Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 14–15
Competitors27 from 19 nations
Winning distance64.78 OR
Medalists
 Al Oerter  United States
 Lothar Milde  East Germany
 Ludvík Daněk  Czechoslovakia
Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men

The Men's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 14–15.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Jay Silvester (USA) 68.40 m Reno, United States September 18, 1968
Olympic record  Al Oerter (USA) 61.00 m Tokyo, Japan October 15, 1964

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 58.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Silvester, JayJay Silvester United States 63.34 – – 63.34
2 A Losch, HartmutHartmut Losch East Germany 60.40 – – 60.40
3 A Carlsen, GaryGary Carlsen United States 60.36 – – 60.36
3 A Milde, LotharLothar Milde East Germany 60.36 – – 60.36
5 A Schaumburg, GünterGünter Schaumburg East Germany 60.14 – – 60.14
6 A Oerter, AlAl Oerter United States 59.36 – – 59.36
7 A Daněk, LudvíkLudvík Daněk Czechoslovakia 59.36 58.10 56.42 59.36
8 A Bruch, RickyRicky Bruch Sweden 59.08 – – 59.08
9 B Tait, RobinRobin Tait New Zealand 58.88 – – 58.88
10 A Neu, Hein-DireckHein-Direck Neu West Germany X 55.26 58.56 58.56
11 A Tégla, FerencFerenc Tégla Hungary 57.18 58.50 – 58.50
12 A Piątkowski, EdmundEdmund Piątkowski Poland 58.24 – – 58.24
13 A Gudashvili, GuramGuram Gudashvili Soviet Union 57.48 55.84 X 57.48
14 A Puce, GeorgeGeorge Puce Canada 57.34 XX 57.34
15 B Niaré, NamakoroNamakoro Niaré Mali X 54.92 56.60 56.60
16 B Faragó, JánosJános Faragó Hungary 54.98 56.00 X 56.00
17 B Kragbé, Denis SéguiDenis Ségui Kragbé Ivory Coast 55.24 54.24 X 55.24
18 B Gajdziński, LechLech Gajdziński Poland 54.92 XX 54.92
19 A Reimers, JensJens Reimers West Germany 53.18 X 54.02 54.02
20 B Kashmiri, JoeJoe Kashmiri Iran 53.00 53.96 53.30 53.96
21 B Hennig, Klaus-PeterKlaus-Peter Hennig West Germany 53.80 XX 53.80
22 B Reinitzer, HeimoHeimo Reinitzer Austria 51.90 52.00 53.52 53.52
23 B Mederos, ModestoModesto Mederos Cuba 52.30 X 49.42 52.30
24 B Tancred, BillBill Tancred Great Britain X 48.86 51.74 51.74
25 B Hubacher, EdyEdy Hubacher Switzerland X 49.80 51.70 51.70
26 B Mendoza, RolandoRolando Mendoza Nicaragua 39.62 36.46 38.78 39.62
27 B Jubis, MauricioMauricio Jubis El Salvador 33.62 35.94 36.18 36.18

Final

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Oerter, AlAl Oerter United States 61.78 X 64.78 62.42 64.74 64.04 64.78 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Milde, LotharLothar Milde East Germany 62.44 63.08 62.58 59.98 60.24 58.00 63.08
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Daněk, LudvíkLudvík Daněk Czechoslovakia 60.62 X 62.92 X 61.28 61.34 62.92
4 Losch, HartmutHartmut Losch East Germany 62.12 61.68 60.34 59.48 58.94 59.50 62.12
5 Silvester, JayJay Silvester United States 61.10 61.78 XXX 60.44 61.78
6 Carlsen, GaryGary Carlsen United States 58.62 59.26 59.46 59.30 52.60 58.54 59.46
7 Piątkowski, EdmundEdmund Piątkowski Poland 59.40 58.46 57.66 57.52 X 58.72 59.40
8 Bruch, RickyRicky Bruch Sweden 58.94 58.02 58.12 59.28 58.50 58.34 59.28
9 Neu, Hein-DireckHein-Direck Neu West Germany 55.96 X 58.66 N/A 58.66
10 Schaumburg, GünterGünter Schaumburg East Germany 56.64 57.70 58.62 N/A 58.62
11 Tégla, FerencFerenc Tégla Hungary 56.74 58.36 57.78 N/A 58.36
12 Tait, RobinRobin Tait New Zealand 56.52 57.68 56.84 N/A 57.68

References

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