Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 40 competitors. The final was held on July 31, 1996.
Medalists
| Gold | Lars Riedel Germany |
| Silver | Vladimir Dubrovshchik.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus |
| Bronze | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 m | June 6, 1986 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
| Olympic Record | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 68.82 m | October 1, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
| Season Best |  Anthony Washington (USA) | 71.14 m | May 22, 1996 | Salinas, United States |
| Broken records during the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Lars Riedel (GER) | 69.40 m | July 31, 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NON-QUALIFIERS | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. |  Nick Sweeney (IRL) |
62.04 m | 58.82 | 62.04 | 61.06 |
| 14. | John Godina (USA) |
61.82 m | 61.82 | 59.88 | 57.46 |
| 15. |  Bob Weir (GBR) |
61.64 m | 61.64 | 60.54 | X |
| 16. | .svg.png){kind=small} Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) |
61.36 m | 58.18 | 61.36 | X |
| 17. |  Adewale Olukoju (NGR) |
60.98 m | X | 60.98 | 59.32 |
| 18. |  Li Shaojie (CHN) |
60.20 m | 58.54 | 60.06 | 60.20 |
| 19. |  Diego Fortuna (ITA) |
60.08 m | 57.78 | 59.30 | 60.08 |
| 20. |  Marek Bilek (CZE) |
59.86 m | 59.86 | 58.42 | 58.62 |
| 21. |  Svein Inge Valvik (NOR) |
59.60 m | 59.34 | 58.34 | 59.60 |
| 22. |  Roberto Moya (CUB) |
59.22 m | 59.22 | 57.60 | X |
| 23. |  Dashdendev Makhashiri (MGL) |
59.16 m | 59.16 | 54.18 | X |
| 24. |  Igor Primc (SLO) |
59.12 m | 59.12 | 56.40 | 57.62 |
| 25. |  Aleksander Tammert (EST) |
59.04 m | 58.84 | X | 59.04 |
| 26. |  Costel Grasu (ROU) |
58.56 m | 58.30 | X | 58.56 |
| 27. |  Dragan Mustapić (CRO) |
57.94 m | X | 57.94 | 56.62 |
| 28. |  Andriy Kokhanovskiy (UKR) |
57.90 m | 57.90 | X | X |
| 29. |  Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) |
56.72 m | 56.72 | X | X |
| 30. |  Shakti Singh (IND) |
56.58 m | 53.72 | 56.58 | 54.30 |
| 31. |  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) |
56.46 m | X | 56.46 | 55.18 |
| 32. |  Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) |
56.30 m | 53.94 | 52.14 | 56.30 |
| 33. |  Jason Tunks (CAN) |
55.58 m | X | X | 55.58 |
| 34. |  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) |
55.34 m | X | X | 55.34 |
| 35. | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) |
55.18 m | X | 55.18 | 55.06 |
| 36. | Glen Smith (GBR) |
54.88 m | 54.88 | X | X |
| 37. |  Roman Poltoratskiy (UZB) |
51.96 m | X | X | 51.96 |
| 38. |  Jaroslav Žitňanský (SVK) |
51.50 m | X | 50.94 | 51.50 |
| 39. |  Chris Sua'mene (SAM) |
51.28 m | 49.22 | 51.28 | 50.24 |
| — |  David Martínez (ESP) |
NM | X | X | X |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Lars Riedel (GER) | X | X | 65.40 | 63.10 | 69.40 | 69.24 | 69.40 m | OR |
 | Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) | 64.86 | 66.60 | 64.38 | 59.68 | X | X | 66.60 m | |
 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) | 63.24 | 64.00 | 65.80 | X | 63.82 | 65.08 | 65.80 m | |
| 4 | Anthony Washington (USA) | 65.42 | X | X | 61.34 | X | 62.50 | 65.42 m | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 62.28 | 65.30 | 64.50 | X | 64.54 | 63.74 | 65.30 m | |
| 6 | Jürgen Schult (GER) | 62.82 | 64.42 | 62.62 | 64.62 | 64.38 | 63.78 | 64.62 m | |
| 7 | Vitaliy Sidorov (UKR) | 63.44 | X | X | 62.76 | 63.78 | 62.82 | 63.78 m | |
| 8 | Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) | 61.48 | 57.52 | 62.78 | X | 61.68 | 61.88 | 62.78 m | |
| 9 | Alexis Elizalde (CUB) | 60.52 | 60.36 | 62.70 | 62.70 m | ||||
| 10 |  Attila Horváth (HUN) | 60.66 | 62.28 | 59.72 | 62.28 m | ||||
| 11 | Sergey Lyakhov (RUS) | 60.62 | 59.90 | X | 60.62 m | ||||
| 12 | Adam Setliff (USA) | X | 56.30 | X | 56.30 m | ||||
See also
- 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
- 1995 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1998 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Budapest)
References
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