Select from premium World Championships In Athletics Mens Discus Qualifying August of the highest quality. TriviaĪmerican Al Oerter won the discus throw for the third straight time, despite a cervical disc injury and torn rib cartilage. Find World Championships In Athletics Mens Discus Qualifying August stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. There were two other styles of discus throw that was tried at the Olympics, a Greek-Style throw in 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908, which was discontinued later, and a Two-Hand throw event which happened only once in the 1912 Stockholm games. For the women's event, the record is 72.30m set by Martina Hellmann of ex-East Germany during the 1988 Seoul Games. Three other men, Virgilijus Alekna from Lithuania, and Martin Sheridan and Bud Houser from the United States, have won the gold medal twice.Īs of March 2016, the current Olympic record of 69.89m for the men's event is held by Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania, which was set during the 2004 Athens Olympics. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Mens Discus sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. Athletes from Germany and Lithuania seem to have taken over the event and have since won four and three gold medals each.Īl Oerter is the most accomplished athlete in the men's event winning the gold medal four times. This event tookplace on at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo. But the hold of the US over the event was lost and the country has not won the gold medal in the last 11 Olympics. Mens Discus Throw Qualifying - Athletics Tokyo 2020 Replays. The United States had dominated the men's discus throw event in the past winning the gold medal in 12 of the 18 Olympics till 1976. Finden Sie Stock-Fotos zum Thema World Championships In Athletics Mens Discus Qualifying August sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images.
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