Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 5 August 2024 (qualification)
    7 August 2024 (final)
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The men's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 5 and 7 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background

The men's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)LocationDate
World record Flag of Lithuania.svg  Mykolas Alekna  (LIT)74.35 [1] Ramona, United States14 April 2024
Olympic record Flag of Lithuania.svg  Virgilijus Alekna  (LIT)69.89 Athens, Greece23 August 2004
World leadingFlag of Lithuania.svg  Mykolas Alekna  (LIT)74.35 [2] Ramona, United States14 April 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [3]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)
Africa ( records )Flag of South Africa.svg  Frantz Kruger  (RSA)70.32
Asia ( records )Flag of Iran.svg  Ehsan Hadadi  (IRI)69.32
Europe ( records )Flag of Lithuania.svg  Mykolas Alekna  (LIT)74.35 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean ( records )

Flag of the United States.svg  Ben Plucknett  (USA)71.32
Oceania ( records )Flag of Samoa.svg  Alex Rose  (SAM)71.48
South America ( records )Flag of Colombia.svg  Mauricio Ortega  (COL)70.29

Qualification

For the men's discus throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 67.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [4] [5]

Results

Qualification

The qualification is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 10:10 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:35 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking. [6]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 7 August, starting at 20:25 (UTC+2) in the evening. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – Discus throw men", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Discus throw men", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Records – Discus throw men". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com , 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  6. 1 2 "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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