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Events at the 2011 World Championships in AthleticsDiscus throw at the World Championships in Athletics
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Events at the 2011 World Championships | ||
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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 | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's discus throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 and 30.
Defending champion Robert Harting was a clear winner, with three throws better than silver medalist Gerd Kanter.
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Records
3 Qualification standards
4 Schedule
5 Results
5.1 Qualification
5.2 Final
6 References
7 External links
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Robert Harting  Germany (GER) | Gerd Kanter  Estonia (EST) | Ehsan Haddadi  Iran (IRI) |
Records
World record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Championship record |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 70.14 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
World leading |  Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) | 69.50 | Budapest, Hungary | 30 July 2011 |
African record |  Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 70.32 | Salon-de-Provence, France | 26 May 2002 |
Asian record |  Ehsan Haddadi (IRI) | 69.32 | Tallinn, Estonia | 3 June 2008 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Ben Plucknett (USA) | 71.32 | Eugene, OR, United States | 4 June 1983 |
South American record |  Jorge Balliengo (ARG) | 66.32 | Rosario, Argentina | 15 April 2006 |
European record | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
Oceanian record |  Benn Harradine (AUS) | 66.45 | Split, Croatia | 5 September 2010 |
Qualification standards
| A standard | B standard |
|---|---|
| 65.00 m | 63.00 m |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2011 | 10:10 | Qualification |
| August 30, 2011 | 19:55 | Final |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Piotr Małachowski |  Poland (POL) | 64.22 | x | 65.48 | 65.48 | q |
| 2 | A | Ehsan Haddadi | Iran (IRI) | 65.21 | 64.74 | - | 65.21 | q |
| 3 | B | Mario Pestano |  Spain (ESP) | 65.13 | - | - | 65.13 | q |
| 4 | B | Jorge Fernández |  Cuba (CUB) | 64.94 | - | - | 64.94 | q |
| 5 | A | Robert Harting | Germany (GER) | 64.93 | 63.75 | - | 64.93 | q |
| 6 | A | Virgilijus Alekna |  Lithuania (LTU) | 64.21 | 63.57 | x | 64.21 | q |
| 7 | B | Märt Israel | Estonia (EST) | 63.49 | 64.19 | x | 64.19 | q |
| 8 | A | Vikas Gowda |  India (IND) | 62.37 | 63.99 | 61.85 | 63.99 | q |
| 9 | A | Gerd Kanter | Estonia (EST) | 62.77 | 63.50 | x | 63.50 | q |
| 10 | A | Benn Harradine |  Australia (AUS) | x | 63.49 | 51.86 | 63.49 | q |
| 11 | A | Jason Young |  United States (USA) | 61.75 | x | 63.14 | 63.14 | q |
| 12 | B | Brett Morse |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 60.62 | 62.38 | 59.29 | 62.38 | q |
| 13 | B | Jan Marcell |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 60.46 | 62.29 | 59.26 | 62.29 | |
| 14 | A | Jarred Rome | United States (USA) | 58.86 | 62.22 | 61.00 | 62.22 | |
| 15 | B | Zoltán Kővágó |  Hungary (HUN) | 58.14 | 62.16 | x | 62.16 | |
| 16 | B | Rutger Smith |  Netherlands (NED) | 60.17 | 59.64 | 62.12 | 62.12 | |
| 17 | A | Wu Jian |  China (CHN) | 59.51 | 62.07 | x | 62.07 | |
| 18 | A | Jason Morgan |  Jamaica (JAM) | 58.51 | 57.56 | 61.75 | 61.75 | |
| 19 | B | Martin Wierig | Germany (GER) | x | x | 61.68 | 61.68 | |
| 20 | A | Erik Cadée | Netherlands (NED) | 61.03 | x | 61.62 | 61.62 | |
| 21 | B | Gerhard Mayer |  Austria (AUT) | 61.47 | 55.33 | 59.60 | 61.47 | |
| 22 | B | Leif Arrhenius |  Sweden (SWE) | 61.33 | x | x | 61.33 | |
| 23 | B | Mohammad Samimi | Iran (IRI) | x | x | 61.10 | 61.10 | |
| 24 | B | Lance Brooks | United States (USA) | 60.55 | 61.01 | 61.07 | 61.07 | |
| 25 | B | Ercüment Olgundeniz |  Turkey (TUR) | 53.34 | x | 60.86 | 60.86 | |
| 26 | B | Markus Münch | Germany (GER) | 58.27 | 60.80 | 60.59 | 60.80 | |
| 27 | B | Martin Marić |  Croatia (CRO) | 59.72 | x | 60.61 | 60.61 | |
| 28 | A | Niklas Arrhenius | Sweden (SWE) | 60.57 | x | x | 60.57 | |
| 29 | B | Carl Myerscough | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 60.29 | 57.65 | 59.40 | 60.29 | |
| 30 | A | Abdul Buhari | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | x | 60.21 | 58.37 | 60.21 | |
| 31 | A | Roland Varga | Croatia (CRO) | x | 59.09 | x | 59.09 | |
| A | Róbert Fazekas | Hungary (HUN) | x | x | x | NM | ||
| A | Frank Casañas | Spain (ESP) | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Robert Harting | Germany (GER) | 68.49 | x | 68.10 | 68.97 | 66.33 | x | 68.97 | |
 | Gerd Kanter | Estonia (EST) | 62.79 | 66.95 | 66.13 | 66.90 | x | 65.83 | 66.95 | |
 | Ehsan Haddadi | Iran (IRI) | 65.29 | 64.07 | x | x | 65.50 | 66.08 | 66.08 | SB |
| 4 | Märt Israel | Estonia (EST) | 61.87 | 63.60 | 64.31 | 63.73 | 65.20 | x | 65.20 | |
| 5 | Benn Harradine | Australia (AUS) | 64.43 | 64.02 | 62.08 | x | 64.18 | 64.77 | 64.77 | |
| 6 | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania (LTU) | 62.75 | x | 64.09 | 62.62 | x | 61.25 | 64.09 | |
| 7 | Vikas Gowda | India (IND) | 60.79 | 61.51 | 64.05 | 62.81 | 62.16 | 62.16 | 64.05 | |
| 8 | Jorge Fernández | Cuba (CUB) | 61.05 | 63.54 | 63.10 | x | 60.11 | 61.77 | 63.54 | |
| 9 | Piotr Małachowski | Poland (POL) | 58.28 | x | 63.37 | 63.37 | ||||
| 10 | Jason Young | United States (USA) | 62.54 | x | 63.20 | 63.20 | ||||
| 11 | Mario Pestano | Spain (ESP) | 62.97 | 63.00 | 62.74 | 63.00 | ||||
| 12 | Brett Morse | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 60.84 | 62.69 | 57.87 | 62.69 |
References
External links
Discus throw results at IAAF website
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