The men's discus throw events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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F11 [2] | Mirosław Madzia (POL) | 37.16 | Pavel Nesterenko (RUS) | 36.10 SB | Alvaro del Amo Cano (ESP) | 36.08 |
F37 [3] | Mykola Zhabnyak (UKR) | 54.22 | Donatas Dundzys (LTU) | 41.67 | Ronni Jensen (DEN) | 39.19 |
F52 [4] | Piotr Kosewicz (POL) | 20.86 CR | Robert Jachimowicz (POL) | 20.18 | Velimir Šandor (CRO) | 19.78 |
F56 [5] | Konstantinos Tzounis (GRE) | 42.71 ER | Dusan Laczko (SVK) | 39.82 PB | Nebojša Đurić (SRB) | 37.71 SB |
F64 [6] | Ivan Katanusic (CRO) | 57.94 CR | Dan Greaves (GBR) | 57.05 | Harrison Walsh (GBR) | 54.85 PB |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
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