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2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 26 August 2003.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) |
| Silver | Róbert Fazekas Hungary (HUN) |
| Bronze | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus (BLR) |
Schedule edit
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 24.08.2003 – 09:45h | 24.08.2003 – 11:35h |
| Final Round | |
| 26.08.2003 – 19:50h | |
Abbreviations edit
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Qualification edit
- Held on Saturday 23 August 2003
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP A |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) | 65.76 m |
| 2. | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | 65.19 m |
| 3. | Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 65.04 m |
| 4. | Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | 64.44 m |
| 5. | Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | 63.21 m |
| 6. | Jason Tunks (CAN) | 63.00 m |
| 7. | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 62.63 m |
| 8. | Sergiu Ursu (ROU) | 61.98 m |
| 9. | Jo Van Daele (BEL) | 61.64 m |
| 10. | Casey Malone (USA) | 61.50 m |
| 11. | Nick Petrucci (USA) | 59.58 m |
| 12. | Lois Maikel Martínez (CUB) | 57.87 m |
| 13. | Gerd Kanter (EST) | 56.63 m |
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 68.29 m |
| 2. | Lars Riedel (GER) | 64.51 m |
| 3. | Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 63.53 m |
| 4. | Carl Brown (USA) | 63.01 m |
| 5. | Leonid Cherevko (BLR) | 62.46 m |
| 6. | Rutger Smith (NED) | 61.55 m |
| 7. | Diego Fortuna (ITA) | 61.46 m |
| 8. | Libor Malina (CZE) | 61.35 m |
| 9. | Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) | 61.31 m |
| 10. | Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) | 60.21 m |
| 11. | Frank Casañas (CUB) | 59.99 m |
| 12. | Chima Ugwu (NGR) | 58.13 m |
| — | Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) | NM |
| — | Gábor Máté (HUN) | NM |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 69.69 | X | 66.14 | 68.75 | X | X | 69.69 m | SB | |
| Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | 66.86 | 69.01 | X | 64.94 | 65.63 | 68.78 | 69.01 m | ||
| Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) | 66.51 | 66.15 | 62.79 | 63.71 | 64.72 | 62.62 | 66.51 m | SB | |
| 4 | Lars Riedel (GER) | 66.28 | 63.81 | 66.28 | X | 65.51 | 62.67 | 66.28 m | |
| 5 | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | 62.27 | 66.11 | 65.49 | 66.23 | X | X | 66.23 m | |
| 6 | Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 65.26 | 61.28 | 65.16 | 60.83 | X | X | 65.26 m | |
| 7 | Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 61.15 | 63.02 | X | 64.50 | 60.88 | 61.86 | 64.50 m | |
| 8 | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 64.39 | 63.92 | 61.97 | 61.86 | 63.29 | X | 64.39 m | |
| 9 | Carl Brown (USA) | 58.11 | 61.23 | 62.66 | 62.66 m | ||||
| 10 | Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | 62.24 | 62.28 | 61.21 | 62.28 m | ||||
| 11 | Jason Tunks (CAN) | 60.61 | 60.01 | 62.21 | 62.21 m | ||||
| 12 | Leonid Cherevko (BLR) | 58.67 | X | 61.90 | 61.90 m | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- Results ( 2009-05-14)