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The men's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 (one of two throws events at the first Olympics, alongside the shot put). The women's event was first contested at the 1928 Olympics , being one of the five athletics events in the inaugural Olympic women's programme.
For the men's discus throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 67.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. [3] Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Former Clemson men's track and field athlete Rojé Stona set an Olympic record in the discus throw to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.. Stona recorded a throw of 70.00 meters in the ...
The men's discus throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 30 and 31 July 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 35 athletes were expected to compete; the exact number depended on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016).
The men's discus throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 1 and 2. [1] Twenty-nine athletes from 18 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The men's discus throw was a competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–7 August. [1] Forty-one athletes from 24 nations competed. [2]
The men's discus throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] Thirty-seven athletes from 29 nations competed. [ 2 ] The event was won by Gerd Kanter of Estonia, the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw.