Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 7 and 8 July 1983.[1]

The winning margin was a huge 6.14 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's discus throw was won by more than five metres at these games.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Luis Delís
  Cuba
Dariusz Juzyszyn
  Poland
Marco Bucci
  Italy

Results

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Qualification

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Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1 Luis Delís   Cuba 67.28 UR
2 Marco Martino   Italy 59.66
3 Konstantinos Georgakopoulos   Greece 59.50
4 Dariusz Juzyszyn   Poland 58.96
5 Rob Gray   Canada 57.34
6 Marco Bucci   Italy 57.32
7 Robert Weir   Great Britain 56.24
8 Mike Carter   United States 54.84
9 Li Weinan   China 54.60
10 Randy Heisler   United States 53.16
11 Jack Harkness   Canada 52.76
12 Erik de Bruin   Netherlands 51.76
13 Vahé Karabidjian   Lebanon 43.48
14 César Sajche   Guatemala 32.48

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
  Luis Delís   Cuba 69.46 UR
  Dariusz Juzyszyn   Poland 63.32
  Marco Bucci   Italy 60.62
4 Marco Martino   Italy 60.24
5 Konstantinos Georgakopoulos   Greece 59.32
6 Robert Weir   Great Britain 58.40
7 Li Weinan   China 57.84
8 Randy Heisler   United States 57.48
9 Rob Gray   Canada 57.46
10 Jack Harkness   Canada 56.60
11 Mike Carter   United States 54.66
12 Óskar Jakobsson   Iceland 54.36
Erik de Bruin   Netherlands DNS

References

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  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ "Qualification results". The Windsor Star. 8 July 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Qualification results". Austin American-Statesman. 8 July 1983. p. 75. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Final results". Tucson Citizen. 9 July 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Final results". Red Deer Advocate. 9 July 1983. p. 22. Retrieved 9 February 2020.