1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus

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 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 24, 1999.

Medalists

Gold	Anthony Washington Anthony Washington Anthony Washington is a former American discus thrower, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw.His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Silver	Jürgen Schult Jürgen Schult Jürgen Schult is a former German track and field athlete and the current world record holder in the discus throw since 1986, currently the longest standing record in men's track and field... 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)
Bronze	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)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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(UTC+1
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
22.08.1999 – 10:00h 22.08.1999 – 10:00h
Final Round
24.08.1999 – 20:30h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
22.08.1999 – 10:00h	22.08.1999 – 10:00h
Final Round
24.08.1999 – 20:30h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Qualification

Held on Tuesday 1999-08-22 with the mark set at 65.00 metres

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		65.86 m
2.		64.00 m
3.		63.53 m
4.		63.27 m
5.		63.18 m
6.		62.89 m
7.		62.79 m
8.		62.35 m
9.		61.40 m
10.		60.80 m
11.		60.13 m
12.		59.48 m
13.		58.52 m
14.		58.49 m
15.		58.27 m
16.		57.18 m
17.		54.21 m
18.		53.01 m
—		DNF

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		65.65 m
2.		64.23 m
3.		62.17 m
4.		63.40 m
5.		62.83 m
6.		62.71 m
7.		62.57 m
8.		62.27 m
9.		62.02 m
10.		59.16 m
11.		58.90 m
12.		58.74 m
13.		58.62 m
14.		57.65 m
15.		57.30 m
16.		56.83 m
17.		54.19 m
18.		53.20 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		66.29	X	65.76	X	64.93	69.08	69.08 m
		64.85	68.18	66.24	64.66	X	65.06	68.18 m
		64.63	66.94	68.09	X	65.38	X	68.09 m
4		65.45	66.49	65.95	64.61	X	67.53	67.53 m
5		65.05	62.28	61.91	X	X	X	65.05 m
6		63.33	64.90	64.54	X	X	64.51	64.90 m
7		64.00	63.86	63.83	61.00	63.46	62.72	64.00 m
8		63.59	61.05	60.56	X	61.24	X	63.59 m

9		62.15	63.22	62.38				63.22 m
10		62.29	X	X				62.29 m
11		61.30	X	61.71				61.71 m
—		X	X	X				NM

Medalists

Schedule

Abbreviations

Qualification

Final

See also