1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

None The men's discus throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July. Peters Lionel Magnusson Tomas WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2 http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1998.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010825/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1998.html 3 December 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 Zoltán Kővágó HUNSilver Emeka Udechuku UKBronze Gábor Máté HUN Results Final 30 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Zoltán Kővágó HUN x 57.35 53.90 55.93 56.80 59.36 59.36 Emeka Udechuku UK 56.10 x 55.91 55.44 57.99 57.39 57.99 Gábor Máté HUN 55.71 56.96 55.95 56.09 56.29 51.91 56.96 4 Jeremy Allen USA 55.19 x 55.82 55.10 55.60 56.55 56.55 5 Johannes van Wyk RSA 54.54 55.35 55.78 55.96 x 54.44 55.96 6 Carl Myerscough UK 48.06 55.43 51.27 55.75 53.37 55.60 55.75 7 Janus Robberts RSA 55.57 55.19 x 53.74 x 55.63 55.63 8 Rashid Al-Dosari QAT 53.30 52.21 51.64 51.90 52.24 x 53.30 9 Yan Xiaoming CHN x 52.75 x 52.75 10 Scott Moser USA x 50.54 52.69 52.69 11 Peter Elvy AUS x 45.47 50.41 50.41 12 Petri Hakala FIN 48.51 x 49.23 49.23 Qualifications 29 Jul Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Carl Myerscough UK 55.93 - - 55.93 Q 2 Zoltán Kővágó HUN 55.48 - - 55.48 Q 3 Scott Moser USA 55.27 - - 55.27 Q 4 Yan Xiaoming CHN x 53.42 - 53.42 Q 5 Peter Elvy AUS 50.87 x 53.28 53.28 Q 6 Janus Robberts RSA 53.05 - - 53.05 Q 7 Petri Hakala FIN 52.15 52.48 x 52.48 q 8 Antonín Žalský CZE 48.53 44.51 x 48.53 9 Wael Mohd QAT 46.75 45.08 48.23 48.23 10 Marcin Szeszula POL 47.47 46.35 48.20 48.20 11 Tommaso Mattei ITA 46.34 47.65 45.15 47.65 12 Loy Martínez CUB 45.88 47.59 x 47.59 13 Juan Rosete POR 46.90 47.00 46.73 47.00 14 Stefanos Hatzinikolaou GRE 38.92 43.26 44.60 44.60 Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Emeka Udechuku UK 57.39 - - 57.39 Q 2 Jeremy Allen USA 57.12 - - 57.12 Q 3 Gábor Máté HUN 49.21 50.42 56.80 56.80 Q 4 Johannes van Wyk RSA 52.87 53.47 - 53.47 Q 5 Rashid Al-Dosari QAT 50.74 49.94 52.05 52.05 q 6 Ilya Kostin RUS 51.91 x 51.80 51.91 7 Lai Chaohui CHN 50.80 47.04 49.53 50.80 8 Julián Angulo COL 49.66 x 46.42 49.66 9 Matija Jakopovic CRO 49.59 47.29 45.93 49.59 10 Scott Russell CAN 41.05 49.14 47.71 49.14 11 John Ledbrook AUS 47.03 47.76 x 47.76 12 Demetris Toumbas CYP 1960 x 47.12 x 47.12 13 Mihai Timaru ROU 46.65 45.87 45.90 46.65 14 Łukasz Wenta POL x 46.07 x 46.07 Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event. 22em AUS (2) CAN (1) CHN (2) COL (1) CRO (1) CUB (1) CYP 1960 (1) CZE (1) FIN (1) GRE (1) HUN (2) ITA (1) POL (2) POR (1) QAT (2) ROU (1) RUS (1) RSA (2) UK (2) USA (2) References Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships Category:Men's events at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics