2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

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 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris, France. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 26 August 2003.

Medalists

Gold	Virgilijus Alekna Virgilijus Alekna Virgilijus Alekna is a Lithuanian athlete who specialises in the discus throw. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds.-Career:... Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... (LTU)
Silver	Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna... Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... (HUN)
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
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
24.08.2003 – 09:45h 24.08.2003 – 11:35h
Final Round
26.08.2003 – 19:50h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
24.08.2003 – 09:45h	24.08.2003 – 11:35h
Final Round
26.08.2003 – 19:50h

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 Saturday 23 August 2003

RANK FINAL GROUP A
1. 65.76 m
2. 65.19 m
3. 65.04 m
4. 64.44 m
5. 63.21 m
6. 63.00 m
7. 62.63 m
8. 61.98 m
9. 61.64 m
10. 61.50 m
11. 59.58 m
12. 57.87 m
13. 56.63 m

RANK	FINAL	GROUP A
1.		65.76 m
2.		65.19 m
3.		65.04 m
4.		64.44 m
5.		63.21 m
6.		63.00 m
7.		62.63 m
8.		61.98 m
9.		61.64 m
10.		61.50 m
11.		59.58 m
12.		57.87 m
13.		56.63 m

RANK	FINAL	GROUP B
1.		68.29 m
2.		64.51 m
3.		63.53 m
4.		63.01 m
5.		62.46 m
6.		61.55 m
7.		61.46 m
8.		61.35 m
9.		61.31 m
10.		60.21 m
11.		59.99 m
12.		58.13 m
—		NM
—		NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Throws						Result	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
		69.69	X	66.14	68.75	X	X	69.69 m	SB
		66.86	69.01	X	64.94	65.63	68.78	69.01 m
		66.51	66.15	62.79	63.71	64.72	62.62	66.51 m	SB
4		66.28	63.81	66.28	X	65.51	62.67	66.28 m
5		62.27	66.11	65.49	66.23	X	X	66.23 m
6		65.26	61.28	65.16	60.83	X	X	65.26 m
7		61.15	63.02	X	64.50	60.88	61.86	64.50 m
8		64.39	63.92	61.97	61.86	63.29	X	64.39 m

9		58.11	61.23	62.66				62.66 m
10		62.24	62.28	61.21				62.28 m
11		60.61	60.01	62.21				62.21 m
12		58.67	X	61.90				61.90 m

Medalists

Schedule

Abbreviations

Qualification

Final

See also