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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.
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.
He competed for Jamaica in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics, [1] the 2020 Summer Olympics, [2] and the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3] He is a five time National Champion [4] winning the Jamaican National Senior Championships (Trials) in 2011, 2012, 2019, [5] 2022 [6] and 2023. [7] He has represented Jamaica at the World Championships in 2017, 2019 ...
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 ...
The discus throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.
Kirpal Singh Batth (born 19 May 1992 in Punjab) is an Indian discus thrower. Discus thrower Kirpal Singh Batth has seen his career getting waylaid by injuries. Kirpal is a self-coached discus thrower, relying on YouTube for videos of top throwers in the world, and recording clips of himself to self-analyse. He said that "I'm also my own coach.
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).
In July 2012 Morse was confirmed as part of the Great Britain team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's discus alongside compatriots Lawrence Okoye and Abdul Buhari. [12] The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–7 August. [13] The 2013 season saw Brett join up with at the time Welsh Athletics throwing coach, Andy