Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
Venues Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates August 3 (qualification)
August 5 (final)
Competitors 32 from 24 nations
Winning distance 65.12
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Romas Ubartas
 Lithuania
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jürgen Schult
 Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Roberto Moya
 Cuba

The final of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain was held on August 5, 1992. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes. Top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final.[1]

Medalists

GoldRomas Ubartas
 Lithuania
SilverJürgen Schult
 Germany
BronzeRoberto Moya
 Cuba

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record Jürgen Schult (GDR)74.08 m June 6, 1986East Germany Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Olympic Record Jürgen Schult (GDR)68.82 m October 1, 1988South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Qualification

RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Costel Grasu (ROM) 63.06 m
2.  Attila Horváth (HUN) 62.26 m
3.  Dmitriy Kovtsun (EUN) 61.62 m
4.  David Martínez (ESP) 61.22 m
5.  Juan Martínez (CUB) 60.34 m
6.  Dmitriy Shevchenko (EUN) 60.22 m
7.  Lars Riedel (GER) 59.98 m
8.  Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) 59.98 m
9.  Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) 59.78 m
10.  Mike Buncic (USA) 59.12 m
11.  Imrich Bugár (TCH) 58.70 m
12.  Nikolay Kolev (BUL) 58.12 m
13.  Brian Blutreich (USA) 57.08 m
14.  Simon Williams (GBR) 53.12 m
15.  Dragan Mustapić (BIH) 48.80 m
16.  Herbert Rodríguez (ESA) 43.22 m


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Romas Ubartas (LTU) 66.08 m
2.  Jürgen Schult (GER) 63.46 m
3.  Werner Reiterer (AUS) 62.20 m
4.  Anthony Washington (USA) 62.18 m
5.  Roberto Moya (CUB) 62.06 m
6.  Vesteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) 60.20 m
7.  Olav Jenssen (NOR) 60.00 m
8.  Wenge Yu (CHN) 59.42 m
9.  József Ficsor (HUN) 58.84 m
10.  Ray Lazdins (CAN) 58.26 m
11.  Nick Sweeney (IRL) 57.68 m
12.  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) 57.46 m
13.  Vladimir Zinchenko (EUN) 56.94 m
14.  Christian Erb (SUI) 55.16 m
15.  Khaled Al-Khalidi (KSA) 47.96 m
 Luciano Zerbini (ITA) NM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st, gold medalist(s) Romas Ubartas (LTU)60.9062.6464.36X65.12X65.12 m
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jürgen Schult (GER)64.2663.5463.8463.3864.9463.0864.94 m
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Roberto Moya (CUB)64.12XX62.72X62.0264.12 m
4 Costel Grasu (ROM)59.9060.5062.1862.8662.40X62.86 m
5 Attila Horváth (HUN)62.5062.7262.82X62.5662.0662.82 m
6 Juan Martínez (CUB)61.7261.3061.8662.6462.10X62.64 m
7 Dmitriy Kovtsun (EUN)X60.0460.58X60.6662.0462.04 m
8 Dmitriy Shevchenko (EUN)61.7860.92XXXX61.78 m
9 David Martínez (ESP)59.7459.5460.1660.16 m
10 Werner Reiterer (AUS)60.1258.92X60.12 m
11 Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL)60.06X58.9060.06 m
12 Anthony Washington (USA)59.96X58.7659.96 m

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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