Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw A

The Men's Discus Throw A was one of the events held in Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.

Men's Discus Throw A
at the III Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors33 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vic Renalson  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Erasmus  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antonio Arizzi  Italy

There were 33 competitors in the heat; 6 made it into the final.

Australia's Vic Renalson achieved a throw of 22.34 metres, taking the gold medal and a setting a world record in the process.[1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Athlete Throw
1   Vic Renalson (AUS) 21.90
2   Daniel Erasmus (RSA) 21.32
3   Leo Close (NZL) 19.31
4   Antonio Arizzi (ITA) 19.20
5   Len Campbell (NZL) 18.44
6   Britton (GBR) 18.07
7   Josef Jager (AUT) 17.96
8   Goll (AUT) 17.90
9   C. Sandglass (USA) 17.57
10   Honorio Romero (ARG) 17.34
11   Graeme Marett (NZL) 16.89
12   Dale Moe (CAN) 16.43
13   Ben Reimer (CAN) 15.95
14   Long (JAM) 15.88
15   Engelbert Rangger (AUT) 15.82
16   Joe Arcese (USA) 15.45
17   Rossini (USA) 15.34
18   Sommer (FRG) 15.30
19   Fritz Krimmel (FRG) 15.17
20   Robert Hawkes (USA) 14.99
21   Gustaaf Dua (BEL) 14.90
22   Patterson (CAN) 14.10
22   Jeff Simmonds (AUS) 13.93
24   Helvio Aresca (ARG) 13.58
25   Klein (FRG) 13.54
26   Boileaux (BEL) 12.85
27   Dick Thompson (GBR) 12.69
28   Iguzi (JPN) 12.69
29   Finucci (BEL) 12.32
30   Winfried Brauner (AUT) 11.96
31   Juan Luis Costantini (ARG) 11.45
32   Bellon (ESP) 8.20
33   Sharav (ISR) 7.22

Final

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Rank Athlete Throw
    Vic Renalson (AUS) 22.34 m (WR)
    Daniel Erasmus (RSA) 21.32
    Antonio Arizzi (ITA) 20.40
4   Leo Close (NZL) 19.31
5   Len Campbell (NZL) 18.83
6   Josef Jager (AUT) 17.99

References

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  1. ^ "Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-06-07.