Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 3, 1992 |
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Date Finished: August 5, 1992 |
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(Competitors: 32; Countries: 24; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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The Soviet Union was in the middle of disintegrating during 1992, with only the Baltic countries fully seceded from the USSR by the time of Barcelona. Romas Ubartas had been the top thrower of 1991 but had missed the World Championships, preferring to wait a year to compete for Lithuania rather than represent the USSR again. Ubartas led the qualifiers with 66.08, but had to wait until round 3 of the final before overtaking Schult’s 64.26 by 10cm. Schult regained the lead in the penultimate round with 64.94, only for Ubartas to respond immediately with 65.12. Roberto Moya was the surprise bronze medallist, having thrown 64.12 in the opening round. A bigger surprise was that World Champion Lars Riedel and Ubartas’s experienced countryman Vaclavas Kidykas each failed to qualify. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The 1991 World Champion was Lars Riedel (GER) but he failed to qualify for the final in Barcelona. The top thrower in 1991 had been the 1988 silver medalist Romas Ubartas (LTU) but he refused to compete at the 1991 Worlds for the Soviet Union. Now with the Soviet Union only a figment, he represented Lithuania in Barcelona. Still redoubtable was the defending champion, Jürgen Schult, now representing a combined Germany. He led after round one with 64.26 (210-10), which would stand up thru the fourth round. In round five, Ubartas responded with 65.12 (213-7¾) to win the gold medal. |
Records
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Results |
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Discus Throw |
Men |
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Final |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
65.12 |
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Romas Ubartas |
Lithuania |
LTU |
26 May 60 |
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2 |
64.94 |
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Jürgen Schult |
Germany |
GER |
11 May 60 |
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3 |
64.12 |
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Roberto Moya |
Cuba |
CUB |
11 Feb 65 |
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4 |
62.86 |
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Costel Grasu |
Romania |
ROU |
5 Jul 67 |
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5 |
62.82 |
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Attila Horváth |
Hungary |
HUN |
28 Jul 67 |
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6 |
62.64 |
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Juan Martínez |
Cuba |
CUB |
17 May 58 |
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7 |
62.04 |
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Dmitriy Kovtsun |
Ukraine |
UKR |
29 Sep 55 |
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8 |
61.78 |
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Dmitriy Shevchenko |
Russia |
RUS |
13 May 68 |
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9 |
60.16 |
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David Martínez |
Spain |
ESP |
31 Jan 67 |
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10 |
60.12 |
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Werner Reiterer |
Australia |
AUS |
27 Jan 68 |
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11 |
60.06 |
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Vésteinn Hafsteinsson |
Iceland |
ISL |
12 Dec 60 |
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12 |
59.96 |
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Anthony Washington |
United States |
USA |
16 Jan 66 |
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Discus Throw |
Men |
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Qualification |
3 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
66.08 |
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Romas Ubartas |
Lithuania |
LTU |
26 May 60 |
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2 |
63.46 |
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Jürgen Schult |
Germany |
GER |
11 May 60 |
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3 |
63.06 |
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Costel Grasu |
Romania |
ROU |
5 Jul 67 |
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4 |
62.26 |
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Attila Horváth |
Hungary |
HUN |
28 Jul 67 |
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5 |
62.20 |
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Werner Reiterer |
Australia |
AUS |
27 Jan 68 |
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6 |
62.18 |
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Anthony Washington |
United States |
USA |
16 Jan 66 |
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7 |
62.06 |
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Roberto Moya |
Cuba |
CUB |
11 Feb 65 |
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8 |
61.62 |
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Dmitriy Kovtsun |
Ukraine |
UKR |
29 Sep 55 |
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9 |
61.22 |
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David Martínez |
Spain |
ESP |
31 Jan 67 |
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10 |
60.34 |
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Juan Martínez |
Cuba |
CUB |
17 May 58 |
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11 |
60.22 |
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Dmitriy Shevchenko |
Russia |
RUS |
13 May 68 |
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12 |
60.20 |
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Vésteinn Hafsteinsson |
Iceland |
ISL |
12 Dec 60 |
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13 |
60.00 |
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Olav Jenssen |
Norway |
NOR |
11 May 62 |
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14 |
59.98 |
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Lars Riedel |
Germany |
GER |
28 Jun 67 |
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59.96 |
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Vaclovas Kidykas |
Lithuania |
LTU |
17 Oct 61 |
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16 |
59.78 |
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Ramón Jiménez-Gaona |
Paraguay |
PAR |
10 Apr 69 |
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17 |
59.42 |
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Yu Wenge |
China |
CHN |
18 Feb 66 |
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18 |
59.12 |
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Mike Buncic |
United States |
USA |
25 Jul 62 |
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19 |
58.84 |
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József Ficsor |
Hungary |
HUN |
29 Jul 65 |
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20 |
58.70 |
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Imrich Bugár |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
14 Apr 55 |
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21 |
58.26 |
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Ray Lazdins |
Canada |
CAN |
25 Sep 64 |
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22 |
58.12 |
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Nikolay Kolev |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
21 Nov 68 |
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23 |
57.68 |
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Nick Sweeney |
Ireland |
IRL |
26 Mar 68 |
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24 |
57.46 |
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Mickaël Conjungo |
Central African Republic |
CAF |
6 May 68 |
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25 |
57.08 |
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Brian Blutreich |
United States |
USA |
5 Jan 67 |
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26 |
56.94 |
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Vladimir Zinchenko |
Ukraine |
UKR |
28 May 59 |
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27 |
55.16 |
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Christian Erb |
Switzerland |
SUI |
14 Feb 59 |
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28 |
53.12 |
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Simon Williams |
Great Britain |
GBR |
17 Oct 67 |
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29 |
48.80 |
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Dragan Mustapić |
Croatia |
CRO |
23 Mar 63 |
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30 |
47.96 |
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Khalid Sulaiman Al-Khalidi |
Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
14 Feb 65 |
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31 |
43.22 |
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Herberth Rodriguez |
El Salvador |
ESA |
15 Dec 67 |
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NM |
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Luciano Zerbini |
Italy |
ITA |
16 Feb 60 |
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Final
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Qualification
Group A |
Team |
Dist. |
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1. Costel Grasu |
ROM |
63.06m |
61.30 |
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63.06 |
2. Attila Horvath |
HUN |
62.26m |
62.26 |
59.98 |
58.30 |
3. Dmitriy Kovtsun |
EUN |
61.62m |
60.88 |
61.62 |
61.14 |
4. David Martinez |
ESP |
61.22m |
61.22 |
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5. Juan Martinez |
CUB |
60.34m |
56.00 |
60.34 |
59.70 |
6. Dmitry Chevchenko |
EUN |
60.22m |
57.20 |
60.22 |
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7. Lars Riedel |
GER |
59.98m |
57.54 |
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59.98 |
8. Vaclavas Kidykas |
LTU |
59.96m |
X |
59.10 |
59.96 |
9. Jimenez-Gaona |
PAR |
59.78m |
56.98 |
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59.78 |
10.Mike Buncic |
USA |
59.12m |
X |
57.84 |
59.12 |
11.Imrich Bugar |
TCH |
58.70m |
53.88 |
58.70 |
56.84 |
12.Nikolai Kolev |
BUL |
58.12m |
50.94 |
58.12 |
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13.Brian Blutreich |
USA |
57.08m |
57.08 |
54.44 |
55.40 |
14.Simon Williams |
GBR |
53.12m |
X |
53.12 |
52.96 |
15.Dragan Mustapic |
BSH |
48.80m |
X |
47.88 |
48.80 |
16.Herberth Rodriguez |
ESA |
43.22m |
43.22 |
X |
40.76 |
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Group B |
Team |
Dist. |
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1. Romas Ubartas |
LTU |
66.08m |
66.08 |
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2. Jurgen Schult |
GER |
63.46m |
61.04 |
63.46 |
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3. Werner Reiterer |
AUS |
62.20m |
60.64 |
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62.20 |
4. Anthony Washington |
USA |
62.18m |
58.18 |
57.86 |
62.18 |
5. Roberto Moya |
CUB |
62.06m |
X |
62.06 |
61.44 |
6. Vesteinn Hafsteinsson |
ISL |
60.20m |
60.20 |
58.64 |
58.08 |
7. Olav Jenssen |
NOR |
60.00m |
60.00 |
59.74 |
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8. Wenge Yu |
CHN |
59.42m |
58.92 |
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59.42 |
9. Jozsef Ficsor |
HUN |
58.84m |
56.30 |
58.84 |
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10.Ray Lazdins |
CAN |
58.26m |
X |
55.60 |
58.26 |
11.Nick Sweeney |
IRL |
57.68m |
57.68 |
57.26 |
56.22 |
12.Michael Conjungo |
CAF |
57.46m |
57.46 |
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54.40 |
13.Vladimir Zinchenko |
EUN |
56.94m |
56.94 |
56.64 |
56.46 |
14.Christian Erb |
SUI |
55.16m |
X |
55.16 |
54.38 |
15.Khaled Al-Khalidi |
KSA |
47.96m |
X |
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47.96 |
-. Luciano Zerbini |
ITA |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
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