| Boys' discus throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | RSC Olimpiyskiy | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 July (qualification & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 67.54 WYL | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The boys' discus throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 13 July.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Matthew Denny  Australia | Henning Prüfer  Germany | Cheng Yulong  China |
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR) | 77.50 | Kyiv, Ukraine | 19 May 2008 |
| Championship Record | Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR) | 70.67 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 13 July 2007 |
| World Youth Leading | Matthew Denny (AUS) | 67.28 | Brisbane, Australia | 23 February 2013 |
Qualification rule: 58.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Matthew Denny | Australia | 64.63 | 59.10 | x | 67.54 | 65.38 | 64.80 | 67.54 | WYL |
 | Henning Prüfer | Germany | 65.62 | 64.35 | x | x | 63.35 | x | 65.62 | |
 | Cheng Yulong | China | 62.29 | 57.53 | x | 61.04 | 62.80 | 61.63 | 62.80 | PB |
| 4 | Chen Liangyu | China | 59.63 | 60.75 | 60.15 | 61.11 | 59.59 | 56.57 | 61.11 | |
| 5 | Bartłomiej Stój |  Poland | x | 59.57 | x | x | 60.74 | x | 60.74 | |
| 6 | Domantas Poška |  Lithuania | 54.85 | 57.81 | x | 54.67 | 56.58 | 60.73 | 60.73 | |
| 7 | Reno Tuufuli |  United States | 53.75 | 59.90 | x | 54.89 | 57.37 | 56.85 | 59.90 | PB |
| 8 | Bence Halász |  Hungary | x | 55.71 | 57.83 | x | x | x | 57.83 | |
| 9 | Martin Marković |  Croatia | x | 56.32 | 56.52 | 56.52 | ||||
| 10 | Kyriakos Zotos |  Greece | 48.55 | 49.07 | 55.22 | 55.22 | ||||
| 11 | Giulio Anesa |  Italy | x | 52.91 | x | 52.91 | ||||
| Oskari Perälampi |  Finland | DNS |
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