Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

The Men's discus throw at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

as part of the athletics programme

Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14...

was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October 2010.

Records

World Record Men's discus world record progression The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912, and was set by James Duncan in 1912 .As of August 15, 2009, 40 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event...	74.08	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...	GDR	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
Games Record	66.39	Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion...	RSA South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	27 July 2002

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 60.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1	61.98			61.98	Q
2		60.83		60.83	Q
3		48.66	60.02	60.02	Q
4	58.84	58.40	58.98	58.98	q
5	56.99		58.55	58.55	q
6	55.26	56.81		56.81	q
7	56.58	55.85		56.58	q
8	51.66	56.42		56.42	q
9	53.15	54.30		54.30	q
10	51.49		52.93	52.93	q
11	47.27	51.54		51.54	q PB
12	48.02		50.89	50.89	q
13	47.86			47.86
14	33.59	40.01	39.89	40.01	SB

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Final

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	60.18	64.73	61.20	65.45	60.47	64.88	65.45
	62.84	63.69	61.83	63.26	63.24		63.69	SB
	58.86	61.64		56.91			61.64
4	59.80	60.12	59.13	59.15	60.51		60.51
5	54.52	59.50		58.57	58.44	59.59	59.59
6	55.38	55.80	56.25	58.40	58.91		58.91
7	54.77	55.08	57.05	56.08	55.32		57.05
8	55.50	56.15	56.28		56.69		56.69

9	51.22		53.32				53.32
10	51.86		51.67				51.86
11			49.98				49.98
12			49.23				49.23

External links

2010 Commonwealth Games - Athletics

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