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2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 21 August 2023.[1]

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Summary

Nobody in the field was able to make the 66.50m automatic qualifier. In the first round of the final, Andrius Gudžius was the first over 65 with a 65.95m. The next thrower was the defending champion Kristjan Čeh. His 68.31m opened up a big lead. Near the end of the round, Matthew Denny moved into second with a 66.39m. In the second round, Gudžius improved to 66.16m, the Čeh made a big improvement in his lead to 69.27m. Daniel Ståhl stepped into second with at 66.58m, then Mykolas Alekna took it from him with 67.08m. In the third round, Fedrick Dacres moved into third with his 66.72m and the field was put into a new order.

In the fourth round, Denny tossed it 68.24m for a new second place. Then Ståhl pushed everybody down a notch by throwing 69.37m. Alekna moved into third with a 68.85m. Nobody improved in the fifth round so the field was reordered again. As the next to last thrower, Čeh finally got into the 70's barely at 70.02m to retake the lead. On the final throw of the competition, Ståhl launched the winner 71.46 m (234 ft 5 in), the #15 throw in history (Ståhl and Čeh already share #6, Alekna's father holds #2). 71.46m became the new Championship Record.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

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The following records were set at the competition:

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Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 67.00 m.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

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Results

Qualification

Athletes attaining a mark of at least 66.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualify for the final.[4][5][6]

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Final

Results:[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Men Discus Throw Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Discus Throw Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Start List Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Summary Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Results Discus Throw Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Results Discus Throw Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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