2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 and 30 June.
Medalists
| Gold | Robert Harting |
| Silver | Gerd Kanter |
| Bronze | Rutger Smith |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
| European record | |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
| Championship record |  |
68.87 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| World Leading | |
71.45 | Turnov, Czech Republic | 22 May 2012 |
| European Leading | |
71.45 | Turnov, Czech Republic | 22 May 2012 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | 9:00 | Qualification |
| 30 June 2012 | 19:10 | Final |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 66.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Mario Pestano |  | 62.56 | 66.27 | 66.27 | Q, SB | |
| DQ | B |  | q, Doping | |||||
| 2 | A | Robert Harting | | 64.88 | 65.49 | – | 65.49 | q |
| 3 | B | Erik Cadée | | 65.09 | – | – | 65.09 | q |
| 4 | B | Lawrence Okoye |  | 60.31 | 64.86 | – | 64.86 | q |
| 5 | A | Gerd Kanter | | 59.08 | 63.71 | 64.85 | 64.85 | q |
| 6 | A | Frank Casañas | | x | 64.50 | 62.27 | 64.50 | q |
| 7 | A | Robert Urbanek | | 60.72 | 64.07 | 61.18 | 64.07 | q |
| 8 | A | Rutger Smith | | 63.75 | – | – | 63.75 | q |
| 9 | B | Markus Münch | | 61.44 | 60.95 | 62.83 | 62.83 | q |
| 10 | B | Ercüment Olgundeniz |  | 62.82 | x | x | 62.82 | q |
| 11 | A | Gerhard Mayer |  | 60.32 | 62.35 | 60.20 | 62.35 | q |
| 12 | B | Przemyslaw Czajkowski | | 61.90 | 62.22 | 60.22 | 62.22 | |
| 13 | A | Apostolos Parellis |  | 59.80 | 61.37 | 61.79 | 61.79 | |
| 14 | A | Martin Wierig | | 58.08 | 61.34 | x | 61.34 | |
| 15 | A | Mykyta Nesterenko |  | 61.01 | 60.64 | 61.21 | 61.21 | |
| 16 | B | Märt Israel | | x | 60.59 | 58.31 | 60.59 | |
| 17 | A | Leif Arrhenius |  | 58.99 | 59.02 | 60.49 | 60.49 | |
| 18 | B | Danijel Furtula |  | x | 60.18 | x | 60.18 | |
| 19 | B | Mikko Kyyrö |  | 60.16 | x | x | 60.16 | |
| 20 | B | Gaute Myklebust |  | 58.16 | 59.90 | 58.59 | 59.90 | |
| 21 | B | Niklas Arrhenius | | 58.26 | x | 59.02 | 59.02 | |
| 22 | A | Brett Morse | | x | x | 58.71 | 58.71 | |
| 23 | A | Abdul Buhari | | 58.57 | x | x | 58.57 | |
| 24 | B | Oskars Vaisjūns |  | 57.05 | 56.06 | 58.34 | 58.34 | |
| 25 | A | Giovanni Faloci |  | 57.31 | 57.67 | 55.12 | 57.67 | |
| 26 | B | Nikolay Sedyuk |  | 55.71 | x | 57.08 | 57.08 | |
| 27 | A | Yeóryios Trémos |  | 56.94 | x | x | 56.94 | |
| 28 | B | Sergiu Ursu |  | 56.85 | x | x | 56.85 | |
| 29 | A | Andrius Gudžius |  | x | 55.80 | x | 55.80 | |
| B | Roland Varga |  | x | x | x | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Robert Harting | | 63.02 | 65.80 | x | 68.30 | – | 67.07 | 68.30 | |
 | Gerd Kanter | | 65.11 | x | 64.32 | 64.44 | 66.53 | 65.47 | 66.53 | |
| DQ | | Doping | ||||||||
 | Rutger Smith | | x | 61.51 | 61.71 | 63.97 | x | 64.02 | 64.02 | |
| 4 | Mario Pestano | | 60.51 | 62.26 | 62.05 | 63.87 | x | x | 63.87 | |
| 5 | Frank Casañas | | 62.29 | 63.60 | x | 61.03 | x | 60.69 | 63.60 | |
| 6 | Robert Urbanek | | 61.96 | 62.99 | 61.14 | 61.84 | 60.44 | x | 62.99 | |
| 7 | Gerhard Mayer | | 62.85 | 61.27 | 57.11 | x | x | 60.58 | 62.85 | |
| 8 | Markus Münch | | 60.27 | 61.25 | x | 61.25 | ||||
| 9 | Ercüment Olgundeniz | | 60.92 | x | x | 60.92 | ||||
| 10 | Erik Cadée | | x | 60.49 | 60.58 | 60.58 | ||||
| 11 | Lawrence Okoye | | 55.99 | 60.09 | 57.00 | 60.09 |
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