1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus
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These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

event at the 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 11, 1995.

Medalists

Gold   Lars Riedel
Lars Riedel
Lars Riedel a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the sixth longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50m....


Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (GER)
Silver   Vladimir Dubrovshchik
Vladimir Dubrovshchik
Vladimir Vladimirovich Dubrovshchik is a former Belarusian discus thrower who won the Olympic silver medal in 1996. He is also the 1994 European champion and 1995 World Championships silver medallist, and he finished fourth at the 1997 World Championships. In 2000 he set his personal best throw...


Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 (BLR)
Bronze   Vasiliy Kaptyukh
Vasiliy Kaptyukh
Vasiliy Kaptyukh is a Belarusian former discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver medals in major competitions, and he finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite he even setting his personal best throw...


Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 (BLR)



Schedule

  • All times are Central European Time
    Central European Time
    Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

     (UTC+1
    UTC+1
    UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...

    )
    Qualification Round
    Group A Group B
    09.08.1995 – 09:35h 09.08.1995 – 12:00h
    Final Round
    11.08.1995 – 17:50h

Qualification

  • Held on Wednesday 1995-08-09
    RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
    1. 64.80 m
    2. 62.80 m
    3. 62.50 m
    4. 62.36 m
    5. 61.70 m
    6. 61.10 m
    7. 59.76 m
    8. 59.32 m
    9. 59.26 m
    10. 58.74 m
    11. 58.12 m
    12. 57.96 m
    13. 57.84 m
    14. 57.60 m
    15. 57.58 m
    16. 57.36 m
    17. 57.34 m
    18. 56.82 m
    19. 55.92 m
    20. 54.00 m
    21. 51.04 m
    22. 49.34 m


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1. 64.20 m
2. 63.64 m
3. 61.92 m
4. 61.44 m
5. 61.38 m
6. 61.08 m
7. 60.68 m
8. 60.64 m
9. 60.50 m
10. 59.20 m
11. 59.00 m
12. 58.68 m
13. 58.64 m
14. 58.52 m
15. 58.10 m
16. 58.00 m
17. 57.34 m
18. 55.12 m
19. 54.90 m
20. 54.84 m
21. 53.54 m

Final

RANK FINAL DISTANCE
68.76 m
65.98 m
65.88 m
4. 65.72 m
5. 64.44 m
6. 63.66 m
7. 63.28 m
8. 63.18 m
9. 63.14 m
10. 60.84 m
11. 60.24 m
12. 59.52 m



See also

  • 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw
    1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus
    These are the official results of the Men's discus throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes.-Qualification:*Held in 12 August 1994-Final:*Held in 14 August 1994...

  • 1996 Men's Olympic Discus Throw
    Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
    These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 40 competitors...



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