1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
Appearance
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![]() |
Silver | Emeka Udechuku![]() |
Bronze | Gábor Máté![]() |
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]30 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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Zoltán Kővágó | ![]() |
x | 57.35 | 53.90 | 55.93 | 56.80 | 59.36 | 59.36 | |
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Emeka Udechuku | ![]() |
56.10 | x | 55.91 | 55.44 | 57.99 | 57.39 | 57.99 | |
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Gábor Máté | ![]() |
55.71 | 56.96 | 55.95 | 56.09 | 56.29 | 51.91 | 56.96 | |
4 | Jeremy Allen | ![]() |
55.19 | x | 55.82 | 55.10 | 55.60 | 56.55 | 56.55 | |
5 | Johannes van Wyk | ![]() |
54.54 | 55.35 | 55.78 | 55.96 | x | 54.44 | 55.96 | |
6 | Carl Myerscough | ![]() |
48.06 | 55.43 | 51.27 | 55.75 | 53.37 | 55.60 | 55.75 | |
7 | Janus Robberts | ![]() |
55.57 | 55.19 | x | 53.74 | x | 55.63 | 55.63 | |
8 | Rashid Al-Dosari | ![]() |
53.30 | 52.21 | 51.64 | 51.90 | 52.24 | x | 53.30 | |
9 | Yan Xiaoming | ![]() |
x | 52.75 | x | 52.75 | ||||
10 | Scott Moser | ![]() |
x | 50.54 | 52.69 | 52.69 | ||||
11 | Peter Elvy | ![]() |
x | 45.47 | 50.41 | 50.41 | ||||
12 | Petri Hakala | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
55.93 | - | - | 55.93 | Q |
2 | Zoltán Kővágó | ![]() |
55.48 | - | - | 55.48 | Q |
3 | Scott Moser | ![]() |
55.27 | - | - | 55.27 | Q |
4 | Yan Xiaoming | ![]() |
x | 53.42 | - | 53.42 | Q |
5 | Peter Elvy | ![]() |
50.87 | x | 53.28 | 53.28 | Q |
6 | Janus Robberts | ![]() |
53.05 | - | - | 53.05 | Q |
7 | Petri Hakala | ![]() |
52.15 | 52.48 | x | 52.48 | q |
8 | Antonín Žalský | ![]() |
48.53 | 44.51 | x | 48.53 | |
9 | Wael Mohd | ![]() |
46.75 | 45.08 | 48.23 | 48.23 | |
10 | Marcin Szeszula | ![]() |
47.47 | 46.35 | 48.20 | 48.20 | |
11 | Tommaso Mattei | ![]() |
46.34 | 47.65 | 45.15 | 47.65 | |
12 | Loy Martínez | ![]() |
45.88 | 47.59 | x | 47.59 | |
13 | Juan Rosete | ![]() |
46.90 | 47.00 | 46.73 | 47.00 | |
14 | Stefanos Hatzinikolaou | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
57.39 | - | - | 57.39 | Q |
2 | Jeremy Allen | ![]() |
57.12 | - | - | 57.12 | Q |
3 | Gábor Máté | ![]() |
49.21 | 50.42 | 56.80 | 56.80 | Q |
4 | Johannes van Wyk | ![]() |
52.87 | 53.47 | - | 53.47 | Q |
5 | Rashid Al-Dosari | ![]() |
50.74 | 49.94 | 52.05 | 52.05 | q |
6 | Ilya Kostin | ![]() |
51.91 | x | 51.80 | 51.91 | |
7 | Lai Chaohui | ![]() |
50.80 | 47.04 | 49.53 | 50.80 | |
8 | Julián Angulo | ![]() |
49.66 | x | 46.42 | 49.66 | |
9 | Matija Jakopovic | ![]() |
49.59 | 47.29 | 45.93 | 49.59 | |
10 | Scott Russell | ![]() |
41.05 | 49.14 | 47.71 | 49.14 | |
11 | John Ledbrook | ![]() |
47.03 | 47.76 | x | 47.76 | |
12 | Demetris Toumbas | ![]() |
x | 47.12 | x | 47.12 | |
13 | Mihai Timaru | ![]() |
46.65 | 45.87 | 45.90 | 46.65 | |
14 | Łukasz Wenta | ![]() |
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