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The discus throw (pronunciation ⓘ), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors.
Christian Georg Kohlrausch re-discovered the Discus – see Discus throw. Since the end of the Ancient Olympic Games , the discus was only known from sculpture like the Discobolus and drawings. The exact dimensions (shape), weight and the technique of throwing had not been recorded and handed down.
In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's discus throw, a handicap competition was held four days later. Gustaf Söderström, who had placed sixth in the main event, took first place with a throw of 40.50 m, having had a handicap of 5.5 m. Gyula Strausz, 13th in the main discus, was runner-up with 39.49 m off a 6.3 m handicap.
Suzanne "Suzy" Powell-Roos (born September 3, 1976) is an American discus thrower. She competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics with the best result of 15th place in 2000. [1] [3] She holds the American record at 222 ft 0 in (67.67 m), which she set on March 14, 2007 in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii at the "Big Wind" Discus Challenge.
In the 1990s, he became a dominating figure on the German discus scene. With his good physical constitution (1.99 m, 115 kg), he took part in the Olympic Games of Atlanta. There he won his only Olympic title. Furthermore, he won the IAAF World Championship five times. He is separated from his wife Kerstin. They have a son, Robert.
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 ...
Discus throw 38.86 m 2004 World Junior Championships: Grosseto, Italy: 13th (q) Shot put 15.16 m: 2005 World Youth Championships: Marrakech, Morocco: 1st Shot put 16.33 m: 2nd Discus throw 52.10 m: 2006 Commonwealth Games: Melbourne, Australia: 6th Shot put 16.52 m: World Junior Championships: Beijing, China: 4th Shot put 16.95 m: 6th Discus ...
Anil Kumar came up with two foul throws in the qualification round before being stretchered off following a muscle injury. The national record holder and medal winner at the last two Asian Games, who had a 64.37m effort in Hungary barely two weeks before the start of the Olympics and on whose training the government spent close to INR 16 lakhs, did not attempt a third try as that could have ...