| Athletics at the 2021 Summer World University 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 | ||
| Half 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 | |
The men's discus throw event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 2 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Oskar Stachnik | Kai Chang | Oussama Khennoussi |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Stachnik | 62.53 | 62.22 | 62.02 | 60.68 | 63.00 | 62.57 | 63.00 | SB | ||
| Kai Chang | 61.66 | 61.82 | 59.94 | x | x | x | 61.82 | SB | ||
| Oussama Khennoussi | 56.86 | 56.25 | 58.79 | 57.60 | 61.33 | 59.82 | 61.33 | PB | ||
| 4 | Alessio Mannucci | 56.51 | 61.03 | 59.69 | 60.33 | x | 59.50 | 61.03 | ||
| 5 | Michal Forejt | x | 57.77 | x | 58.56 | 57.75 | 58.84 | 58.84 | ||
| 6 | Sun Shichen | 58.14 | x | 57.06 | 57.01 | 57.91 | x | 58.14 | ||
| 7 | Giorgos Koniarakis | 54.17 | x | 55.75 | 54.69 | 55.58 | 53.33 | 55.75 | ||
| 8 | Nirbhay Singh | 53.17 | x | 52.83 | 53.91 | 53.35 | 53.87 | 53.91 | ||
| 9 | Xing Jiadong | x | 52.24 | 52.74 | 52.74 | |||||
| 10 | Zalán Strigencz | 45.78 | x | 49.75 | 49.75 | |||||
| 11 | Mubanga Chishimba | 34.04 | 30.71 | 29.63 | 34.04 | |||||
| – | Francois Prinsloo | x | x | x | NM | |||||
| – | Hari Behera | x | x | x | NM | |||||
| – | Abdullah Al-Zankawi | x | x | x | NM |