2012_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_discus_throw

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.[1][2][3]

Medalists

GoldFedrick Dacres
 Jamaica
SilverWojciech Praczyk
 Poland
BronzeGerhard de Beer
 South Africa

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record  Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR) 70.13 m Halle, Germany 24 May 2008
Championship Record  Margus Hunt (EST) 67.32 m Beijing, China 16 August 2006
World Junior Leading  Wojciech Praczyk (POL) 64.22 m Bialystok, Poland 24 June 2012

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Standard 59.40 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

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Final

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Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.


References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015

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