1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

None The men's discus throw event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August. Peters Lionel Magnusson Tomas WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25 http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1996.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131031070305/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1996.html 31 October 2013 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 Casey Malone USASilver Roland Várga HUNBronze Frank Casañas CUB Results Final 22 August Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Casey Malone USA 53.36 56.22 x x x 49.42 56.22 Roland Várga HUN 53.14 52.66 55.20 51.68 47.62 54.56 55.20 Frank Casañas CUB 54.82 52.06 54.08 54.04 51.76 54.86 54.86 4 Zoltán Kővágó HUN 49.82 49.52 x 52.64 53.72 52.94 53.72 5 Ian Waltz USA x 51.84 x 52.02 53.16 49.58 53.16 6 Nikolai Kovalenko UKR 50.54 49.74 49.76 51.32 51.18 51.94 51.94 7 Patrick Stang GER 50.52 51.14 48.68 x 51.86 x 51.86 8 Sergey Pavliy RUS 51.56 x x x 49.40 x 51.56 9 Gjøran Sørli NOR 47.54 46.08 48.44 48.44 10 Stefan Kulla FIN x 47.74 43.08 47.74 11 Marius Vornicu ROU 47.54 x 47.26 47.54 12 Yves Niaré FRA 46.40 47.18 x 47.18 Qualifications 21 Aug Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Casey Malone USA x 52.88 - 52.88 Q 2 Zoltán Kővágó HUN 49.46 52.30 - 52.30 Q 3 Frank Casañas CUB 52.22 - - 52.22 Q 4 Nikolai Kovalenko UKR 50.80 49.74 x 50.80 q 5 Marius Vornicu ROU 49.82 49.88 49.00 49.88 q 6 Gjøran Sørli NOR 48.84 48.00 44.34 48.84 q 7 Justin Anlezark AUS 47.62 48.70 x 48.70 8 Csaba Gulyas FR Yugoslavia 48.52 47.60 x 48.52 9 Miran Vodovnik SLO 47.90 x x 47.90 10 Igor Tuchak RUS x x 47.04 47.04 11 Ion Emilianov MDA 46.30 x x 46.30 12 Joachim B. Olsen DEN 46.26 45.92 45.72 46.26 13 Tarek Abderrahman Mahmoud EGY 43.10 x x 43.10 Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Ian Waltz USA 45.52 53.32 - 53.32 Q 2 Roland Várga HUN 53.32 - - 53.32 Q 3 Sergey Pavliy RUS x 47.46 50.26 50.26 q 4 Yves Niaré FRA 48.82 50.24 49.24 50.24 q 5 Stefan Kulla FIN 49.16 47.86 46.84 49.16 q 6 Patrick Stang GER 46.64 48.84 45.02 48.84 q 7 Dariusz Slowik DEN 44.28 48.44 48.54 48.54 8 Stéfanos Kónstas GRE 48.00 48.46 x 48.46 9 Christopher Gaviglio AUS x 48.32 x 48.32 10 Erwin Simpelaar NED 44.26 x 48.30 48.30 11 Aleksandr Malashevich BLR 1995 43.42 46.40 43.48 46.40 12 Petr Stehlík CZE x x 45.84 45.84 13 Charles Winchester COK 38.06 x 38.86 38.86 Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event. 22em AUS (2) BLR 1995 (1) COK (1) CUB (1) CZE (1) DEN (2) EGY (1) FIN (1) FRA (1) GER (1) GRE (1) HUN (2) MDA (1) NED (1) NOR (1) ROU (1) RUS (2) SLO (1) UKR (1) USA (2) FR Yugoslavia (1) References Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships Category:Men's events at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics