1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus
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These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw
event at the 1995 World Championships
in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 11, 1995.
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 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 11, 1995.
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 | Vladimir Dubrovshchik Vladimir Dubrovshchik Vladimir Vladimirovich Dubrovshchik is a former Belarusian discus thrower who won the Olympic silver medal in 1996. He is also the 1994 European champion and 1995 World Championships silver medallist, and he finished fourth at the 1997 World Championships. In 2000 he set his personal best throw... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR) |
Bronze | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Vasiliy Kaptyukh Vasiliy Kaptyukh is a Belarusian former discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver medals in major competitions, and he finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite he even setting his personal best throw... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European TimeCentral European TimeCentral 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...
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 09.08.1995 – 09:35h 09.08.1995 – 12:00h Final Round 11.08.1995 – 17:50h
Qualification
- Held on Wednesday 1995-08-09
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE 1. 64.80 m 2. 62.80 m 3. 62.50 m 4. 62.36 m 5. 61.70 m 6. 61.10 m 7. 59.76 m 8. 59.32 m 9. 59.26 m 10. 58.74 m 11. 58.12 m 12. 57.96 m 13. 57.84 m 14. 57.60 m 15. 57.58 m 16. 57.36 m 17. 57.34 m 18. 56.82 m 19. 55.92 m 20. 54.00 m 21. 51.04 m 22. 49.34 m
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | 64.20 m | |
2. | 63.64 m | |
3. | 61.92 m | |
4. | 61.44 m | |
5. | 61.38 m | |
6. | 61.08 m | |
7. | 60.68 m | |
8. | 60.64 m | |
9. | 60.50 m | |
10. | 59.20 m | |
11. | 59.00 m | |
12. | 58.68 m | |
13. | 58.64 m | |
14. | 58.52 m | |
15. | 58.10 m | |
16. | 58.00 m | |
17. | 57.34 m | |
18. | 55.12 m | |
19. | 54.90 m | |
20. | 54.84 m | |
21. | 53.54 m |
Final
RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
68.76 m | ||
65.98 m | ||
65.88 m | ||
4. | 65.72 m | |
5. | 64.44 m | |
6. | 63.66 m | |
7. | 63.28 m | |
8. | 63.18 m | |
9. | 63.14 m | |
10. | 60.84 m | |
11. | 60.24 m | |
12. | 59.52 m |
See also
- 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's discus throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes.-Qualification:*Held in 12 August 1994-Final:*Held in 14 August 1994...
- 1996 Men's Olympic Discus ThrowAthletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throwThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 40 competitors...