1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

event at the 1993 World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 17, 1993. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Lars Riedel Lars Riedel Lars Riedel a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the sixth longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50m.... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)
Silver	Dmitriy Shevchenko Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)
Bronze	Jürgen Schult Jürgen Schult Jürgen Schult is a former German track and field athlete and the current world record holder in the discus throw since 1986, currently the longest standing record in men's track and field... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

(UTC+1
UTC+1
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
16.08.1993 – 10:00h 16.08.1993 – 11:45h
Final Round
17.08.1993 – 19:20h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
16.08.1993 – 10:00h	16.08.1993 – 11:45h
Final Round
17.08.1993 – 19:20h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Qualification

Held on Monday 1993-08-16

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		65.92 m
2.		63.68 m
3.		62.78 m
4.		62.10 m
5.		62.10 m
6.		60.76 m
7.		60.50 m
8.		60.38 m
9.		59.74 m
10.		58.90 m
11.		58.76 m
12.		56.42 m
13.		53.60 m
14.		46.56 m
—		DNS

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		65.88 m
2.		63.64 m
3.		62.56 m
4.		61.94 m
5.		61.76 m
6.		61.74 m
7.		61.52 m
8.		60.88 m
9.		60.10 m
10.		59.30 m
11.		58.56 m
12.		57.48 m
13.		51.62 m
14.		48.78 m
15.		46.86 m
16.		27.34 m

Final

RANK	FINAL	DISTANCE
		67.72 m
		66.90 m
		66.12 m
4.		65.24 m
5.		62.02 m
6.		61.66 m
7.		61.64 m
8.		61.06 m
9.		60.76 m
10.		60.72 m
11.		58.62 m
—		DSQ

Medalists

Schedule

Abbreviations

Qualification

Final

See also