1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

1992 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
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The men's discus throw event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 September.[1][2] A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.

Medalists[edit]

Gold Brian Milne
 United States
Silver Frits Potgieter
 South Africa
Bronze Marek Bílek
 Czechoslovakia

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

17 September

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brian Milne  United States 57.68 58.28 58.16 x 53.76 x 58.28
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frits Potgieter  South Africa 53.58 53.40 53.66 56.28 54.18 x 56.28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marek Bílek  Czechoslovakia 52.88 52.42 54.60 53.30 54.86 x 54.86
4 Nikolay Orekhov  Commonwealth of Independent States 53.26 52.96 51.28 x 51.88 54.74 54.74
5 Libor Malina  Czechoslovakia 50.82 53.04 54.06 53.82 x x 54.06
6 Andy Bloom  United States 50.96 52.26 44.06 50.86 50.48 51.98 52.26
7 Evággelos Alatsatianos  Greece x 47.24 51.28 51.54 x x 51.54
8 Mika Loikkanen  Finland 51.52 x 49.24 51.08 x x 51.52
9 Dejan Klajić  Yugoslavia 49.58 47.62 51.04 51.04
10 Ian Winchester  New Zealand x 47.86 50.70 50.70
11 Matthias Rink  Germany 48.84 50.42 49.84 50.42
12 Michel Hemmings  Cuba 45.04 49.76 45.60 49.76

Qualifications[edit]

16 Sep

Group A[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Brian Milne  United States 56.34 - - 56.34 Q
2 Frits Potgieter  South Africa 52.90 - - 52.90 Q
3 Libor Malina  Czechoslovakia 51.12 - - 51.12 Q
4 Matthias Rink  Germany 47.48 49.02 50.72 50.72 q
5 Dejan Klajić  Yugoslavia 47.22 50.10 49.70 50.10 q
6 Ian Winchester  New Zealand 49.52 x x 49.52 q
7 Yann Etienvre  France x 48.28 49.48 49.48
8 Yoger Enrique Medina  Venezuela x 48.94 48.38 48.94
9 Lee Newman  United Kingdom 48.56 48.78 x 48.78
10 Samson Ahmadu  Nigeria 40.22 38.90 x 40.22

Group B[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Nikolay Orekhov  Commonwealth of Independent States 53.60 - - 53.60 Q
2 Evággelos Alatsatianos  Greece 49.88 49.20 52.58 52.58 Q
3 Marek Bílek  Czechoslovakia 50.68 52.08 - 52.08 Q
4 Michel Hemmings  Cuba 48.86 49.24 51.84 51.84 Q
5 Andy Bloom  United States 50.00 x x 50.00 q
6 Mika Loikkanen  Finland 48.28 49.42 49.80 49.80 q
7 Jamie Murphy  United Kingdom 44.60 49.36 48.50 49.36
8 Julio Piñero  Argentina 48.50 48.78 48.38 48.78
9 Einar Kristian Tveitå  Norway 48.32 46.86 46.30 48.32
10 Marc Roos  Germany x 48.24 x 48.24
11 David Miquelez  Spain 46.20 x 45.76 46.20

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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