Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

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. There were a total of 40 competitors. The final was held on July 31, 1996.

Medalists

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record	74.08 m	June 6, 1986	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
Olympic Record	68.82 m	October 1, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
Season Best	71.14 m	May 22, 1996	Salinas Salinas, California Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census... , USA
Broken records during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record	69.40 m	July 31, 1996	Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

Non-qualifiers

RANK	DISTANCE	1	2	3
13.	62.04 m	58.82	62.04	61.06
14.	61.82 m	61.82	59.88	57.46
15.	61.64 m	61.64	60.54	X
16.	61.36 m	58.18	61.36	X
17.	60.98 m	X	60.98	59.32
18.	60.20 m	58.54	60.06	60.20
19.	60.08 m	57.78	59.30	60.08
20.	59.86 m	59.86	58.42	58.62
21.	59.60 m	59.34	58.34	59.60
22.	59.22 m	59.22	57.60	X
23.	59.16 m	59.16	54.18	X
24.	59.12 m	59.12	56.40	57.62
25.	59.04 m	58.84	X	59.04
26.	58.56 m	58.30	X	58.56
27.	57.94 m	X	57.94	56.62
28.	57.90 m	57.90	X	X
29.	56.72 m	56.72	X	X
30.	56.58 m	53.72	56.58	54.30
31.	56.46 m	X	56.46	55.18
32.	56.30 m	53.94	52.14	56.30
33.	55.58 m	X	X	55.58
34.	55.34 m	X	X	55.34
35.	55.18 m	X	55.18	55.06
36.	54.88 m	54.88	X	X
37.	51.96 m	X	X	51.96
38.	51.50 m	X	50.94	51.50
39.	51.28 m	49.22	51.28	50.24
—	NM	X	X	X

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		X	X	65.40	63.10	69.40	69.24	69.40 m	OR
		64.86	66.60	64.38	59.68	X	X	66.60 m
		63.24	64.00	65.80	X	63.82	65.08	65.80 m
4		65.42	X	X	61.34	X	62.50	65.42 m
5		62.28	65.30	64.50	X	64.54	63.74	65.30 m
6		62.82	64.42	62.62	64.62	64.38	63.78	64.62 m
7		63.44	X	X	62.76	63.78	62.82	63.78 m
8		61.48	57.52	62.78	X	61.68	61.88	62.78 m

9		60.52	60.36	62.70				62.70 m
10		60.66	62.28	59.72				62.28 m
11		60.62	59.90	X				60.62 m
12		X	56.30	X				56.30 m

Medalists

Abbreviations

Records

Non-qualifiers

Final

See also