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The Czech inscription translates as: "At this spot on August 2, 1964, Ludvík Daněk set world record in discus throw marking 64.55 m." The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International Association of Amateur Athletics (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, in 1912, and was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m).
Mykolas Alekna (born 28 September 2002) [1] is a Lithuanian athlete who specializes in the discus throw. He is the current world record holder of the event with 74.35 metres (243 ft 11 in). [2] [3] At the age of 19, he won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the youngest world
World record Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m: Neubrandenburg, East Germany: 6 June 1986 Championship record Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 70.17 m: Helsinki, Finland: 7 August 2005 World Leading Kristjan Čeh (SLO) 71.86 m: Jöhvi, Estonia: 16 June 2023 African Record Frantz Kruger (RSA) 70.32 m: Salon-de-Provence, France: 26 May 2002 Asian Record Ehsan ...
Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 inches (74.35 ...
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020 ...
Mohamad Saatara unpacks the laser measuring tape and focuses in as discus world record-holder Mykolas Alekna steps into the cage and lets one fly. Alekna methodically makes his way to where the ...
The 29-year-old Kipyegon also broke the 1,500m world record at the Florence Diamond League on June 2 and set a new 5,000m landmark of 14:05.20 in Paris a week later.
World Athletics used to keep "world indoor best" discus records, but since 2023 they now combine both indoor and outdoor marks. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Discus-thrower, tondo of a kylix by the Kleomelos Painter, Louvre Museum Modern copy of Myron 's Discobolus in University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden , Denmark