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The critical stage is the delivery of the discus, from this 'power position' the hips drive through hard, and will be facing the direction of the throw on delivery. Athletes employ various techniques to control the end-point and recover from the throw, such as fixing feet (to pretty much stop dead [ 13 ] ), or an active reverse spinning onto ...
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.
The men's discus throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 12–13 August. [1] Thirty-five athletes from 24 nations competed. [2] Germany's Christoph Harting succeeded his brother Robert Harting to the Olympic title. "It was the first time in Olympic history ...
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 ...
The men's discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 28 to 30 September 2019. [ 1 ] Summary
Discus throw 61.16 m: 2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast, Australia: 4th Discus throw 62.53 m: 2nd Hammer throw 74.88 m: 2019 Universiade: Naples, Italy: 1st Discus throw 65.27 m: World Championships: Doha, Qatar: 6th Discus throw 65.43 m: 2021 Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan: 4th Discus throw 67.02 m: 2022 World Championships: Eugene, Oregon: 6th ...
He won the NCHSAA 1A outdoor track and field state championship in shot put with a state record of 61 feet, 9.50 inches. Uffort also set a 1A record at regionals in the discus with a throw of 190 ...
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).