2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's discus throw
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The Men's Discus Throw
event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
took place on August 26, 2007 (qualification) and August 28, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium
in Osaka
, Japan
.
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 2007 World Championships in Athletics
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
took place on August 26, 2007 (qualification) and August 28, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium
Nagai Stadium
is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...
in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Medallists
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze |
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
Records
| World record | 74.08 | Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... , East Germany |
6 June 1986 | |
| Championship record | 70.17 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
Group A
| Place | Athlete | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67.45 | Q | |
| 2 | 66.60 | Q PB | |
| 3 | 65.71 | Q | |
| 4 | 63.20 | q | |
| 5 | 63.10 | q | |
| 6 | 62.68 | q | |
| 7 | 62.67 | ||
| 8 | 61.23 | ||
| 9 | 61.22 | ||
| 10 | 61.13 | ||
| 11 | 60.72 | ||
| 12 | 60.23 | ||
| 13 | 59.22 | ||
| 14 | 55.71 | ||
| 15 | 54.89 |
Group B
| Place | Athlete | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66.54 | Q SB SB SB or Sb may refer to:* Spina bifida* S.B., Scientiæ Baccalaureus or Bachelor of Science, an academic degree* Senate Bill, especially when quoting a bill's code SB or Sb may refer to:* Spina bifida* S.B., Scientiæ Baccalaureus or Bachelor of Science, an academic degree* Senate Bill, especially when... |
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| 2 | 66.26 | Q | |
| 3 | 65.13 | Q | |
| 4 | 64.41 | q SB SB SB or Sb may refer to:* Spina bifida* S.B., Scientiæ Baccalaureus or Bachelor of Science, an academic degree* Senate Bill, especially when quoting a bill's code SB or Sb may refer to:* Spina bifida* S.B., Scientiæ Baccalaureus or Bachelor of Science, an academic degree* Senate Bill, especially when... |
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| 5 | 63.56 | q | |
| 6 | 62.75 | q | |
| 7 | 62.11 | ||
| 8 | 61.87 | ||
| 9 | 60.39 | ||
| 10 | 60.34 | ||
| 11 | 59.98 | ||
| 12 | 59.81 | ||
| 13 | 58.76 | ||
| 14 | 55.32 |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
68.94 | ||
 |
66.68 | ||
 |
66.42 | ||
| 4 | 65.24 | ||
| 5 | 64.71 | ||
| 6 | 64.58 | ||
| 7 | 64.53 | ||
| 8 | 64.33 | ||
| 9 | 63.04 | ||
| 10 | 62.70 | ||
| 11 | 62.60 | ||
| 12 | 60.77 |