2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

on 31 July and 1 August.

Medalists

Gold	Piotr Małachowski Poland Poland at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Poland, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Spain. In this European Championship, 71 athletes represented Poland.- Participants :-Results:... (POL)
Silver	Robert Harting Robert Harting Robert Harting is a German discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less successful at subsequent championships and finished in eighth in the qualifiers 2002 World Junior Championships... Germany Germany at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Germany were represented by 74 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.Just five days before the start of the Championships, it was announced that marathon runner Falk Cierpinski had to pull out due to injury.... (GER)
Bronze	Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna... Hungary Hungary at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Hungary will be represented by 23 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.- Participants :-Results:- References :*... (HUN)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	74.08	Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... , East Germany	6 June 1986
European record	74.08	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Championship record	68.83	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , 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...	11 August 2002
World Leading	71.45	Chula Vista, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	29 April 2010
European Leading	71.45	Chula Vista, United States	29 April 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
31 July 2010	10:10	Qualification
1 August 2010	19:45	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 63.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Robert Harting Robert Harting Robert Harting is a German discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less successful at subsequent championships and finished in eighth in the qualifiers 2002 World Junior Championships...	63.17	66.93		66.93	Q
2	A	Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	65.43			65.43	Q
3	B	Mario Pestano Mario Pestano Mario Pestano García is a male Spanish discus thrower. His personal best throw is 69.50, achieved on July 27, 2008 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife-Achievements:-External links:*...	62.47	64.95		64.95	Q
4	A	Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna...	64.30			64.30	Q
5	A	Märt Israel Märt Israel Märt Israel is a male discus thrower from Estonia. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in Chula Vista .-Achievements:...	63.27	63.99		63.99	Q
6	A	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:...	61.08		63.93	63.93	Q
7	B	Piotr Małachowski	63.69			63.69	Q
8	A	Frank Casañas Frank Casañas Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández is a Spanish discus thrower. He competed for Cuba until May 2008. In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final....	63.61			63.61	Q
9	B	Martin Wierig Martin Wierig Martin Wierig is a German discus thrower.-Achievements:-References:...		58.64	62.57	62.57	q
10	A	Sergiu Ursu Sergiu Ursu Sergiu Ursu is a Romanian discus thrower. He was banned for two years from February 2004 after a positive test for Nandrolone.-Achievements:-References:...		61.11	62.43	62.43	q
11	B	Martin Maric Martin Marić Martin Marić is a Croatian discus thrower.He was born in Split. He finished thirteenth at the 2001 World Youth Championships and won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships. As a competitor for the University of Georgia, he attain All-American status in the Javelin by placing...	61.26	62.27		62.27	q
12	B	Erik Cadée Erik Cadée Erik Cadée is a Dutch discus thrower.Among his first international appearances was a runner-up performance at the 2001 European Youth Olympic Festival...	61.86		61.97	61.97	q
13	A	Przemysław Czajkowski	59.36	60.87	61.97	61.97
14	B	Roland Varga Roland Varga Roland Varga is a Hungarian discus thrower, he is Croatian since 2009.His personal best throw is 67.38 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Veszprém. His National Record of Croatia is 67.20 m ....	60.53	61.11	61.55	61.55
15	B	Gerhard Mayer Gerhard Mayer Gerhard Mayer is a male discus thrower from Austria.He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he ended up in 18th place in the overall-rankings. Mayer is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok,...	59.88	59.31	60.76	60.76
16	A	Bogdan Pishchalnikov Bogdan Pishchalnikov Bogdan Pishchalnikov is a Russian discus thrower. He is the brother of Darya Pishchalnikova and Kirill Pishchalnikov.He finished eleventh at the 2003 Universiade and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup...	55.89	57.42	60.69	60.69
17	A	Apostolos Parellis		58.09	60.57	60.57	SB
18	B	Aleksander Tammert Aleksander Tammert Aleksander Tammert is an Estonian discus thrower.-Athletics career:Tammert competed at the 2004 Olympics and originally finishing fourth, but as gold medal winner Róbert Fazekas was disqualified, Tammert received the bronze medal...	60.07	59.38	58.98	60.07
19	B	Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion...	59.55			59.55
20	B	Zoltán Kovágó Zoltán Kövágó Zoltán Kővágó is a Hungarian discus thrower. At the 2004 Olympic Games he initially won the bronze medal, but was promoted to silver when countryfellow Róbert Fazekas was disqualified following a doping rule violation....			59.04	59.04
21	A	Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius is a competitor in the discus throw who won the Swedish competition in this event in 2004 and 2006. He was also Sweden's discus competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	60.25	57.30	58.98	60.25
22	A	Mikko Kyyrö Mikko Kyyrö Mikko Tapio Kyyrö is a male discus thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 64.14 metres, achieved on June 29, 2007 in Jalasjärvi....	58.02	58.96		58.96
23	B	Jan Marcell Jan Marcell Jan Marcell is a Czech shot putter and discus thrower.In the shot put he competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final...		58.95	57.73	58.95
24	B	Markus Münch	58.81	58.25		58.81
25	B	Mihai Grasu	57.61		58.55	58.55
26	B	Dzmitry Sivakou	57.42	58.53		58.53
27	A	Gaute Myklebust	55.60		58.39	58.39
28	A	Ivan Hryshyn	57.90	58.36	58.61	58.36
29	B	Aleksas Abromavicius Aleksas Abromavičius Aleksas Abromavičius is a discus thrower, who competes internationally for Lithuania. Hes personal record is 63.32 metres reached in 2010 Lithuanian Athletics Championships.-Achievements:-References:...	58.05			58.05
30	A	Marin Premeru Marin Premeru Marin Premeru is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter with a personal best of 62.10 in the discus and 19.80 in the shot put. Marin Premeru has the WYB in the shot with 22.79 m.Premeru is coached by Ivan Ivančić....		57.85	58.03	58.03
31	B	Oleksiy Semenov			56.42	56.42
32	A	Libor Malina Libor Malina Libor Malina is a Czech discus thrower. His personal best throw is 67.13 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Jablonec.He finished fifth at the 1992 World Junior Championships...	53.64			53.64

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Piotr Małachowski	65.84	68.87		64.06	x	64.37	68.87	CR
	Robert Harting Robert Harting Robert Harting is a German discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less successful at subsequent championships and finished in eighth in the qualifiers 2002 World Junior Championships...	68.33	66.46	68.47	66.35	66.86	68.34	68.47	SB
	Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna...	64.84	64.85	66.43		64.65	66.15	66.43
	Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	63.17	64.57	65.38	63.85	65.44	66.20	66.20
	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:...	62.05	63.59	63.19	63.15	64.64	63.56	64.64
	Mario Pestano Mario Pestano Mario Pestano García is a male Spanish discus thrower. His personal best throw is 69.50, achieved on July 27, 2008 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife-Achievements:-External links:*...	64.41	61.02	64.51	63.98	63.38	62.57	64.51
	Martin Wierig Martin Wierig Martin Wierig is a German discus thrower.-Achievements:-References:...	60.96	63.32		63.24		61.91	63.32
	Sergiu Ursu Sergiu Ursu Sergiu Ursu is a Romanian discus thrower. He was banned for two years from February 2004 after a positive test for Nandrolone.-Achievements:-References:...	60.73	61.36	63.11		61.90	62.11	63.11
	Märt Israel Märt Israel Märt Israel is a male discus thrower from Estonia. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in Chula Vista .-Achievements:...		62.59					62.59
10	Martin Maric Martin Marić Martin Marić is a Croatian discus thrower.He was born in Split. He finished thirteenth at the 2001 World Youth Championships and won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships. As a competitor for the University of Georgia, he attain All-American status in the Javelin by placing...	61.52		62.53				62.53
11	Frank Casañas Frank Casañas Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández is a Spanish discus thrower. He competed for Cuba until May 2008. In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final....		62.15					62.15

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