2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the 2018 World U20 Championships
Men's discus throw ; at the 2018 World U20 Championships
Venue	Ratina Stadium
Dates	14 July (qualification); 15 July (final)
Competitors	34 from 28 nations
Winning distance	62.36 m
Medalists
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Last updated April 24, 2023

The men's discus throw at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 14 and 15 July.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World U20 Record	Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR)	70.13	Halle, Germany	24 May 2008
Championship Record	Margus Hunt (EST)	67.32	Beijing, China	16 August 2006
World U20 Leading	Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim (QAT)	66.47	Cape Town, South Africa	3 February 2018

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 14 July in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:25 and Group B starting at 10:48. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 60.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.^[2]^[3]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Notes
1	B	Yauheni Bahutski	Belarus	54.80	58.19	61.72	61.72	Q
2	B	Wang Yuhan	China	x	60.38		60.38	Q, PB
3	B	Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz	Qatar	55.53	x	59.46	59.46	q
4	B	Jakub Forejt	Czech Republic	53.90	58.72	x	58.72	q
5	A	Kai Chang	Jamaica	54.96	x	59.27	59.27	q
6	A	Giorgos Koniarakis	Cyprus	58.64	x	58.07	58.64	q
7	B	Tim Ader	Germany	58.38	x	x	58.38	q
8	A	Korbinian Häßler	Germany	x	58.35	x	58.35	q, PB
9	B	Emanuel Sousa	Portugal	57.43	x	x	57.43	q
10	A	Elijah Mason	United States	56.86	x	54.61	56.86	q
11	A	Martynas Alekna	Lithuania	56.78	x	X	56.78	q
12	A	Claudio Romero	Chile	54.16	56.71	56.62	56.71	q
13	B	Conor McLaughlin	Australia	56.57	x	x	56.57
14	B	Gabriel Oladipo	United States	56.53	56.19	54.39	56.53
15	A	Kristjan Čeh	Slovenia	51.77	56.47	54.38	56.47
16	A	Jakub Lewoszewski	Poland	56.42	x	x	56.42
17	B	Triston Gibbons	Barbados	x	x	56.31	56.31
18	B	Dabirac Pérez	Cuba	x	x	56.20	56.20
19	B	Casper Jørgensen	Denmark	52.70	56.02	x	56.02
20	A	Michal Forejt	Czech Republic	55.64	55.71	55.71	55.71
21	A	James Tomlinson	Great Britain	46.61	54.95	53.53	54.95
22	B	Víctor Faus	Spain	52.86	54.85	x	54.85
23	B	Marawan Medany	Bahrain	54.83	54.74	52.40	54.83
24	A	Ignatius Marais	South Africa	54.56	x	x	54.56
25	B	Mahmoud Mansouri	Iran	49.74	54.52	54.32	54.52
26	B	Tom Reux	France	54.12	x	x	54.12
27	A	Kosei Yamashita	Japan	52.35	53.72	x	53.72
28	B	Shaquille Emanuelson	Netherlands	x	50.12	53.53	53.53
29	A	Aarón Solà	Spain	53.41	51.72	x	53.41
30	B	Aleks Hristov	Bulgaria	52.45	x	x	52.45
31	A	Hossein Rasouli	Iran	51.60	x	x	51.60
32	A	Alexander Kolesnikoff	Australia	48.33	48.88	50.75	50.75
33	A	Badri Kimadze	Georgia	48.26	X	50.31	50.31
34	A	Eero Ahola	Finland	x	47.74	x	47.74

Final

The final was held on 15 July at 13:41.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Mark	Notes
	Kai Chang	Jamaica	56.96	62.36	58.26	x	x	x	62.36	PB
	Yauheni Bahutski	Belarus	60.17	61.31	60.76	61.75	x	x	61.75
	Claudio Romero	Chile	60.81	x	58.66	x	x	x	60.81	SB
4	Tim Ader	Germany	57.14	58.47	60.09	58.01	58.80	x	60.09	PB
5	Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz	Qatar	x	x	59.87	59.12	58.71	59.57	59.87
6	Wang Yuhan	China	55.14	59.29	58.86	x	x	x	59.29
7	Giorgos Koniarakis	Cyprus	58.04	56.92	x	x	57.89	x	58.04
8	Elijah Mason	United States	x	57.96	x	x	x	56.77	57.96
9	Jakub Forejt	Czech Republic	57.95	55.88	56.72				57.95
10	Martynas Alekna	Lithuania	x	57.30	56.33				57.30
11	Korbinian Häßler	Germany	x	x	55.42				55.42
	Emanuel Sousa	Portugal	x	x	x				NM

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References

↑ "2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day". IAAF.org. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
↑ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
↑ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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[1] "2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day". IAAF.org. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[2] "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[3] "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Qualification – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[4] "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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Events at the 2018 World Championships

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	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
10000 m 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
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