Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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The Men's Discus Throw
at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
had an entrylist of 20 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 10, 1984.
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...
at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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had an entrylist of 20 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 10, 1984.
Medalists
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark OR olympic record WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 71.86 m | May 29, 1983 |  MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Olympic Record | 68.28 m | July 24, 1976 |  Montréal, Canada |
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Qualifying round
- Held on August 8, 1984
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE 1 2 3 1. 63.48 m 59.66 63.48 — 2. 62.92 m 62.92 — — 3. 60.94 m 60.74 60.66 60.94 4. 60.92 m X X 60.92 5. 60.80 m 60.80 59.32 X 6. 60.76 m 59.58 60.76 X 7. 59.92 m 57.90 59.88 59.92 8. 53.70 m X 52.06 53.70 9. 51.90 m 51.28 50.94 51.90 10. 41.10 m 39.84 41.10 40.24 — DNS — — —
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 65.86 m | 60.54 | 65.86 | — | |
| 2. | 63.44 m | 63.44 | — | — | |
| 3. | 62.84 m | X | 62.84 | — | |
| 4. | 62.60 m | 62.60 | — | — | |
| 5. | 61.56 m | 60.76 | 61.06 | 61.56 | |
| 6. | 61.56 m | X | 61.56 | X | |
| 7. | 59.34 m | 56.38 | 56.62 | 59.34 | |
| 8. | 57.66 m | 56.02 | 56.78 | 57.66 | |
| — | NM | X | — | — | |
| — | DSQ | 59.02 | 55.98 | 59.58 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 64.74 | X | 63.64 | 66.60 | X | 66.22 | 66.60 m | |||
| 65.96 | X | 65.20 | X | 66.30 | X | 66.30 m | |||
| 64.68 | 63.34 | 64.12 | 64.06 | 65.14 | 65.46 | 65.46 m | |||
| 4 | 64.72 | 62.40 | 65.28 | 63.78 | 62.50 | 64.32 | 65.28 m | ||
| 5 | 63.72 | X | X | X | 63.32 | 64.98 | 64.98 m | ||
| 6 | 61.82 | 62.76 | 62.70 | 63.94 | 61.16 | 64.72 | 64.72 m | ||
| 7 | 60.18 | 61.14 | 63.50 | X | X | 60.14 | 63.50 m | ||
| 8 | 63.08 | X | 62.20 | 63.22 | 62.20 | 59.82 | 63.22 m | ||
| 9 | 56.88 | 62.32 | 60.10 | 62.32 m | |||||
| 10 | 59.86 | 61.36 | X | 61.36 m | |||||
| 11 | X | 59.16 | 60.30 | 60.30 m | |||||
| — | X | X | X | NM | |||||
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Men's European Championships Discus Throw * 1980 Men's Olympic Discus Throw...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983...
- 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's discus throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 31 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1983 Men's World Championships Discus Throw...
- 1987 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday September 4, 1987.-Medalists:-Schedule:...