Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
Men's discus throw at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | September 1 & 2 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 64.40 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's discus throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 1 and 2.[1] After the retirement of four-time Olympic champion Al Oerter, this was an event that was open to everyone. The favorite was two-time Olympic medalist and 1971 European Champion Ludvík Daněk.
Results
All throwers reaching 59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. All qualifiers are shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.
Qualifying
Rank | Name | Nationality | Group | Mark | 1st throw | 2nd throw | 3rd throw |
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1 | Ludvík Daněk | B | 64.32 | 64.32 | p | p | |
2 | Jorma Rinne | B | 62.02 | 62.02 | p | p | |
3 | Géza Fejér | B | 61.58 | 61.58 | p | p | |
4 | Pentti Kahma | A | 61.24 | 58.50 | 61.24 | p | |
5 | Ricky Bruch | A | 61.24 | 61.24 | p | p | |
6 | Jay Silvester | A | 61.20 | 58.98 | 61.20 | p | |
7 | Ferenc Tégla | A | 60.60 | 60.60 | p | p | |
8 | János Murányi | B | 60.34 | 54.42 | 60.34 | p | |
9 | Silvano Simeon | B | 59.78 | 58.38 | 59.78 | p | |
10 | Tim Vollmer | A | 59.60 | 59.60 | p | p | |
11 | Namakoro Niaré | A | 59.38 | 59.38 | p | p | |
12 | Detlef Thorith | A | 59.36 | 59.36 | p | p | |
13 | John Powell | B | 59.30 | 54.94 | 59.30 | p | |
14 | Les Mills | A | 59.22 | 59.22 | p | p | |
15 | Klaus-Peter Hennig | A | 58.64 | 55.32 | x | 58.64 | |
16 | Dirk Wippermann | B | 58.10 | 56.42 | 58.10 | 57.96 | |
17 | Hein-Direck Neu | A | 58.10 | 56.36 | 58.10 | x | |
18 | Zdravko Pečar | B | 57.84 | x | 57.84 | 53.52 | |
19 | Bill Tancred | B | 57.24 | x | 55.86 | 57.24 | |
20 | Robin Tait | B | 56.60 | 56.60 | 55.88 | x | |
21 | Ain Roost | A | 56.58 | 56.58 | 55.48 | x | |
22 | Hartmut Losch | B | 56.64 | 56.64 | x | 56.28 | |
23 | Erlendur Valdimarsson | B | 55.38 | 55.38 | 55.16 | 53.26 | |
24 | John Watts | A | 53.86 | 53.48 | x | 53.86 | |
25 | Kaj Andersen | A | 53.52 | x | 51.60 | 53.52 | |
26 | Praveen Kumar | B | 53.12 | 52.58 | 53.12 | 51.58 | |
27 | Heimo Reinitzer | B | 52.56 | x | 52.32 | 52.56 | |
28 | Said Farouk Al-Turki | A | 33.78 | x | 33.78 | x | |
- | Armando de Vincentis | A | NM | x | x | x | |
- | Stoyan Slavkov | A | DNS | ||||
- | Joussef Nagui Assad | B | DNS | ||||
- | Noel Matouba | B | DNS | ||||
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1st throw | 2nd throw | 3rd throw | 4th throw | 5th throw | 6th throw |
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Ludvík Daněk | 64.40 | 58.12 | 60.38 | 62.38 | 62.54 | 61.70 | 64.40 | ||
Jay Silvester | 63.50 | 62.12 | x | 63.50 | x | x | 62.86 | ||
Ricky Bruch | 63.40 | 59.12 | x | 61.52 | 62.76 | 63.40 | 62.60 | ||
4 | John Powell | 62.82 | 61.92 | 62.82 | 60.44 | x | 61.38 | x | |
5 | Géza Fejér | 62.62 | 62.50 | 62.56 | x | x | 61.50 | 62.62 | |
6 | Detlef Thorith | 62.42 | 61.74 | 62.42 | 61.06 | x | 59.88 | x | |
7 | Ferenc Tégla | 60.60 | 58.38 | 59.66 | 57.40 | x | 58.16 | 60.60 | |
8 | Tim Vollmer | 60.24 | 59.26 | 60.24 | x | x | x | 58.54 | |
9 | Pentti Kahma | 59.66 | 57.20 | 58.92 | 59.66 | ||||
10 | Silvano Simeon | 59.34 | 58.80 | 59.34 | 58.36 | ||||
11 | Jorma Rinne | 59.22 | 57.30 | 56.88 | 59.22 | ||||
12 | János Murányi | 57.92 | 57.92 | 57.16 | x | ||||
13 | Namakoro Niaré | 56.48 | 56.48 | 55.10 | x | ||||
14 | Les Mills | 55.86 | x | 54.48 | 55.86 | ||||
Key: p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark; DNS = did not start
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich City Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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