| Boys' discus throw at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Parque Polideportivo Roca | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 October and 14 October 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The boys' discus throw competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 11 and 14 October, at the Parque Polideportivo Roca.
All times are in local time (UTC-3).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 11 October 2018 | 16:15 | Stage 1 |
| Sunday, 14 October 2018 | 14:10 | Stage 2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Bell |  New Zealand | 64.89 | x | 66.84 | 65.31 | 66.84 | |
| 2 | Vitor Motin |  Brazil | x | 56.67 | x | 57.30 | 57.30 | |
| 3 | Jorge Luis Contreras |  Puerto Rico | 55.99 | x | 55.53 | 49.51 | 55.99 | |
| 4 | Gracjan Kozak |  Poland | 54.85 | 55.40 | 53.92 | 53.88 | 55.40 | |
| 5 | Lázaro Bonora |  Argentina | 55.01 | 53.65 | 52.00 | 53.09 | 55.01 | |
| 6 | Valdimar Hjalti Erlendsson |  Iceland | x | x | 50.38 | 54.46 | 54.46 | SB |
| 7 | Mohammadreza Rahmanifar |  Iran | x | x | 54.34 | x | 54.34 | |
| 8 | Francois Otieno Prinsloo |  South Africa | x | x | 54.07 | x | 54.07 | |
| 9 | Roman Khartanovich |  Belarus | x | x | 52.22 | 52.78 | 52.78 | |
| 10 | Ahmad Al-Haj |  Qatar | 51.39 | x | x | x | 51.39 | |
| 11 | Enrico Saccomano |  Italy | 48.33 | x | x | 51.32 | 51.32 | |
| 12 | Mark Peringer |  Hungary | 49.37 | x | 41.30 | x | 49.37 | |
| 13 | Aslan Kagan Kalintas |  Turkey | x | x | x | 48.78 | 48.78 | |
| 14 | Yasiel Sotero |  Spain | 47.69 | x | x | x | 47.69 | |
| Matas Makaravičius |  Lithuania | x | x | x | x | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Bell | New Zealand | 66.24 | x | x | 64.29 | 66.24 | |
| 2 | Gracjan Kozak | Poland | 55.66 | 59.52 | 56.47 | x | 59.52 | PB |
| 3 | Enrico Saccomano | Italy | 54.48 | 58.36 | 59.49 | 55.32 | 59.49 | |
| 4 | Jorge Luis Contreras | Puerto Rico | 59.07 | x | 58.29 | x | 59.07 | |
| 5 | Mohammadreza Rahmanifar | Iran | 56.74 | 56.14 | 58.92 | 49.16 | 58.92 | |
| 6 | Valdimar Hjalti Erlendsson | Iceland | 54.81 | 57.46 | x | x | 57.46 | PB |
| 7 | Roman Khartanovich | Belarus | x | 57.27 | 54.97 | 56.59 | 57.27 | |
| 8 | Francois Otieno Prinsloo | South Africa | x | x | 56.63 | x | 56.63 | |
| 9 | Lázaro Bonora | Argentina | 52.39 | x | 56.36 | x | 56.36 | |
| 10 | Vitor Motin | Brazil | x | 49.94 | 54.17 | 54.78 | 54.78 | |
| 11 | Ahmad Al-Haj | Qatar | x | x | x | 53.78 | 53.78 | |
| 12 | Aslan Kagan Kalintas | Turkey | 52.78 | x | x | 51.44 | 52.78 | |
| 13 | Mark Peringer | Hungary | 44.52 | 48.14 | x | 50.54 | 50.54 | |
| Matas Makaravičius | Lithuania | x | x | x | x | NM | ||
| Yasiel Sotero | Spain | x | x | x | x | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Connor Bell | New Zealand | 66.84 | 66.24 | 133.08 |
 | Jorge Luis Contreras | Puerto Rico | 55.99 | 59.07 | 115.06 |
 | Gracjan Kozak | Poland | 55.40 | 59.52 | 114.92 |
| 4 | Mohammadreza Rahmanifar | Iran | 54.34 | 58.92 | 113.26 |
| 5 | Vitor Motin | Brazil | 57.30 | 54.78 | 112.08 |
| 6 | Valdimar Hjalti Erlendsson | Iceland | 54.46 | 57.46 | 111.92 |
| 7 | Lázaro Bonora | Argentina | 55.01 | 56.36 | 111.37 |
| 8 | Enrico Saccomano | Italy | 51.32 | 59.49 | 110.81 |
| 9 | Francois Otieno Prinsloo | South Africa | 54.07 | 56.63 | 110.70 |
| 10 | Roman Khartanovich | Belarus | 52.78 | 57.27 | 110.05 |
| 11 | Ahmad Al-Haj | Qatar | 51.39 | 53.78 | 105.17 |
| 12 | Aslan Kagan Kalintas | Turkey | 48.78 | 52.78 | 101.56 |
| 13 | Mark Peringer | Hungary | 49.37 | 50.54 | 99.91 |
| 14 | Yasiel Sotero | Spain | 47.69 | NM | 47.69 |
| 15 | Matas Makaravičius | Lithuania | NM | NM | NM |
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