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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).
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.
This record had stood since 1986, making it the longest-standing world record in men's athletics. [14] Under near-perfect conditions, Alekna surpassed the mark of 70 m with all six of his attempts (throwing 72.21, 70.32, 72.89, 70.51, 74.35 and 70.50 m), [ 15 ] [ 16 ] each of which stood among the 100 best discus throws of all time.
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 ...
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 ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
The men's discus throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 17 and 19 July 2022. [1] ... Record Athlete & Nat. Perf.
The men's discus throw at the 2019 World ... Three throws later Apostolos Parellis joined the 66 metre crowd for the first time adding 63 cm to his national record ...