2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueKasarani Stadium
Dates21 August (qualification)
22 August (final)
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning distance69.81 m
Medalists
gold medal    Lithuania
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Belarus
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The men's discus throw at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 21 and 22 August.[1]

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record  Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR) 70.13 Halle, Germany 24 May 2008
Championship Record  Margus Hunt (EST) 67.32 Beijing, China 16 August 2006
World U20 Leading  Mykolas Alekna (LTU) 69.77 Vilnius, Lithuania 29 June 2021

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification took place on 21 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:46 and Group B starting at 11:35. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 58.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[2][3]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Mykolas Alekna  Lithuania 64.04 64.04 Q
2 B Ralford Mullings  Jamaica 55.01 62.49 62.49 Q
3 A Uladzislau Puchko  Belarus 61.08 61.08 Q
4 B Sadegh Samimishalamzari  Iran 61.01 61.01 Q
5 B Raman Khartanovich  Belarus 57.21 58.37 58.37 Q
6 A Semen Borodayev  Authorised Neutral Athletes 58.18 58.18 Q, PB
7 B Marcos Moreno  Spain 58.04 58.04 Q
8 A Mohammadreza Rahmanifar  Iran 53.35 x 57.93 57.93 q
9 A Enes Çankaya  Turkey 47.04 55.49 57.28 57.28 q
10 B Dimitrios Pavlidis  Greece x 52.64 x 52.64 q
11 A Trevor Gunzell  Jamaica 51.37 x x 51.37 q
12 B Juan Oosthuizen  South Africa x x 50.19 50.19 q
13 B Titus Kiptoo Limo  Kenya 43.83 45.05 41.01 45.05
A Konstantinos Bouzakis  Greece x x x NM
B Zalán Strigencz  Hungary x x x NM

Final

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The final was held on 22 August at 16:00.[4]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mykolas Alekna  Lithuania 69.81 x 68.52 67.67 67.10 66.46 69.81 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ralford Mullings  Jamaica 64.74 66.68 63.75 60.90 x 64.90 66.68 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raman Khartanovich  Belarus 54.61 58.08 62.19 59.25 x 58.41 62.19 PB
4 Sadegh Samimishalamzari  Iran 59.65 59.91 58.09 x 58.06 61.07 61.07
5 Mohammadreza Rahmanifar  Iran 49.65 51.32 59.13 56.81 58.84 58.80 59.13 PB
6 Trevor Gunzell  Jamaica 56.30 X 57.76 58.32 57.83 57.12 58.32
7 Enes Çankaya  Turkey 56.14 56.62 x x 58.10 57.80 58.10
8 Semen Borodayev  Authorised Neutral Athletes 56.42 55.05 x 58.03 57.51 56.97 58.03
9 Marcos Moreno  Spain x 54.49 x 54.49
10 Dimitrios Pavlidis  Greece x 52.83 x 52.83
11 Juan Oosthuizen  South Africa x 50.45 51.01 51.01
Uladzislau Puchko  Belarus x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.