2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

The men's discus throw at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 and 13 August.

Medalists

Gold	Robert Harting
Silver	Gerd Kanter
Bronze	Robert Urbanek

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		74.08 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
European record		74.08 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Championship record		68.87 m	Barcelona, Spain	1 August 2010
World Leading		69.28 m	Halle, Germany	17 May 2014
European Leading		69.28 m	Halle, Germany	17 May 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
12 August 2014	17:15	Qualifying
13 August 2014	20:35	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 64.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Note
1	A			67.01			67.01	Q
2	A			65.79			65.79	Q
3	B			61.39	63.17	64.98	64.98	Q
4	B			64.44			64.44	Q
5	B			64.11			64.11	Q
6	B			63.89	63.74	63.96	63.96	q
7	A			62.77	62.69	63.91	63.91	q
8	B			62.96			62.96	q
9	B			60.35	62.49	62.61	62.61	q
10	A			60.45	62.08	62.32	62.32	q
11	B			59.47	61.57	62.10	62.10	q
12	B					61.51	61.51	q
13	A			61.18		58.65	61.18
14	A			59.72	61.14		61.14
15	A			60.78			60.78
16	A			59.22	57.79	60.32	60.32
17	A			59.82	60.23	59.69	60.23
18	A			56.50	59.94	58.33	59.94
19	A			59.86		58.26	59.86
20	B			59.85		59.77	59.85
21	A			59.35	58.94		59.35
22	A			58.48	57.12	59.24	59.24
23	B			57.36	59.04	58.16	59.04
24	A				56.51	59.01	59.01
25	A			58.41			58.41
26	B				57.10		57.10
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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Mark	Note
			63.94		66.07				66.07
			59.48		64.75	63.31	62.82		64.75
			63.67	63.81	62.10	61.55	62.16		63.81
			62.01	59.96			63.54		63.54
			62.80	62.71		60.44	59.31	59.48	62.80
			60.19	60.02	62.31				62.31
			59.34	58.65	61.49		62.04		62.04
			61.47	60.94	59.44	60.98		61.08	61.47
			59.50		60.89				60.89
10			60.82	59.85	57.56				60.82
11			59.68		60.82				60.82
12			60.01	59.63					60.01

References

• Qualification Results
• Final Results