1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July.[1][2] A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Zoltán Kővágó Hungary |
Silver | Emeka Udechuku United Kingdom |
Bronze | Gábor Máté Hungary |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
30 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Zoltán Kővágó | Hungary | x | 57.35 | 53.90 | 55.93 | 56.80 | 59.36 | 59.36 | ||
Emeka Udechuku | United Kingdom | 56.10 | x | 55.91 | 55.44 | 57.99 | 57.39 | 57.99 | ||
Gábor Máté | Hungary | 55.71 | 56.96 | 55.95 | 56.09 | 56.29 | 51.91 | 56.96 | ||
4 | Jeremy Allen | United States | 55.19 | x | 55.82 | 55.10 | 55.60 | 56.55 | 56.55 | |
5 | Johannes van Wyk | South Africa | 54.54 | 55.35 | 55.78 | 55.96 | x | 54.44 | 55.96 | |
6 | Carl Myerscough | United Kingdom | 48.06 | 55.43 | 51.27 | 55.75 | 53.37 | 55.60 | 55.75 | |
7 | Janus Robberts | South Africa | 55.57 | 55.19 | x | 53.74 | x | 55.63 | 55.63 | |
8 | Rashid Al-Dosari | Qatar | 53.30 | 52.21 | 51.64 | 51.90 | 52.24 | x | 53.30 | |
9 | Yan Xiaoming | China | x | 52.75 | x | 52.75 | ||||
10 | Scott Moser | United States | x | 50.54 | 52.69 | 52.69 | ||||
11 | Peter Elvy | Australia | x | 45.47 | 50.41 | 50.41 | ||||
12 | Petri Hakala | Finland | 48.51 | x | 49.23 | 49.23 |
Qualifications[edit]
29 Jul
Group A[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | Carl Myerscough | United Kingdom | 55.93 | - | - | 55.93 | Q |
2 | Zoltán Kővágó | Hungary | 55.48 | - | - | 55.48 | Q |
3 | Scott Moser | United States | 55.27 | - | - | 55.27 | Q |
4 | Yan Xiaoming | China | x | 53.42 | - | 53.42 | Q |
5 | Peter Elvy | Australia | 50.87 | x | 53.28 | 53.28 | Q |
6 | Janus Robberts | South Africa | 53.05 | - | - | 53.05 | Q |
7 | Petri Hakala | Finland | 52.15 | 52.48 | x | 52.48 | q |
8 | Antonín Žalský | Czech Republic | 48.53 | 44.51 | x | 48.53 | |
9 | Wael Mohd | Qatar | 46.75 | 45.08 | 48.23 | 48.23 | |
10 | Marcin Szeszula | Poland | 47.47 | 46.35 | 48.20 | 48.20 | |
11 | Tommaso Mattei | Italy | 46.34 | 47.65 | 45.15 | 47.65 | |
12 | Loy Martínez | Cuba | 45.88 | 47.59 | x | 47.59 | |
13 | Juan Rosete | Portugal | 46.90 | 47.00 | 46.73 | 47.00 | |
14 | Stefanos Hatzinikolaou | Greece | 38.92 | 43.26 | 44.60 | 44.60 |
Group B[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | Emeka Udechuku | United Kingdom | 57.39 | - | - | 57.39 | Q |
2 | Jeremy Allen | United States | 57.12 | - | - | 57.12 | Q |
3 | Gábor Máté | Hungary | 49.21 | 50.42 | 56.80 | 56.80 | Q |
4 | Johannes van Wyk | South Africa | 52.87 | 53.47 | - | 53.47 | Q |
5 | Rashid Al-Dosari | Qatar | 50.74 | 49.94 | 52.05 | 52.05 | q |
6 | Ilya Kostin | Russia | 51.91 | x | 51.80 | 51.91 | |
7 | Lai Chaohui | China | 50.80 | 47.04 | 49.53 | 50.80 | |
8 | Julián Angulo | Colombia | 49.66 | x | 46.42 | 49.66 | |
9 | Matija Jakopovic | Croatia | 49.59 | 47.29 | 45.93 | 49.59 | |
10 | Scott Russell | Canada | 41.05 | 49.14 | 47.71 | 49.14 | |
11 | John Ledbrook | Australia | 47.03 | 47.76 | x | 47.76 | |
12 | Demetris Toumbas | Cyprus | x | 47.12 | x | 47.12 | |
13 | Mihai Timaru | Romania | 46.65 | 45.87 | 45.90 | 46.65 | |
14 | Łukasz Wenta | Poland | x | 46.07 | x | 46.07 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Canada (1)
- China (2)
- Colombia (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Cyprus (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Finland (1)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (1)
- Poland (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Qatar (2)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (1)
- South Africa (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015