1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

None The men's discus throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July. Peters Lionel Magnusson Tomas WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31 http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1988.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090758/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1988.html 7 April 2014 dead WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") 13 June 2015 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/1b820a45-e3d7-40f4-9d5d-7a3abea7f433.pdf IAAF 13 June 2015 A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used. Medalists Gold Andreas Seelig GDRSilver Kamy Keshmiri USABronze Yuriy Nesteryets URS Results Final 28 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Andreas Seelig GDR 54.06 56.96 56.90 57.90 58.60 56.20 58.60 Kamy Keshmiri USA 48.38 48.60 53.18 50.86 54.68 54.36 54.68 Yuriy Nesteryets URS 51.26 x x 51.96 53.70 52.72 53.70 4 Vitaliy Sidorov URS 53.00 x x x x 52.08 53.00 5 Tapani Alentola FIN 45.78 46.68 49.70 48.90 51.40 x 51.44 6 Pedro Acosta CUB x 49.66 49.24 49.62 49.98 50.98 50.98 7 Jaroslav Žitnanský TCH 49.66 48.30 49.26 x x 50.16 50.16 8 Ma Wei CHN x 50.16 x x x x 50.16 9 Michael Möllenbeck FRG 44.74 x 49.30 49.30 10 Dariusz Kosinski POL 48.74 x x 48.74 11 Joachim Tidow FRG 47.92 x 46.22 47.92 12 Ramón Jiménez Gaona PAR 1988 44.26 x 45.46 45.46 Qualifications 27 Jul Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Andreas Seelig GDR 55.94 - - 55.94 Q 2 Vitaliy Sidorov URS 49.32 52.88 - 52.88 Q 3 Yuriy Nesteryets URS 50.82 52.80 - 52.80 Q 4 Michael Möllenbeck FRG 52.68 - - 52.68 Q 5 Pedro Acosta CUB x 52.44 - 52.44 Q 6 Kamy Keshmiri USA 48.50 45.78 51.28 51.28 Q 7 Tapani Alentola FIN 50.60 x 47.38 50.60 q 8 Jaroslav Žitnanský TCH 47.68 50.18 x 50.18 q 9 Dariusz Kosinski POL 49.88 x x 49.88 q 10 Joachim Tidow FRG 49.56 47.98 x 49.56 q 11 Ramón Jiménez Gaona PAR 1988 49.30 48.88 47.92 49.30 q 12 Ma Wei CHN 47.36 48.78 48.84 48.84 q 13 Jean Pons FRA 45.02 48.48 48.38 48.48 14 John Nichols USA 44.90 48.14 x 48.14 15 Paolo Dal Soglio ITA 44.84 46.58 48.12 48.12 16 Janne Sandvik FIN 46.88 x 47.80 47.80 17 Hussein Ali Al-Sayed KUW 32.96 x 32.82 32.96 18 Lee Andrews CAN x x x NM Participation According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. 22em CAN (1) CHN (1) CUB (1) TCH (1) GDR (1) FIN (2) FRA (1) ITA (1) KUW (1) PAR 1988 (1) POL (1) URS (2) USA (2) FRG (2) References Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships Category:Men's events at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics