Men's discus throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Location | Berlin | |||||||||
Dates |
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Competitors | 26 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 68.46 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2018 European Athletics Championships | ||
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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 | 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 | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
Marathon team | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | women |
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 at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 August. [1]
Standing records prior to the 2018 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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World record | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 m [2] | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
European record | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 m [3] | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Championship record | Piotr Małachowski (POL) | 68.87 m | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
World Leading | Fedrick Dacres (JAM) | 69.67 m [1] | Stockholm, Sweden | 10 June 2018 |
European Leading | Andrius Gudžius (LTU) | 69.59 m [1] | Stockholm, Sweden | 10 June 2018 |
Date | Time | Round |
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7 August 2018 | 9:40 | Qualification |
8 August 2018 | 20:20 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Qualification: 64.00 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q) [4] [5]
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania | 65.75 | 62.89 | 67.19 | 67.66 | x | 68.46 | 68.46 | ||
Daniel Ståhl | Sweden | x | x | 64.20 | 68.23 | x | x | 68.23 | ||
Lukas Weisshaidinger | Austria | 63.05 | 62.00 | x | 63.98 | 65.14 | 64.50 | 65.14 | ||
4 | Simon Pettersson | Sweden | x | 63.00 | x | x | x | 64.55 | 64.55 | |
5 | Gerd Kanter | Estonia | 59.30 | 63.31 | 62.72 | 62.97 | 63.29 | 64.34 | 64.34 | |
6 | Robert Harting | Germany | 61.09 | 63.45 | x | 64.33 | 63.38 | 63.38 | 64.33 | |
7 | Alin Alexandru Firfirică | Romania | 58.43 | 63.30 | 61.02 | 60.45 | 63.23 | 63.73 | 63.73 | |
8 | Apostolos Parellis | Cyprus | 63.62 | 61.24 | 60.88 | 61.29 | 62.62 | 60.98 | 63.62 | SB |
9 | Viktor Butenko | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 60.11 | 61.42 | 62.24 | 62.24 | ||||
10 | Lolassonn Djouhan | France | x | 56.85 | 61.89 | 61.89 | ||||
11 | Ola Stunes Isene | Norway | x | 59.41 | 59.56 | 59.56 | ||||
12 | Mykyta Nesterenko | Ukraine | x | 55.01 | 57.66 | 57.66 |
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