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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August.[1]

Men's discus throw
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates4 August (qualification)
5 August (final)
Competitors32 from 23 nations
Winning distance69.21
Medalists
gold medal Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania
silver medal Daniel Ståhl   Sweden
bronze medal Mason Finley   United States
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The winning margin was 2 cm which as of 2024 is the only time the men's discus has been won by less than 25 cm at these championships.

Summary

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The first throw of the final was a personal best by American Mason Finley, 67.07 metres. It only held the lead for two throwers until Andrius Gudžius threw 67.52 metres. Those held up through the round. At the start of the second round, Finley added almost another metre to his personal best, throwing 68.03 metres. The next thrower, world leader Daniel Ståhl went better throwing 69.19 metres. The next thrower was Gudžius, who edged two centimetres further with a 69.21 metres. Those three throws at the start of the second round were the medals. No other athlete came within two metres of Finley for bronze.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 74.08 Jürgen Schult   GDR 6 Jun 1986 Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Championship 70.17 Virgilijus Alekna   LTU 7 Aug 2005 Helsinki, Finland
World leading 71.29 Daniel Ståhl   SWE 29 Jun 2017 Sollentuna, Sweden
African 70.32 Frantz Kruger   RSA 26 May 2002 Salon-de-Provence, France
Asian 69.32 Ehsan Haddadi   IRI 3 Jun 2008 Tallinn, Estonia
NACAC 72.34 Ben Plucknett   USA 7 Jul 1981 Stockholm, Sweden
South American 66.32 Jorge Balliengo   ARG 15 Apr 2006 Rosario, Argentina
European 74.08 Jürgen Schult   GDR 6 Jun 1986 Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Oceanian 68.20 Benn Harradine   AUS 10 May 2013 Townsville, Australia

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 65.00 metres.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
4 August 20:45 Qualification
5 August 19:26 Final

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification round took place on 4 August, in 2 groups, with Group A starting at 19:20 and Group B starting at 20:49. attaining a mark of at least 64.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Daniel Ståhl   Sweden (SWE) 61.83 67.64 67.64 Q
2 B Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania (LTU) 67.01 67.01 Q
3 A Robert Harting   Germany (GER) 65.32 65.32 Q
4 A Piotr Małachowski   Poland (POL) 65.13 65.13 Q
5 B Fedrick Dacres   Jamaica (JAM) 64.46 64.28 64.82 64.82 Q
6 A Mason Finley   United States (USA) 63.98 64.76 64.76 Q
7 B Simon Pettersson   Sweden (SWE) 60.43 x 63.69 63.69 q
8 B Robert Urbanek   Poland (POL) 62.37 63.67 63.04 63.67 q
9 B Gerd Kanter   Estonia (EST) x 63.61 x 63.61 q
10 A Lukas Weißhaidinger   Austria (AUT) 63.57 x 61.48 63.57 q
11 A Apostolos Parellis   Cyprus (CYP) 63.36 62.68 62.67 63.36 q
12 A Traves Smikle   Jamaica (JAM) 63.23 x x 63.23 q
13 B Lolassonn Djouhan   France (FRA) 58.00 63.21 61.35 63.21
14 A Philip Milanov   Belgium (BEL) 62.94 x 63.16 63.16
15 A Ehsan Hadadi   Iran (IRI) 63.03 61.22 60.92 63.03
16 B Mauricio Ortega   Colombia (COL) x 62.34 62.97 62.97
17 A Martin Kupper   Estonia (EST) 59.49 62.11 62.71 62.71
18 B Victor Hogan   South Africa (RSA) 61.76 62.26 x 62.26
19 B Alex Rose   Samoa (SAM) 61.62 x 59.63 61.62
20 B Andrew Evans   United States (USA) 61.32 60.47 60.78 61.32
21 B Benn Harradine   Australia (AUS) 60.00 x 60.95 60.95
22 B Zoltán Kővágó   Hungary (HUN) 56.71 56.26 59.46 59.46
23 B Viktor Butenko   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 59.29 x x 59.29
24 A Niklas Arrhenius   Sweden (SWE) 58.91 x 58.84 58.91
25 A Erik Cadée   Netherlands (NED) 58.19 x 58.90 58.90
26 A Sven Martin Skagestad   Norway (NOR) x 57.89 58.86 58.86
27 B Mustafa Al-Saamah   Iraq (IRQ) 57.77 56.38 58.40 58.40
28 A Mitchell Cooper   Australia (AUS) x 56.20 57.26 57.26
29 B Nicholas Percy   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) x 52.56 56.93 56.93
30 A Marshall Hall   New Zealand (NZL) x 56.64 54.20 56.64
A Rodney Brown   United States (USA) x x x NM
B Martin Wierig   Germany (GER) x x x NM

Final

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The final took place on 5 August at 19:27. The results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Mark Notes
  Andrius Gudžius   Lithuania (LTU) 67.52 69.21 63.43 x 63.98 67.89 69.21 PB
  Daniel Ståhl   Sweden (SWE) x 69.19 66.58 68.57 x 63.06 69.19
  Mason Finley   United States (USA) 67.07 68.03 65.21 37.36 66.59 x 68.03 PB
4 Fedrick Dacres   Jamaica (JAM) 65.62 65.70 x 65.83 64.41 64.67 65.83
5 Piotr Małachowski   Poland (POL) 63.96 65.14 64.88 x 65.24 63.92 65.24
6 Robert Harting   Germany (GER) 65.10 x 64.75 x x x 65.10
7 Robert Urbanek   Poland (POL) 61.93 64.15 63.91 64.14 x 63.46 64.15
8 Traves Smikle   Jamaica (JAM) 63.64 64.04 x 62.28 x 63.37 64.04
9 Lukas Weißhaidinger   Austria (AUT) 63.76 62.75 x 63.76
10 Apostolos Parellis   Cyprus (CYP) 62.18 63.17 x 63.17
11 Simon Pettersson   Sweden (SWE) 55.58 60.39 x 60.39
12 Gerd Kanter   Estonia (EST) 59.72 60.00 x 60.00

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Discus Throw Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Discus Throw Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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