Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw
Men's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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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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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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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 | |
The men's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium in Queensland on 12 and 13 April 2018.[1]
The winning margin was 4.22 metres which as of 2024 remains the greatest winning margin in the men's discus throw at these games, beating the previous record set at the 1958 Cardiff games by 1 cm.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
World record | ![]() |
74.08 m | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Games record | ![]() |
66.39 m | Manchester, England | 27 July 2002 |
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows:[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday 12 April 2018 | 10:00 | Qualification |
Friday 13 April 2018 | 19:45 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
[edit]Qualifying round
[edit]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. |
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1 | A | ![]() |
66.20 | 66.20 | Q | |||
2 | B | ![]() |
61.29 | 64.69 | 64.69 | Q | ||
3 | B | ![]() |
59.66 | 64.67 | 64.67 | SB | Q | |
4 | A | ![]() |
55.63 | 59.88 | 61.64 | 61.64 | q | |
5 | B | ![]() |
60.19 | 61.45 | x | 61.45 | q | |
6 | B | ![]() |
56.27 | x | 59.95 | 59.95 | SB | q |
7 | B | ![]() |
46.75 | 56.24 | 59.68 | 59.68 | q | |
8 | A | ![]() |
57.19 | x | 59.11 | 59.11 | q | |
9 | A | ![]() |
45.72 | 57.66 | x | 57.66 | q | |
10 | B | ![]() |
50.43 | x | x | 50.43 | SB | q |
11 | A | ![]() |
49.02 | x | 48.53 | 49.02 | q | |
12 | B | ![]() |
x | x | 39.68 | 39.68 | q | |
– | A | ![]() |
x | x | x | NM | ||
– | B | ![]() |
x | x | x | NM | ||
– | A | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
[edit]The medals were determined in the final.[2]
Rank | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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65.55 | 66.09 | 68.20 | 67.14 | 67.51 | 65.00 | 68.20 | GR |
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63.21 | 63.01 | 63.83 | 63.98 | 62.87 | 63.45 | 63.98 | |
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63.61 | 62.87 | 62.53 | 61.54 | x | 61.26 | 63.61 | |
4 | ![]() |
62.14 | x | 62.53 | x | 60.25 | x | 62.53 | |
5 | ![]() |
x | 59.39 | x | 59.10 | x | 60.40 | 60.40 | |
6 | ![]() |
59.35 | x | 59.99 | 59.03 | 59.92 | 58.38 | 59.92 | |
7 | ![]() |
x | 59.08 | x | 59.58 | x | x | 59.58 | |
8 | ![]() |
58.97 | 59.45 | 59.56 | 58.85 | 58.66 | 57.23 | 59.56 | |
9 | ![]() |
45.64 | 54.84 | 55.64 | — | 55.64 | |||
10 | ![]() |
50.35 | x | 52.60 | 52.60 | NR | |||
11 | ![]() |
50.96 | 49.98 | x | 50.96 | SB | |||
12 | ![]() |
43.50 | x | x | 43.50 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's discus throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b 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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