Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date30 September 1988 (qualifications)
1 October 1988 (finals)
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Winning distance68.82 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jürgen Schult
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Romas Ubartas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Rolf Danneberg
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  1984
1992  

The men's discus throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 29 competitors from 20 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Jürgen Schult of East Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw and first medal since 1976. Romas Ubartas of the Soviet Union took silver, while Rolf Danneberg of West Germany earned bronze. Danneberg was the 10th man to win multiple discus throw medals, adding to his 1984 gold. For the first time, the United States competed in the event but did not make the podium (the Americans had previously failed to win a medal in the men's discus throw only in 1980, when the nation boycotted the Olympics).

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were gold medalist Rolf Danneberg of West Germany, silver medalist (and 1976 gold medalist) Mac Wilkins of the United States, fourth-place finisher Knut Hjeltnes of Norway, and ninth-place finisher Erik de Bruin of the Netherlands. Jürgen Schult of East Germany was favored; he had won the 1987 world championships and set a world record of 74.08 metres in 1986 that still stands as of 2020. [2]

Nigeria and Paraguay each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 64.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted. [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Jürgen Schult  (GDR)74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mac Wilkins  (USA)68.28 Montréal, Canada 24 July 1976

Jürgen Schult's first throw in the final broke the Olympic record, setting a new one at 68.82 metres.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 30 September 19889:30Qualifying
Saturday, 1 October 198812:45Final

Results

Qualifying

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Rolf Danneberg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 65.7065.70Q
2 Romas Ubartas Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 65.5865.58Q
3 Jürgen Schult Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 64.7064.70Q
4 Knut Hjeltnes Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 63.5062.66X63.50q
5 Gejza Valent Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 61.8862.8463.4663.46q
6 Mike Buncic Flag of the United States.svg  United States X63.16X63.16q
7 Mac Wilkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 62.48X61.3462.48q
8 Yuriy Dumchev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 61.3060.2462.0862.08q
9 Imrich Bugár Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 61.9461.4861.0061.94q
10 Erik de Bruin Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 58.5660.7261.6661.66q
11 Alois Hannecker Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 61.44XX61.44q
12 Georgi Georgiev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 59.7861.34X61.34q
13 Vaclavas Kidykas Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 58.8260.88X60.88
14 Svein-Inge Valvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 59.40X60.6460.64
15 Werner Reiterer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia X57.5859.7859.78
16 Bradley Cooper Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 59.7456.8856.4459.74
17 Randy Heisler Flag of the United States.svg  United States XX59.0859.08
18 Patrick Journoud Flag of France.svg  France 58.9457.6255.8258.94
19 Vésteinn Hafsteinsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 58.9457.1055.7058.94
20 Paul Mardle Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 57.1856.0658.2858.28
21 Ray Lazdins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 57.94XX57.94
22 Wulf Brunner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany X57.50X57.50
23 Adewale Olukoju Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 51.3854.4447.6054.44
24 Ramón Jiménez Gaona Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 50.1848.8050.9050.90
25 Henry Smith Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 47.9649.4048.9849.40
26 Min Se-hun Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea X46.5247.8447.84
Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia XXXNo mark
Eggert Bogason Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland XXXNo mark
Mohamed Hamed Naguib Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt XXXNo mark

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jürgen Schult Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 68.82 OR 67.9265.7668.1865.7068.2668.82 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Romas Ubartas Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 66.8666.2066.2464.4063.7467.4867.48
Bronze medal icon.svg Rolf Danneberg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 65.5863.60X63.8867.3862.5667.38
4 Yuriy Dumchev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 64.0063.7463.5463.6662.8666.4266.42
5 Mac Wilkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 61.88X65.1263.8465.9062.9665.90
6 Géjza Valent Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia X63.3662.4662.8064.2865.8065.80
7 Knut Hjeltnes Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 63.30X64.1064.9463.22X64.94
8 Alois Hannecker Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 60.2862.5063.2860.9461.54X63.28
9 Erik de Bruin Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 63.06XXDid not advance63.06
10 Mike Buncic Flag of the United States.svg  United States 62.46XXDid not advance62.46
11 Gueorgui Gueorguiev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 61.2461.1259.66Did not advance61.24
12 Imrich Bugár Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 59.60X60.88Did not advance60.88

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 244.