2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July.[1][2] A 1.75kg (junior implement) discus was used.
Medalists[]
Gold | ![]() |
Silver | Marin Premeru![]() |
Bronze | Mykyta Nesterenko![]() |
Results[]
Final[]
9 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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55.90 | 60.75 | 55.59 | 61.82 | 62.00 | x | 62.00 | ||
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Marin Premeru | ![]() |
57.25 | x | 56.70 | 60.19 | 61.85 | 58.72 | 61.85 | |
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Mykyta Nesterenko | ![]() |
x | 61.01 | x | x | x | 59.54 | 61.01 | |
4 | Victor Hogan | ![]() |
x | 57.56 | 59.08 | x | 60.64 | 60.64 | 60.64 | |
5 | ![]() |
58.77 | 58.96 | 58.99 | 59.89 | 59.44 | 59.67 | 59.89 | ||
6 | Andrius Gudžius | ![]() |
x | 55.95 | x | 53.48 | 58.63 | x | 58.63 | |
7 | ![]() |
x | 53.41 | 55.43 | 56.75 | 56.48 | x | 56.75 | ||
8 | ![]() |
56.41 | 54.52 | 53.46 | 55.62 | x | 54.95 | 56.41 | ||
9 | ![]() |
48.31 | 54.65 | 49.40 | 54.65 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
x | 54.14 | x | 54.14 | |||||
11 | Alan Moreno | ![]() |
52.69 | x | 52.50 | 52.69 | ||||
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x | x | x | NM |
Qualifications[]
8 July
Group A[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | ![]() |
57.71 | 52.78 | 58.53 | 58.53 | q | |
2 | Victor Hogan | ![]() |
58.18 | x | 58.16 | 58.18 | q |
3 | Andrius Gudžius | ![]() |
54.76 | 57.32 | x | 57.32 | q |
4 | ![]() |
51.43 | 50.58 | 55.80 | 55.80 | q | |
5 | ![]() |
x | 55.33 | 54.28 | 55.33 | q | |
6 | ![]() |
x | 53.62 | 52.52 | 53.62 | q | |
7 | ![]() |
53.06 | 46.58 | 50.22 | 53.06 | ||
8 | ![]() |
51.49 | 52.64 | 44.96 | 52.64 | ||
9 | ![]() |
48.21 | 52.29 | 50.70 | 52.29 | ||
10 | Claudiu Rusu | ![]() |
51.85 | 51.95 | 52.18 | 52.18 | |
11 | Jérémy Baillard | ![]() |
49.91 | 35.61 | 51.00 | 51.00 | |
12 | Daniel Jasinski | ![]() |
48.71 | 50.36 | 45.72 | 50.36 | |
13 | ![]() |
50.24 | x | x | 50.24 | ||
14 | Mario Cota | ![]() |
49.43 | x | - | 49.43 | |
15 | ![]() |
x | 49.22 | x | 49.22 | ||
16 | ![]() |
x | 48.91 | 46.15 | 48.91 |
Group B[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | Mykyta Nesterenko | ![]() |
61.77 | - | - | 61.77 | Q |
2 | Marin Premeru | ![]() |
59.29 | - | - | 59.29 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
56.18 | 58.60 | 57.04 | 58.60 | q | |
4 | Alan Moreno | ![]() |
55.80 | x | 56.19 | 56.19 | q |
5 | ![]() |
x | 53.97 | 55.17 | 55.17 | q | |
6 | ![]() |
51.26 | 51.92 | 54.74 | 54.74 | q | |
7 | ![]() |
50.91 | 50.21 | 53.04 | 53.04 | ||
8 | ![]() |
51.67 | 52.88 | 51.20 | 52.88 | ||
9 | ![]() |
48.79 | 48.34 | 51.88 | 51.88 | ||
10 | ![]() |
51.67 | 43.71 | 50.10 | 51.67 | ||
11 | ![]() |
x | 49.77 | 51.49 | 51.49 | ||
12 | ![]() |
49.48 | 51.22 | 51.05 | 51.22 | ||
13 | ![]() |
x | x | 48.75 | 48.75 | ||
14 | Andrei Gag | ![]() |
x | 46.98 | x | 46.98 | |
Brett Morse | ![]() |
x | x | x | NM |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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