Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 17 and 18 August.[1][2][3]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Viktor Zhurba
 Soviet Union
Gunnar Müller
 East Germany
Ferenc Tégla
 Hungary

Results

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Qualification

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Rank Group Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1 ? Viktor Zhurba  Soviet Union 58.74
2 ? Ferenc Tégla  Hungary 57.54
3 ? Mark Wilkins  United States 57.14
4 ? Silvano Simeon  Italy 56.94
5 ? Gunnar Müller  East Germany 56.76
6 ? Markku Tuokko  Finland 56.34
7 ? Jim Penrose  United States 55.68
8 ? Velislav Prokhaska  Bulgaria 55.52
9 ? Ain Roost  Canada 55.48
10 ? Igor Spasovkhodskiy  Soviet Union 55.36
11 ? Frédéric Piette  France 54.88 [5]
12 ? Zdravko Pečar  Yugoslavia 54.66
13 ? Leszek Gajdziński  Poland 54.64
14 ? Emil Vladimirov  Bulgaria 53.50
15 ? Michel Chabrier  France 51.56 [5]
16 ? Thomas Andersson  Finland 49.58

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Zhurba  Soviet Union 61.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gunnar Müller  East Germany 59.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ferenc Tégla  Hungary 59.48
4 Silvano Simeon  Italy 58.20
5 Markku Tuokko  Finland 58.16
6 Igor Spasovkhodskiy  Soviet Union 57.80
7 Zdravko Pečar  Yugoslavia 57.72
8 Ain Roost  Canada 56.12
9 Jim Penrose  United States 55.92
10 Velislav Prokhaska  Bulgaria 55.66
11 Frédéric Piette  France 55.22 [5]
12 Mark Wilkins  United States 55.20

References

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  1. ^ "Zweite Plätze für Schittenhelm und Karst" [Second places for Schittenhelm und Karst]. Leichtathletik (in German). 34/1973. Bartels & Wernitz: 1202–1204. 21 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
  2. ^ "Nur ein Finale ohne einheimische Athleten" [Only one final without local athletes]. Leichtathletik (in German). 35/1973. Bartels & Wernitz: 1250–1251. 28 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
  3. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  4. ^ a b "Qualification & Final results". The Sacramento Bee. 19 August 1973. p. 94. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c French results
  6. ^ "Final results". The Spokesman-Review. 19 August 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2020.