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

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]

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenuesEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
DatesAugust 3 (qualification)
August 5 (final)
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Winning distance65.12
Medalists
Romas Ubartas
 Lithuania
Jürgen Schult
 Germany
Roberto Moya
 Cuba
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Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

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, 1986 Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Olympic Record Jürgen Schult (GDR)68.82 m October 1, 1988 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
 Romas Ubartas (LTU)60.9062.6464.36X65.12X65.12 m
 Jürgen Schult (GER)64.2663.5463.8463.3864.9463.0864.94 m
 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
  • 1990 Men's European Championships Discus Throw
  • 1991 Men's World Championship Discus Throw
  • 1993 Men's World Championship Discus Throw
  • 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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