Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Men's discus throw ; at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	12 April (qualifying round); 13 April (final)
Competitors	15 from 11 nations
Winning distance	68.20 m GR
Medalists
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Last updated March 28, 2024

The men's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 and 13 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Jürgen Schult (GDR)	74.08 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Games record	Frantz Kruger (RSA)	66.39 m	Manchester, England	27 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 12 April 2018	10:00	Qualification
Friday 13 April 2018	19:45	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who threw ≥62.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Group	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	A	Fedrick Dacres (JAM)	66.20			66.20		Q
2	B	Traves Smikle (JAM)	61.29	64.69		64.69		Q
3	B	Matthew Denny (AUS)	59.66	64.67		64.67	SB	Q
4	A	Benn Harradine (AUS)	55.63	59.88	61.64	61.64		q
5	B	Apostolos Parellis (CYP)	60.19	61.45	x	61.45		q
6	B	Stephen Mozia (NGR)	56.27	x	59.95	59.95	SB	q
7	B	Mitchell Cooper (AUS)	46.75	56.24	59.68	59.68		q
8	A	Alex Rose (SAM)	57.19	x	59.11	59.11		q
9	A	Zane Duquemin (JEY)	45.72	57.66	x	57.66		q
10	B	Eldred Henry (IVB)	50.43	x	x	50.43	SB	q
11	A	De'bono Paraka (PNG)	49.02	x	48.53	49.02		q
12	B	Mustafa Fall (FIJ)	x	x	39.68	39.68		q
–	A	Andreas Christou (CYP)	x	x	x	NM
–	B	Muhammad Irfan Shamshuddin (MAS)	x	x	x	NM
–	A	Akeem Stewart (TTO)				DNS

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Fedrick Dacres (JAM)	65.55	66.09	68.20	67.14	67.51	65.00	68.20	GR
	Traves Smikle (JAM)	63.21	63.01	63.83	63.98	62.87	63.45	63.98
	Apostolos Parellis (CYP)	63.61	62.87	62.53	61.54	x	61.26	63.61
4	Matthew Denny (AUS)	62.14	x	62.53	x	60.25	x	62.53
5	Mitchell Cooper (AUS)	x	59.39	x	59.10	x	60.40	60.40
6	Benn Harradine (AUS)	59.35	x	59.99	59.03	59.92	58.38	59.92
7	Stephen Mozia (NGR)	x	59.08	x	59.58	x	x	59.58
8	Alex Rose (SAM)	58.97	59.45	59.56	58.85	58.66	57.23	59.56
9	Zane Duquemin (JEY)	45.64	54.84	55.64	—			55.64
10	De'bono Paraka (PNG)	50.35	x	52.60				52.60	NR
11	Eldred Henry (IVB)	50.96	49.98	x				50.96	SB
12	Mustafa Fall (FIJ)	43.50	x	x				43.50

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References

1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's discus throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
1 2 Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
↑ Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - Qualification (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 86–88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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[CWG2018-1] 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's discus throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[book-2] 1 2 Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[3] Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - Qualification (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 86–88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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
20 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
Para events
100 m (T12)	men
100 m (T35)		women
100 m (T38)	men	women
100 m (T47)	men
1500 m (T54)	men	women
Marathon (T54)	men	women
Long jump (T38)		women
Shot put (F38)	men
Javelin throw (F46)		women
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