Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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The Men's Discus Throw
event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
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 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
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 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 74.08 m | June 6, 1986 |  NeubrandenburgNeubrandenburg 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 |
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| Olympic Record | 68.28 m | July 24, 1976 |  Montreal, Canada |
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| Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | 68.82 m | October 1, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
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Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 7 | align=left | | 62.48 | X | 61.34 | 62.48 m | |
| 2 | 8 | align=left | | 61.30 | 60.24 | 62.08 | 62.08 m | |
| 3 | 9 | align=left | | 61.94 | 61.48 | 61.00 | 61.94 m | |
| 4 | 12 | align=left | | 59.78 | 61.34 | X | 61.34 m | |
| 5 | 13 | align=left | | 58.82 | 60.88 | X | 60.88 m | |
| 6 | 14 | align=left | | 59.40 | X | 60.64 | 60.64 m | |
| 7 | 15 | align=left | | X | 57.58 | 59.78 | 59.78m | |
| 8 | 17 | align=left | | X | X | 59.08 | 59.08 m | |
| 9 | 18 | align=left | | 58.94 | 57.62 | 55.82 | 58.94 m | |
| 10 | 22 | align=left | | X | 57.50 | X | 57.50 m | |
| 11 | 23 | align=left | | 51.38 | 54.44 | 47.60 | 54.44 m | |
| 12 | 25 | align=left | | 47.96 | 49.40 | 48.98 | 49.40 m | |
| 13 | 26 | align=left | | X | 46.52 | 47.84 | 47.84 m | |
| — | — | align=left | | X | X | X | NM | |
| — | — | align=left | | X | X | X | NM | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | align=left | | 65.70 | — | — | 65.70 m | |
| 2 | 2 | align=left | | 65.58 | — | — | 65.58 m | |
| 3 | 3 | align=left | | 64.70 | — | — | 64.70 m | |
| 4 | 4 | align=left | | 63.50 | 62.66 | X | 63.50 m | |
| 5 | 5 | align=left | | 61.88 | 62.84 | 63.46 | 63.46 m | |
| 6 | 6 | align=left | | X | 63.16 | X | 63.16 m | |
| 7 | 10 | align=left | | 58.56 | 60.72 | 61.66 | 61.66 m | |
| 8 | 11 | align=left | | 61.44 | X | X | 61.44 m | |
| 9 | 16 | align=left | | 59.74 | 56.88 | 56.44 | 59.74 m | |
| 10 | 19 | align=left | | 58.94 | 57.10 | 55.70 | 58.94 m | |
| 11 | 20 | align=left | | 57.18 | 56.06 | 58.28 | 58.28 m | |
| 12 | 21 | align=left | | 57.94 | X | X | 57.94 m | |
| 13 | 24 | align=left | | 50.18 | 48.80 | 50.90 | 50.90 m | |
| — | — | align=left | | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 68.82 | 67.92 | 65.76 | 68.18 | 65.70 | 68.26 | 68.82 m | OR | ||
| 66.86 | 66.20 | 66.24 | 64.40 | 63.74 | 67.48 | 67.48 m | |||
| 65.58 | 63.60 | X | 63.88 | 67.38 | 62.56 | 67.38 m | |||
| 4 | 64.00 | 63.74 | 63.54 | 63.66 | 62.86 | 66.42 | 66.42 m | ||
| 5 | 61.88 | X | 65.12 | 63.84 | 65.90 | 62.96 | 65.90 m | ||
| 6 | X | 63.36 | 62.46 | 62.80 | 64.28 | 65.80 | 65.80 m | ||
| 7 | 63.30 | X | 64.10 | 64.94 | 63.22 | X | 64.94 m | ||
| 8 | 60.28 | 62.50 | 63.28 | 60.94 | 61.54 | X | 64.94 m | ||
| 9 | 63.06 | X | X | 63.06 m | |||||
| 10 | 62.46 | X | X | 62.46 m | |||||
| 11 | 61.24 | 61.12 | 59.66 | 61.24 m | |||||
| 12 | 59.60 | X | 60.88 | 60.88 m | |||||
See also
- 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:...
- 1990 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Qualification:-Final:-See also:...
- 1991 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo)1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's DiscusThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.-Medalists:-Schedule:...