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1997 6th IAAF World Championships - Athens - Men's Discus Throw

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Category: 1997 World Championships in Athletics Athens, Greece
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Host City: Athens. Greece Format: Qualifying Round (Aug 8) (63.00 or top 12 to final)
Dates: August 1–10. 1997
Nations participating: 198
Athletes participating: 1882
    Main venue: Olympic Stadium
Overview by IAAF   oaka7 
Riedel’s status as a latter-day Al Oerter was enhanced when he unleashed two mighty throws beyond 68m to claim his fourth successive world title. Although his sequence. which began in 1991. doesn’t match up to Oerter’s four Olympic golds spaced four years apart from 1956 to 1968. it is still an outstanding example of consistency and longevity at the highest level. Another thrower who has been at or near the top even longer. world record holder Schult (age 37). actually led for the first round with 66.14 and that held up for a bronze to add to his gold of 1987 and bronze of 1993. The silver went to Alekna. who had only qualified for the final at his final attempt. Godina. in fifth. place produced the best shot/discus showing at global level since Bud Houser’s Olympic double in 1924.
 These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens. Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes. with the final held on Sunday August 10. 1997. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.
 
  Discus Throw 10 August

Event Report Men Discus Throw Final

Lars Riedel of Germany won his fourth straight discus title, firing off three throws better than the best of his competition. Teammate Jurgen Schult led the first round with his 66.14 best, but Lithuania’s Virgilijus Alekna (66.70) and Riedel (68.24) passed him in the second round. In the third, Riedel improved to 68.54. The next two rounds saw no position changes at the top. In the final round, Vladimir Dubrovshchik of Belarus scared Schult for the bronze with a 66.12, just two centimeters short. Then, in the final throw of the competition, Riedel underscored his dominance with a 66.80.
  Final
1 Lars Riedel GER 28 Jun 67 68.54
2 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 13 Feb 72 66.70
3 Jürgen Schult GER 11 May 60 66.14
4 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR 7 Jan 72 66.12
5 John Godina USA 31 May 72 65.40
6 Andreas Seelig GER 6 Jul 70 64.48
7 Adam Setliff USA 15 Dec 69 63.44
8 Robert Weir GBR 4 Feb 61 63.06
9 Jason Tunks CAN 7 May 75 62.30
10 Vitaliy Sidorov UKR 23 Mar 70 60.32
11 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 27 Jun 67 60.12
12 Aleksander Tammert EST 2 Feb 73 59.44
Final 18:00 Team Dist. 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Lars Riedel GER 68.54m 65.48 68.24 68.54 X X 66.80
2 Virgilijus Alekna LIT 66.70m 62.44 66.70 63.20 63.12 X X
3 Jurgen Schult GER 66.14m 66.14 65.20 65.54 X 62.34 64.94
4 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR 66.12m 62.98 60.30 65.36 65.46 62.44 66.12
5 John Godina USA 65.40m 65.40 X 57.32 64.82 64.92 64.30
6 Andreas Seelig GER 64.48m 63.00 64.48 62.80 X 64.12 63.64
7 Adam Setliff USA 63.44m 62.32 62.80 X 61.84 X 63.44
8 Robert Weir GBR 63.06m 63.06 60.18 61.40 62.22 X 58.70
9 Jason Tunks CAN 62.30m 59.16 62.30 61.88
10 Vitaliy Sidorov UKR 60.32m 60.32 59.68 X
11 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 60.12m 60.12 X X
12 Aleksander Tammert EST 59.44m 59.44 59.18 58.46

Event report men discus throw qualification

The 1996 Olympic champion, 1993 and 1995 world champion, and 1997 world leader, German Lars Riedel only needed one throw to advance to Sunday’s final, a toss of 66.46m. Riedel’s throw was the best of the day. Competing in group B, the German was followed by Lithuania’s Virgilijus Alekna who threw 65.22m in the 3rd round. Fourth and fifth in this group were Americans Adam Setliff (63.72m) and the 1997 world champion in shot put, John Godina (63.48m). In group A only 3 athletes achieved the automatic standard (63.00m). First was the world record holder, German Jurgen Schult with a mark of 64.60 in his 2nd attempt. Second was Ukrainian Vitaliy Sidorov with 63.08m in his 1st attempt, and 3rd was Vasili Kaptyukh (63.06m). The 3rd German athlete in this competition, Andreas Seelig was 4th with 62.94m, and will take part in the decisive event. Lithuanian Vaclavas Kidykas (61.40m), 6th in the 1997 lists, and this year’s Central American and Caribbean Champion, and 7th performer of the season, Cuban Alexis Elizalde (61.48m) didn’t advance to the final.
  Qualification 8 August
Group A
1 Jurgen Schult GER 64.60
2 Vitaliy Sidorov UKR 63.08
3 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 63.06
4 Andreas Seelig GER 62.94
5 Aleksander Tammert EST 62.18
6 Jason Tunks CAN 61.82
7 Alexis Elizalde CUB 61.48
8 Vaclavas Kidykas LIT 61.40
9 Andy Bloom USA 60.74
10 Olav Jenssen NOR 60.52
11 Igor Primc SLO 59.98
12 Ian Winchester NZL 59.70
13 Jo Van Daele BEL 58.66
14 Aleksandr Borichevskiy RUS 57.90
15 Wenge Yu CHN 57.14
16 Costel Grasu ROM 56.70
17 Christos Papadopoulos GRE 56.44
18 Shakti Singh IND 56.28
19 Glen Smith GBR 54.40
20 Dashdendev Makhashiri MGL 52.12
- Duke Uperesa AMS DNS
Group B
1 Lars Riedel GER 66.46
2 Virgilijus Alekna LIT 65.22
3 Adam Setliff USA 63.72
4 John Godina USA 63.48
5 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR 62.30
6 Robert Weir GBR 62.26
7 Frits Potgieter RSA 61.30
8 Pieter Van Der Kruk NED 60.16
9 Diego Fortuna ITA 60.06
10 Leonid Cherevko BLR 60.06
11 Sergey Lyakhov RUS 59.72
12 Jean Pons FRA 59.46
13 Shaojie Li CHN 58.24
14 Libor Malina CZE 58.00
15 Mickael Conjungo CAF 57.82
16 Attila Horvath HUN 57.72
17 Marcelo Pugliese ARG 57.34
18 Kjell Ove Hauge NOR 57.00
19 Ramon Jimenez-Gaona PAR 52.96
20 Vansavang Savatdee THA 47.98
21 Robert Mcnabb CKI 41.00
Group A 17.30h Team Dist. 1 2 3
1 Jurgen Schult GER 64.60m 62.60 64.60
2 Vitaliy Sidorov UKR 63.08m 63.08
3 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 63.06m 63.06
4 Andreas Seelig GER 62.94m 60.44 X 62.94
5 Aleksander Tammert EST 62.18m 59.60 59.64 62.18
6 Jason Tunks CAN 61.82m 60.74 61.82 60.62
7 Alexis Elizalde CUB 61.48m 56.38 61.48 61.22
8 Vaclavas Kidykas LIT 61.40m X 61.40 X
9 Andy Bloom USA 60.74m 59.38 60.74 X
10 Olav Jenssen NOR 60.52m X 57.86 60.52
11 Igor Primc SLO 59.98m 54.26 59.98 57.96
12 Ian Winchester NZL 59.70m 59.66 59.00 59.70
13 Jo Van Daele BEL 58.66m 55.72 58.66 58.66
14 Aleksandr Borichevskiy RUS 57.90m 57.90 57.56 X
15 Wenge Yu CHN 57.14m 55.46 57.14 56.36
16 Costel Grasu ROM 56.70m 56.70 55.16 X
17 Christos Papadopoulos GRE 56.44m 56.44 56.42
18 Shakti Singh IND 56.28m X 50.42 56.28
19 Glen Smith GBR 54.40m 54.40 53.30 X
20 Dashdendev Makhashiri MGL 52.12m 52.12 X 49.92
- Duke Uperesa AMS DNS
Group B 19.30h Team Dist. 1 2 3
1 Lars Riedel GER 66.46m 66.46
2 Virgilijus Alekna LIT 65.22m 61.34 60.30 65.22
3 Adam Setliff USA 63.72m 63.72
4 John Godina USA 63.48m X 63.48
5 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR 62.30m 62.24 62.30 X
6 Robert Weir GBR 62.26m 62.26 60.38 60.98
7 Frits Potgieter RSA 61.30m 61.30 X X
8 Pieter Van Der Kruk NED 60.16m 55.82 60.16
9 Diego Fortuna ITA 60.06m 60.06 59.66 60.00
10 Leonid Cherevko BLR 60.06m 60.06 X X
11 Sergey Lyakhov RUS 59.72m 59.64 59.72 59.18
12 Jean Pons FRA 59.46m 55.84 58.70 59.46
13 Shaojie Li CHN 58.24m X 58.14 58.24
14 Libor Malina CZE 58.00m X 58.00 56.52
15 Mickael Conjungo CAF 57.82m 57.82 56.66 57.44
16 Attila Horvath HUN 57.72m X 57.72 X
17 Marcelo Pugliese ARG 57.34m 55.22 X 57.34
18 Kjell Ove Hauge NOR 57.00m 54.72 57.00 X
19 Ramon Jimenez-Gaona PAR 52.96m X X 52.96
20 Vansavang Savatdee THA 47.98m 47.98 46.00
21 Robert Mcnabb CKI 41.00m 40.46 X 41.00

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Group A 08 AUG 1997 17:30 

Order / LaneATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 1997
1 Vitaliy Sidorov UKR UKR 63.78 62.82
2 Jason Tunks CAN CAN 65.20 65.20
3 Igor Primc SLO SLO 63.74 63.74
4 Dashdendev Makhashiri MGL MGL 60.14 60.14
5 Jo Van Daele BEL BEL 62.26 62.26
6 Wenge Yu CHN CHN 65.02  
7 Duke Uperesa ASA ASA    
8 Alexis Elizalde CUB CUB 63.28 62.18
9 Aleksander Tammert EST EST 64.80 64.78
10 Andreas Seelig GER GER 66.00 66.00
11 Costel Grasu ROU ROU 67.08 55.94
12 Vasili Kaptyukh BLR BLR 66.92 65.52
13 Andy Bloom USA USA 65.30 65.30
14 Chrístos Papadópoulos GRE GRE    
15 Shakti Singh IND IND 61.72  
16 Olav Jenssen NOR NOR 66.28  
17 Ian Winchester NZL NZL 52.30  
18 Glen Smith GBR GBR 54.88  
19 Aleksandr Borichevskiy RUS RUS 60.04 60.04
20 Jürgen Schult GER GER 74.08 64.66
21 Vaclovas Kidykas LTU LTU 68.44 60.38

Group B 08 AUG 1997 19:30 

Order / LaneATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 1997
1 John Godina USA USA 67.40 67.40
2 Diego Fortuna ITA ITA 63.66 59.54
3 Frits Potgieter RSA RSA 60.76 60.76
4 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR BLR 67.90  
5 Lars Riedel GER GER 71.50 71.50
6 Leonid Cherevko BLR BLR 64.94 64.94
7 Marcelo Pugliese ARG ARG 59.70  
8 Attila Horváth HUN HUN 68.58 58.58
9 Jean Pons FRA FRA 64.74 64.74
10 Pieter van der Kruk NED NED 58.06 58.06
11 Shaojie Li CHN CHN 65.16  
12 Kjell Ove Hauge NOR NOR 59.78 59.78
13 Virgilijus Alekna LTU LTU 67.82 66.18
14 Robert Weir GBR GBR 64.60 64.60
15 Sergey Lyakhov RUS RUS 66.78 61.78
16 Ramón Jiménez Gaona PAR PAR 64.28 56.16
17 Libor Malina CZE CZE 63.22 62.92
18 Mickaël Conjungo CAF CAF 63.78  
19 Wansawang Sawasdee THA THA 50.20  
20 Adam Setliff USA USA 66.86 64.02
21 Robert McNabb COK COK  
 

 

 

 

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