1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

Events at the
1999 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 24, 1999.

Medalists

Gold United States Anthony Washington
United States (USA)
Silver Germany Jürgen Schult
Germany (GER)
Bronze Germany Lars Riedel
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
22.08.1999 – 10:00h 22.08.1999 – 10:00h
Final Round
24.08.1999 – 20:30h

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

Qualification

  • Held on Tuesday 1999-08-22 with the mark set at 65.00 metres
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 65.86 m
2.  Lars Riedel (GER) 64.00 m
3.  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 63.53 m
4.  Aleksander Tammert (EST) 63.27 m
5.  Anthony Washington (USA) 63.18 m
6.  Li Shaojie (CHN) 62.89 m
7.  Róbert Fazekas (HUN) 62.79 m
8.  Igor Primc (SLO) 62.35 m
9.  Leonid Cherevko (BLR) 61.40 m
10.  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 60.80 m
11.  Jason Tunks (CAN) 60.13 m
12.  Andrzej Krawczyk (POL) 59.48 m
13.  Diego Fortuna (ITA) 58.52 m
14.  Romas Ubartas (LTU) 58.49 m
15.  Glen Smith (GBR) 58.27 m
16.  Libor Malina (CZE) 57.18 m
17.  Abbas Samimi (IRI) 54.21 m
18.  Ercüment Olgundeniz (TUR) 53.01 m
—  Costel Grasu (ROM) DNF


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Jürgen Schult (GER) 65.65 m
2.  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 64.23 m
3.  Andy Bloom (USA) 64.06 m
4.  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) 63.40 m
5.  Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) 62.83 m
6.  Robert Weir (GBR) 62.71 m
7.  Andreas Seelig (GER) 62.57 m
8.  John Godina (USA) 62.27 m
9.  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 62.02 m
10.  Mickaël Conjungo (CAF) 59.16 m
11.  Timo Tompuri (FIN) 58.90 m
12.  Ian Winchester (NZL) 58.74 m
13.  Nick Sweeney (IRL) 58.62 m
14.  Pieter van der Kruk Jr. (NED) 57.65 m
15.  Mario Pestano (ESP) 57.30 m
16.  Attila Horváth (HUN) 56.83 m
17.  Jason Gervais (CAN) 54.19 m
18.  Aleksandr Malashevich (BLR) 53.20 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Anthony Washington (USA) 66.29 X 65.76 X 64.93 69.08 69.08 m CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jürgen Schult (GER) 64.85 68.18 66.24 64.66 X 65.06 68.18 m SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Lars Riedel (GER) 64.63 66.94 68.09 X 65.38 X 68.09 m
4  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 65.45 66.49 65.95 64.61 X 67.53 67.53 m SB
5  Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) 65.05 62.28 61.91 X X X 65.05 m
6  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 63.33 64.90 64.54 X X 64.51 64.90 m
7  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) 64.00 63.86 63.83 61.00 63.46 62.72 64.00 m
8  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) 63.59 61.05 60.56 X 61.24 X 63.59 m
9  Li Shaojie (CHN) 62.15 63.22 62.38 63.22 m SB
10  Aleksander Tammert (EST) 62.29 X X 62.29 m
11  Róbert Fazekas (HUN) 61.30 X 61.71 61.71 m
—  Andy Bloom (USA) X X X NM

See also

References