World Championships discus final tonight!
M discus competition starts 20:10 (local time). Start list
Some interesting facts before the final: Championships record 70.17 Virgilijus Alekna in Helsinki 2005 Lars Riedel has the most medals from World Championships - 5 gold medals (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001) and 1 bronze medal (1999). Riedel has also the most finals - he has participated in the final for 8 times. All together 5 countries have won the world champion title (Germany 6 times, Lithuania 2, USA, Estonia and Czechoslovakia) Previous Champions 2007 - Gerd Kanter 68.94m 2005 - Virgilijus Alekna 70.17m 2003 - Virgilijus Alekna 69.69m 2001 - Lars Riedel 69.72m 1999 - Anthony Washington 69.08m 1997 - Lars Riedel 68.54m 1995 - Lars Riedel 68.76m 1993 - Lars Riedel 67.72m 1991 - Lars Riedel 66.20m 1987 - Jürgen Schult 68.74m 1983 - Imrich Bugar 67.72m |
Top results 2010
Jürgen Schults discus world record 74.08 is 8854 days old. |















