2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

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Events at the
2003 World Championships
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These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 26 August 2003.

Medalists

Gold Lithuania Virgilijus Alekna
Lithuania (LTU)
Silver Hungary Róbert Fazekas
Hungary (HUN)
Bronze Belarus Vasiliy Kaptyukh
Belarus (BLR)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
24.08.2003 – 09:45h 24.08.2003 – 11:35h
Final Round
26.08.2003 – 19:50h

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Qualification

  • Held on Saturday 23 August 2003
RANK FINAL GROUP A
1.  Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) 65.76 m
2.  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 65.19 m
3.  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 65.04 m
4.  Róbert Fazekas (HUN) 64.44 m
5.  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 63.21 m
6.  Jason Tunks (CAN) 63.00 m
7.  Mario Pestano (ESP) 62.63 m
8.  Sergiu Ursu (ROU) 61.98 m
9.  Jo Van Daele (BEL) 61.64 m
10.  Casey Malone (USA) 61.50 m
11.  Nick Petrucci (USA) 59.58 m
12.  Lois Maikel Martínez (CUB) 57.87 m
13.  Gerd Kanter (EST) 56.63 m


RANK FINAL GROUP B
1.  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 68.29 m
2.  Lars Riedel (GER) 64.51 m
3.  Aleksander Tammert (EST) 63.53 m
4.  Carl Brown (USA) 63.01 m
5.  Leonid Cherevko (BLR) 62.46 m
6.  Rutger Smith (NED) 61.55 m
7.  Diego Fortuna (ITA) 61.46 m
8.  Libor Malina (CZE) 61.35 m
9.  Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) 61.31 m
10.  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) 60.21 m
11.  Frank Casañas (CUB) 59.99 m
12.  Chima Ugwu (NGR) 58.13 m
—  Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) NM
—  Gábor Máté (HUN) NM

Final

Rank Athlete Throws Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 69.69 X 66.14 68.75 X X 69.69 m SB
2nd  Róbert Fazekas (HUN) 66.86 69.01 X 64.94 65.63 68.78 69.01 m
3rd  Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) 66.51 66.15 62.79 63.71 64.72 62.62 66.51 m SB
4  Lars Riedel (GER) 66.28 63.81 66.28 X 65.51 62.67 66.28 m
5  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) 62.27 66.11 65.49 66.23 X X 66.23 m
6  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 65.26 61.28 65.16 60.83 X X 65.26 m
7  Aleksander Tammert (EST) 61.15 63.02 X 64.50 60.88 61.86 64.50 m
8  Mario Pestano (ESP) 64.39 63.92 61.97 61.86 63.29 X 64.39 m
9  Carl Brown (USA) 58.11 61.23 62.66 62.66 m
10  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 62.24 62.28 61.21 62.28 m
11  Jason Tunks (CAN) 60.61 60.01 62.21 62.21 m
12  Leonid Cherevko (BLR) 58.67 X 61.90 61.90 m

See also

References

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