.12 | 61.68 | 60.34 | 59.48 | 58.94 | 59.50 | 62.12 | |
5 | Silvester, JayJay Silvester | ![]() |
61.10 | 61.78 | X | X | X | 60.44 | 61.78 | |
6 | Carlsen, GaryGary Carlsen | ![]() |
58.62 | 59.26 | 59.46 | 59.30 | 52.60 | 58.54 | 59.46 | |
7 | Piątkowski, EdmundEdmund Piątkowski | ![]() |
59.40 | 58.46 | 57.66 | 57.52 | X | 58.72 | 59.40 | |
8 | Bruch, RickyRicky Bruch | ![]() |
58.94 | 58.02 | 58.12 | 59.28 | 58.50 | 58.34 | 59.28 | |
9 | Neu, Hein-DireckHein-Direck Neu | ![]() |
55.96 | X | 58.66 | N/A | 58.66 | |||
10 | Schaumburg, GünterGünter Schaumburg | ![]() |
56.64 | 57.70 | 58.62 | N/A | 58.62 | |||
11 | Tégla, FerencFerenc Tégla | ![]() |
56.74 | 58.36 | 57.78 | N/A | 58.36 | |||
12 | Tait, RobinRobin Tait | ![]() |
56.52 | 57.68 | 56.84 | N/A | 57.68 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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