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  2. Discus throw - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Discus throw at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Kirpal Singh Batth - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Christian Georg Kohlrausch - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Men's discus throw world record progression - Wikipedia

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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).

  7. Mykolas Alekna - Wikipedia

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    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).

  8. Matthew Denny - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Anil Kumar (discus thrower) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...