2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

None thumb|110px|Official Video The men's discus throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 29 and 30. Defending champion Robert Harting was a clear winner, with three throws better than silver medalist Gerd Kanter. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeRobert HartingGermany 2011 WorldGerd KanterEstonia 2011 WorldEhsan HaddadiIran 2011 World Records World recordJürgen Schult GDR74.08Neubrandenburg, East Germany6 June 1986Championship recordVirgilijus Alekna LTU70.14Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005World leadingZoltán Kővágó HUN69.50Budapest, Hungary30 July 2011African recordFrantz Kruger RSA70.32Salon-de-Provence, France26 May 2002Asian recordEhsan Haddadi IRI69.32Tallinn, Estonia3 June 2008North, Central American and Caribbean recordBen Plucknett USA71.32Eugene, OR, United States4 June 1983South American recordJorge Balliengo ARG66.32Rosario, Argentina15 April 2006European recordJürgen Schult GDR74.08Neubrandenburg, East Germany6 June 1986Oceanian recordBenn Harradine AUS66.45Split, Croatia5 September 2010 Qualification standards A standardB standard 65.00 m 63.00 m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 29, 2011 10:10 QualificationAugust 30, 2011 19:55 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 65.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 B Piotr Małachowski Poland 2011 World 64.22 00.00 x 65.48 65.48 q 2 A Ehsan Haddadi Iran 2011 World 65.21 64.74 00.00 - 65.21 q 3 B Mario Pestano Spain 2011 World 65.13 00.00 - 00.00 - 65.13 q 4 B Jorge Fernández Cuba 2011 World 64.94 00.00 - 00.00 - 64.94 q 5 A Robert Harting Germany 2011 World 64.93 63.75 00.00 - 64.93 q 6 A Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania 2011 World 64.21 63.57 00.00 x 64.21 q 7 B Märt Israel Estonia 2011 World 63.49 64.19 00.00 x 64.19 q 8 A Vikas Gowda India 2011 World 62.37 63.99 61.85 63.99 q 9 A Gerd Kanter Estonia 2011 World 62.77 63.50 00.00 x 63.50 q 10 A Benn Harradine Australia 2011 World 00.00 x 63.49 51.86 63.49 q 11 A Jason Young United States 2011 World 61.75 00.00 x 63.14 63.14 q 12 B Brett Morse Great Britain 2011 World 60.62 62.38 59.29 62.38 q 13 B Jan Marcell Czech Republic 2011 World 60.46 62.29 59.26 62.29 14 A Jarred Rome United States 2011 World 58.86 62.22 61.00 62.22 15 B Zoltán Kővágó Hungary 2011 World 58.14 62.16 00.00 x 62.16 16 B Rutger Smith Netherlands 2011 World 60.17 59.64 62.12 62.12 17 A Wu Jian China 2011 World 59.51 62.07 00.00 x 62.07 18 A Jason Morgan Jamaica 2011 World 58.51 57.56 61.75 61.75 19 B Martin Wierig Germany 2011 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 61.68 61.68 20 A Erik Cadée Netherlands 2011 World 61.03 00.00 x 61.62 61.62 21 B Gerhard Mayer Austria 2011 World 61.47 55.33 59.60 61.47 22 B Leif Arrhenius Sweden 2011 World 61.33 00.00 x 00.00 x 61.33 23 B Mohammad Samimi Iran 2011 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 61.10 61.10 24 B Lance Brooks United States 2011 World 60.55 61.01 61.07 61.07 25 B Ercüment Olgundeniz Turkey 2011 World 53.34 00.00 x 60.86 60.86 26 B Markus Münch Germany 2011 World 58.27 60.80 60.59 60.80 27 B Martin Marić Croatia 2011 World 59.72 00.00 x 60.61 60.61 28 A Niklas Arrhenius Sweden 2011 World 60.57 00.00 x 00.00 x 60.57 29 B Carl Myerscough Great Britain 2011 World 60.29 57.65 59.40 60.29 30 A Abdul Buhari Great Britain 2011 World 00.00 x 60.21 58.37 60.21 31 A Roland Varga Croatia 2011 World 00.00 x 59.09 00.00 x 59.09 99 A Róbert Fazekas Hungary 2011 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x00.00 NM 99 A Frank Casañas Spain 2011 World 00.00 DNS Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Robert Harting Germany 2011 World 68.49 00.00 x 68.10 68.97 66.33 00.00 x 68.97 Gerd Kanter Estonia 2011 World 62.79 66.95 66.13 66.90 00.00 x 65.83 66.95 Ehsan Haddadi Iran 2011 World 65.29 64.07 00.00 x 00.00 x 65.50 66.08 66.08 SB 04 4Märt Israel Estonia 2011 World 61.87 63.60 64.31 63.73 65.20 00.00 x 65.20 05 5Benn Harradine Australia 2011 World 64.43 64.02 62.08 00.00 x 64.18 64.77 64.77 06 6Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania 2011 World 62.75 00.00 x 64.09 62.62 00.00 x 61.25 64.09 07 7Vikas Gowda India 2011 World 60.79 61.51 64.05 62.81 62.16 62.16 64.05 08 8Jorge Fernández Cuba 2011 World 61.05 63.54 63.10 00.00 x 60.11 61.77 63.54 09 9Piotr Małachowski Poland 2011 World 58.28 00.00 x 63.37 63.37 10Jason Young United States 2011 World 62.54 00.00 x 63.20 63.20 11Mario Pestano Spain 2011 World 62.97 63.00 62.74 63.00 12Brett Morse Great Britain 2011 World 60.84 62.69 57.87 62.69 References External links Discus throw results at IAAF website Discus throw Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships