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This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the discus throw. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event started in 1982.
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.
While being self coached, he finished third in the US Olympic trials in June 2024 in Eugene, Oregon with a throw of 65.79 metres. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] He was in eighth place prior to his final throw, and made the US Olympic Team by finishing third, ahead of Reggie Jagers III , by a margin of two inches. [ 6 ]
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.
Reginald "Reggie" Jagers III (born August 28, 1994) is an American athlete specializing in the discus throw. [1] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. [2]He set the left handed discus world record while competing at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
During his discus throw series on May 1, 1976 in San Jose, California, he set the world record three times with consecutive throws of 69.80 m, 70.24 m, and 70.86 m. In 1976 and 1980, Wilkins was ranked #1 in the world in the discus throw. In 1977, he was the indoor national champion in the shot put, with a throw of 69' 1.5" (21.06 m). [2]
Only 2 Indians, Anil Kumar and Vikas Gowda have crossed the 62 metres mark in discus throw so far. [7] All time 10 best performances of Anil Kumar are above the 61 metres mark. He has the distinction of throwing the discus to above the 62 metres mark in 5 competitions, 60 metres and above in 17 competitions, 57 metres and above in 44 and above ...
Greaves was born in Anstey, Leicestershire in 1982. [1]Greaves won the gold medal in the F44/46 category discus throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, establishing a new world record with a throw of 55.12m. [2]