Discus throw

Discus Throw

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Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc

Disk (mathematics)

In geometry, a disk is the region in a plane bounded by a circle.A disk is said to be closed or open according to whether or not it contains the circle that constitutes its boundary....
— itself called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient

Classical antiquity

Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome....
sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron

Myron

Myron of Eleutherae working circa 480-440 BC, was an Athenian sculpture from the mid-fifth century BC. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica, Greece....
statue, Discobolus
Discobolus

The Discobolus of Myron is a famous Roman marble copy of a lost Greek bronze original, the latter of which was completed towards the end of the Severe style, circa 460-450 BC....
.

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The discus throw is an event in track and field competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc

Disk (mathematics)

Classical antiquity

Myron

Modern pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, ?p?e fencing , 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km Cross country running....
, it was one of the events of the ancient pentathlon

Pentathlon

The pentathlon was an athletics event in the Ancient Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. The name derives from Greek language words for "five competitions." The five events were Stadion , amateur wrestling, which were also held as separate events, and the long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw, which were...
, which can be dated at least back to 708 BC.

The discus throw is a routine part of most modern track and field meets at all levels and is a sport which is particularly iconic of the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
. The men's competition has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee....
since the first Olympiad in 1896

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896....
. Images of discus throwers figured prominently in advertising for early modern Games, such as fundraising stamps for the 1896 games and the main posters for the 1920

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
and 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom....
.

The women's competition was added to the Olympic program in the 1928 games

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands....
, although they had been competing at some national and regional levels previously.

Description

The discus, the object to be thrown, is a heavy lenticular

Lens (geometry)

In geometry, a lens is a convex shape comprising two circle Arc s, joined at their endpoints. If the arcs have equal radii, it is called a symmetric lens....
disc

Disk (mathematics)

In geometry, a disk is the region in a plane bounded by a circle.A disk is said to be closed or open according to whether or not it contains the circle that constitutes its boundary....
with a diameter of 220 mm (8.66 inches) and a weight of two kilogram

Kilogram

The kilogram or kilogrammeThe spelling kilogram is used by the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the U.S....
s (4 lb 7 oz) for the men's event, and a diameter of 181 mm (7.17 inches) and a weight of one kg (2 lb 3 oz) for the women's event. In U.S. high school track and field, boys typically throw a discus weighing 1.616 kg (3 lb 9 oz) and the girls throw the 1 kg (2.2 lb) women's disc. The discus can be thrown starting at age 11 (midget division). Most children throw the 1 kg discus. The discus usually has sides made of rubber, plastic, wood, or metal with a metal rim and a metal core to attain the weight. A discus with more weight in the rim produces greater angular momentum for any given spin rate, and thus more stability, although it is more difficult to throw. A practice discus made of solid rubber is often used in High School; it is cheaper, more durable, and easier to learn to throw (due to its more equal distribution of weight, as opposed to the heavy rim weight of the metal rim/core discus).

To make a throw, the competitor starts in a slightly recessed concrete-surfaced circle of 2.5 meters (8 feet 2½ inches) diameter. The thrower typically takes an initial stance facing away from the direction of the throw. He then spins around one and a half times through the circle to build momentum, then releases his throw. The discus must land within a 40-degree or 60-degree arc marked by lines on the landing zone, and the competitor must not exit the circle until the discus has landed, then must wait for the judge to give clearance to exit the ring from the rear half. The distance from the front edge of the circle to where the discus has landed is measured, and distances are rounded down to the nearest centimeter or half-inch. The competitor's best throw from the allocated number of throws, typically three to six, is recorded, and the competitor who legally throws the discus the farthest is declared the winner. Ties are broken by determining which thrower has the longer second-best throw.

The basic motion is a forehanded sidearm movement. The discus is spun off the index finger or the middle finger of the throwing hand, spinning clockwise when viewed above for a right-handed thrower, and vice-versa. As well as achieving maximum momentum in the discus on throwing, the discus' distance is also determined by the trajectory the thrower imparts, as well as the aerodynamic behaviour of the discus. Generally, one wishes to throw into a moderate headwind to achieve maximum throws. Also, a faster-spinning discus imparts greater gyroscopic stability. The technique of discus throwing is quite difficult to master and needs lots of experience to get right, thus most top throwers are thirty years old or older.

A common technique employed by younger people is to not spin at all, but to jump forward a step to gather momentum. Although it doesn't provide as much power, it is easier to do.

Top Ten Performers

Accurate as of October 20, 2008.. All distances are in meters.

Men

MARK	VENUE	DATE
74.08	Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated in the southeastern part of the state, at the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....	June 6, 1986
73.88	Kaunas Kaunas Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and a Temporary capital of Lithuania. It is served by the freeways European route E67 and A1 highway ....	August 3, 2000
73.38	Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is the centre of a region of about 300,000 inhabitants of north-west Sk?ne. This arguably makes the Helsingborg area the fourth largest metropolitan area in Sweden....	September 4, 2006
71.86	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	May 29, 1983
71.70	Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely, is a city in Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria....	July 14, 2002
71.50	Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Wiesbaden is a city in southwestern Germany and the capital of the States of Germany of Hesse. It has about 300,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 35,000 United States citizens ....	May 3, 1997
71.32	Eugene	June 4, 1983
71.26	San Jose	June 9, 1984
71.26	Malmö Malmö is the third most populous urban areas in Sweden in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania.Malm? is the seat of Malm? Municipality and the capital of Sk?ne County....	November 15, 1984
71.26	San Jose	May 25, 1985

World Record Progress

Men

MARK	VENUE	DATE
47.58	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	1912-05-27
47.61	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....	1924-09-14
47.89	San Francisco	1925-05-02
48.20	Palo Alto	1926-04-02
49.90	Palo Alto	1929-03-09
51.03	Palo Alto	1930-05-17
51.73	Pittsburgh	1930-08-23
52.42	Oslo Oslo is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....	1934-08-25
53.10	Magdeburg Magdeburg Magdeburg , the Capital of the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....	1935-04-28
53.26	Palo Alto	1941-06-20
53.34	Milano	1941-10-26
54.23	Milano	1946-04-14
54.93	Minneapolis	1946-06-08
55.33	Milano	1948-10-10
56.46	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...	1949-07-09
56.97	Hameenlinna	1949-08-14
57.93	Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the Capital and the Nebraska#Important cities and towns of the United States U.S. state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County, Nebraska and the home of the University of Nebraska....	1953-06-20
58.10	Pasadena Pasadena Pasadena may refer to:Cities in the United States:Pasadena, CaliforniaSouth Pasadena, CaliforniaSouth Pasadena, FloridaPasadena, Maryland...	1953-07-11
59.28	Pasadena Pasadena Pasadena may refer to:Cities in the United States:Pasadena, CaliforniaSouth Pasadena, CaliforniaSouth Pasadena, FloridaPasadena, Maryland...	1953-08-22
59.91	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....	1959-06-14
59.91	Walnut Walnut Walnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meter s tall , with pinnate leaves 200?900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnut but not the hickory in the same family....	1960-08-12
60.56	Frankfurt Frankfurt is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....	1961-08-11
60.72	Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....	1961-08-20
61.10	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....	1962-05-18
61.64	Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia* Soviet helicopter carrier Leningrad, of the Soviet Navy...	1962-06-04
62.45	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....	1962-07-01
62.62	Walnut Walnut Walnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meter s tall , with pinnate leaves 200?900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnut but not the hickory in the same family....	1963-04-27
62.94	Walnut Walnut Walnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meter s tall , with pinnate leaves 200?900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnut but not the hickory in the same family....	1964-04-25
64.55	Turnov Turnov Turnov is a town on the Jizera River river in the northern Czech Republic. It has about 14,500 inhabitants and lies in the southern part of Liberec Region....	1964-08-02
65.22	Sokolov Sokolov (Sokolov District) Sokolov is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, located to the north-east of Cheb. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.During World War II, Falkenau was the site of a sub-camp of the Flossenb?rg concentration camp....	1965-10-12
66.54	Modesto	1968-05-25
68.40	Reno Reno Reno may refer to:...	1968-09-18
68.40	Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....	1972-07-05
68.48	Stellenbosch	1975-03-14
69.08	Long Beach Long Beach, California Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....	1975-05-03
69.18	Walnut Walnut Walnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meter s tall , with pinnate leaves 200?900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnut but not the hickory in the same family....	1976-04-24
69.80	San Jose San Jose, California San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....	1976-05-01
70.24	San Jose San Jose, California San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....	1976-05-01
70.86	San Jose San Jose, California San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....	1976-05-01
71.16	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....	1978-08-09
71.86	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1983-05-29
74.08	Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated in the southeastern part of the state, at the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....	1986-06-06

Women

27.70	Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....	1924-07-14
28.325	Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....	1924-07-21
30.225	Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....	1924-09-14
31.15	Prague Prague Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....	1925-10-11
34.15	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....	1926-05-23
38.34	Braunschweig Braunschweig Braunschweig , known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245,810 people , located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....	1926-08-22
39.18	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....	1927-09-04
39.62	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands and List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people of the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands of North Holland in the west of the country....	1928-07-31
40.345	Pabianice Pabianice Pabianice [] is a town in central Poland with 71,313 inhabitants . Situated in the L?dz Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County. It lies about 10 km southwest of downtown L?dz and belongs to the metropolitan area centered on that city....	1932-05-15
40.39	Lodz Lódz L?dz is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 753,192 in 2007. It is the capital of L?dz Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw....	1932-05-16
40.84	Hagen Hagen Hagen is the 37th-largest city in Germany, located in the States of Germany of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr....	1932-06-19
42.43	Lodz Lódz L?dz is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 753,192 in 2007. It is the capital of L?dz Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw....	1932-06-19
43.08	Królewska Huta	1933-07-15
43.795	London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....	1934-08-11
44.34	Ulm Ulm Ulm is a city in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau ....	1935-06-02
44.51	Nuremberg Nuremberg Nuremberg is a city in the Germany State of Bavaria, in the Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz River river and the Rhine?Main?Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city....	1935-06-04
44.76	Nuremberg Nuremberg Nuremberg is a city in the Germany State of Bavaria, in the Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz River river and the Rhine?Main?Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city....	1935-06-04
44.77	Munich Munich Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....	1935-06-23
45.53	Munich Munich Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....	1935-06-23
45.97	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt....	1935-06-29
46.10	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt....	1935-06-29
47.12	Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....	1935-08-25
47.99	Munich Munich Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....	1936-06-14
48.31	Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....	1936-07-11
53.25	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1948-08-08
53.37	Gori Gori Gori may refer to:...	1951-05-27
53.61	Odessa Odessa Odessa or Odesa is the Capital of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major port located on the shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 ....	1952-08-09
57.04	Tblisi	1952-10-18
57.15	Rome Rome Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....	1960-09-12
57.43	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1961-07-15
58.06	Sofia Sofia Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....	1961-09-01
58.98	London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....	1961-09-20
59.29	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1963-05-19
59.70	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1965-08-11
61.26	São Paulo São Paulo S?o Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, and along with Tokyo, Seoul and Mexico City is among the four largest metropolitan regions of the world....	1967-11-05
61.64	Regis-Breitingen Regis-Breitingen Regis-Breitingen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Plei?e, 6 km southwest of Borna....	1968-05-26
62.54	Werdohl Werdohl Werdohl is a town in the district M?rkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....	1968-08-24
62.70	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....	1969-06-18
63.96	Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....	1969-09-27
64.22	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....	1971-08-12
64.88	Munich Munich Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....	1971-09-04
65.42	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1972-05-31
65.48	Augsburg Augsburg Augsburg is an Independent City city in the south-west of Bavaria. The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia and also of the Swabia and the Augsburg ....	1972-06-24
66.76	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1972-08-04
67.32	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....	1972-09-23
67.44	Riga Riga Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....	1973-05-25
67.58	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	1973-07-11
69.48	Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....	1973-09-07
69.90	Prague Prague Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....	1974-05-27
70.20	Zurich	1975-08-20
70.50	Sochi Sochi Sochi is a Russian resort types of inhabited localities in Russia, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border. It sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea and against the background of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains....	1976-04-24
70.72	Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....	1978-08-12
71.50	Potsdam Potsdam Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....	1980-05-10
71.80	Sofia Sofia Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....	1980-07-15
73.26	Lessilidse	1983-05-23
73.36	Prague Prague Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....	1984-08-17
74.56	Nitra Nitra Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. With a population of 85,000, it is the fourth largest city in Slovakia....	1984-08-26
76.80	Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated in the southeastern part of the state, at the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....	1988-07-09

Discus throw

Description

Top Ten Performers

Men

World Record Progress

Men

Women

See also

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