Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw explained

The men's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium in Queensland on 12 and 13 April 2018.^[1]

The winning margin was 4.22 metres which as of 2024 remains the greatest winning margin in the men's discus throw at these games, beating the previous record set at the 1958 Cardiff games by 1 cm.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record		74.08 m	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
Games record		66.39 m	Manchester, England	27 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 12 April 2018	10:00	Qualification
style=background:lemonchiffon	Friday 13 April 2018	style=background:lemonchiffon	19:45	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who threw ≥62.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	A		66.20			66.20
2	B		61.29	64.69		64.69
3	B		59.66	64.67		64.67
4	A		55.63	59.88	61.64	61.64
5	B		60.19	61.45		61.45
6	B		56.27		59.95	59.95
7	B		46.75	56.24	59.68	59.68
8	A		57.19		59.11	59.11
9	A		45.72	57.66		57.66
10	B		50.43			50.43
11	A		49.02		48.53	49.02
12	B				39.68	39.68
	A
	B
	A

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
		65.55	66.09	68.20	67.14	67.51	65.00	68.20
		63.21	63.01	63.83	63.98	62.87	63.45	63.98
		63.61	62.87	62.53	61.54		61.26	63.61
		62.14		62.53		60.25		62.53
			59.39		59.10		60.40	60.40
		59.35		59.99	59.03	59.92	58.38	59.92
			59.08		59.58			59.58
		58.97	59.45	59.56	58.85	58.66	57.23	59.56
		45.64	54.84	55.64	rowspan=4 colspan=3	55.64
10		50.35		52.60	52.60
11		50.96	49.98		50.96
12		43.50			43.50

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's discus throw . 30 March 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. Book: Athletics Men's Discus Throw - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 85. 23 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
3. Book: Athletics Men's Discus Throw - Qualification. Gold Coast 2018. 86–88. 23 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.