1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus

The final 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 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on August 23, 1998. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were held on August 22, with the standard mark needed to reach the final 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	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)
Bronze	Virgilijus Alekna Virgilijus Alekna Virgilijus Alekna is a Lithuanian athlete who specialises in the discus throw. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds.-Career:... Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... (LTU)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
22.08.1998 – 10:00h 22.08.1998 – 11:40h
Final Round
23.08.1998 – 18:00h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
22.08.1998 – 10:00h	22.08.1998 – 11:40h
Final Round
23.08.1998 – 18:00h

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	2		—	—	—	63.63 m
2	3		—	—	—	63.12 m
3	5		—	—	—	61.96 m
4	6		—	—	—	61.81 m
5	8		—	—	—	61.36 m
6	10		—	—	—	60.81 m
7	11		—	—	—	60.69 m
8	13		—	—	—	60.36 m
9	19		—	—	—	57.78 m
10	21		—	—	—	57.52 m
11	24		—	—	—	56.54 m
12	25		—	—	—	55.80 m
13	28		—	—	—	54.02 m
14	29		—	—	—	53.23 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	1		—	—	—	64.07 m
2	4		—	—	—	62.03 m
3	7		—	—	—	61.80 m
4	9		—	—	—	61.05 m
5	12		—	—	—	60.59 m
6	14		—	—	—	60.34 m
7	15		—	—	—	58.97 m
8	16		—	—	—	58.90 m
9	17		—	—	—	58.09 m
10	18		—	—	—	58.06 m
11	20		—	—	—	57.62 m
12	22		—	—	—	56.89 m
13	23		—	—	—	56.78 m
14	26		—	—	—	55.44 m
15	27		—	—	—	54.73 m
16	30		—	—	—	53.16 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		67.07	66.79	66.27	66.16	66.01	X	67.07 m
		65.81	X	X	66.69	X	66.53	66.69 m
		66.18	63.93	X	66.46	X	X	66.46 m
4		62.79	X	62.97	65.13	64.14	X	65.13 m
5		61.94	62.86	63.19	62.37	64.26	X	64.26 m
6		62.82	56.10	61.30	63.96	X	60.10	63.96 m
7		61.98	X	X	62.65	X	63.15	63.15 m
8		61.74	61.92	X	61.84	X	59.44	61.92 m

9		56.78	61.66	60.74				61.66 m
10		58.88	60.49	60.58				60.58 m
11		59.29	60.21	X				60.21 m
12		54.86	59.13	X				59.13 m

Medalists

Schedule

Group A

Group B

Final

See also