Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date 24 July 1976 (qualifications)
25 July 1976 (final)
Competitors 30 from 20 nations
Winning distance 67.50
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Mac Wilkins
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wolfgang Schmidt
 East Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) John Powell
 United States

The Men's Discus Throw event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an entrylist of 30 competitors, with two qualifying groups (30 jumpers) before the final (15) took place on Sunday July 25, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Saturday July 24, 1976.[1]

Medalists

GoldMac Wilkins
 United States
SilverWolfgang Schmidt
 East Germany
BronzeJohn Powell
 United States

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record Mac Wilkins (USA)70.86 m May 1, 1976United States San Jose, California, United States
Olympic Record Al Oerter (USA)64.78 m October 15, 1968Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
11 Mac Wilkins (USA) 68.28 — — 68.28 mOR
22 Velko Velev (BUL) 63.54 — — 63.54 m
33 Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 63.14 — — 63.14 m
45 Pentti Kahma (FIN) 62.10 — — 62.10 m
56 Jay Silvester (USA) X 62.06 — 62.06 m
67 Hein-Direck Neu (FRG) X 58.90 61.88 61.88 m
79 John Powell (USA) X 61.48 — 61.48 m
811 Norbert Thiede (GDR) 61.14 — — 61.14 m
913 Siegfried Pachale (GDR) X 60.64 — 60.64 m
1014 Ludvík Daněk (TCH) 60.44 — — 60.44 m
1117 Markku Tuokko (FIN) 59.80 59.26 57.18 59.80 m
1219 Silvano Simeon (ITA) 58.76 59.06 X 59.06 m
1320 Ricky Bruch (SWE) 56.98 X 58.06 58.06 m
1421 Nikolay Vikhor (URS) X 57.50 54.52 57.50 m
—— Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN)XXXNM

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
14 Armando De Vincentiis (ITA) 62.26 — — 62.26 m
28 Ferenc Tégla (HUN) 57.00 61.66 — 61.66 m
310 Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) X 61.30 — 61.30 m
412 Josef Šilhavý (TCH) 60.82 — — 60.82 m
515 János Faragó (HUN) 59.30 60.06 — 60.06 m
616 Julián Morrinson (CUB) 59.92 56.66 58.50 59.92 m
718 Stanisław Wołodko (POL) 57.56 57.84 59.42 59.42 m
822 Iosif Naghi (ROM) X X 57.28 57.28 m
923 Ain Roost (CAN) 56.56 X X 56.56 m
1024 Borys Chambul (CAN) X 55.86 X 55.86 m
1125 Pete Tancred (GBR) 55.20 X 55.50 55.50 m
1226 Jos Schroeder (BEL) X 54.04 54.80 54.80 m
1327 Ibrahima Guèye (SEN) 52.82 X 52.76 52.82 m
1428 Salman Hessam (IRI) 52.40 50.40 X 52.40 m
1529 Mahmoud Al-Zabramawi (KSA) 31.80 35.30 35.94 35.94 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st, gold medalist(s) Mac Wilkins (USA) 61.78 67.50 63.44 63.52 X 66.14 67.50 m
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 63.68 X 65.16 X 63.96 66.22 66.22 m
3rd, bronze medalist(s) John Powell (USA) 62.48 64.24 65.70 60.48 60.20 64.24 65.70 m
4 Norbert Thiede (GDR) 62.40 61.66 61.98 63.02 64.30 63.04 64.30 m
5 Siegfried Pachale (GDR) 59.62 64.04 60.02 61.08 59.62 64.24 64.24 m
6 Pentti Kahma (FIN) 63.12 61.22 X X X 61.94 63.12 m
7 Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) 60.26 62.02 61.60 61.26 61.24 63.06 63.06 m
8 Jay Silvester (USA) 61.60 X X X 61.98 X 61.98 m
9 Ludvík Daněk (TCH) 60.12 61.28 59.6261.28 m
10 Velko Velev (BUL) 60.94 60.68 X60.94 m
11 Ferenc Tégla (HUN) 57.44 57.00 60.5460.54 m
12 Hein-Direck Neu (FRG) 59.44 60.26 60.4660.46 m
13 Josef Šilhavý (TCH) 57.62 58.42 X58.42 m
14 János Faragó (HUN) 57.48 57.30 X57.48 m
15 Armando De Vincentiis (ITA) 55.86 X X55.68 m

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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