1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 July.[1][2] A 2kg (senior implement) discus was used.

Medalists

GoldVasil Baklarov
 Bulgaria
SilverWerner Reiterer
 Australia
BronzeVasiliy Kaptyukh
 Soviet Union

Results

Final

17 July

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Vasil Baklarov Bulgaria60.60
Werner Reiterer Australia58.64
Vasiliy Kaptyukh Soviet Union58.22
4Lars Riedel East Germany58.16
5Attila Horváth Hungary58.04
6Rosen Velinov Bulgaria56.16
7Adewale Olukoju Nigeria54.00
8Tomáš Panácek Czechoslovakia53.82
9Bentley Laidler Australia53.70
10Andrey Kokhanovskiy Soviet Union53.66
11Zdenek Kohout Czechoslovakia53.12
12David Martínez Spain52.32

Qualifications

16 Jul

Group A

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Andrey Kokhanovskiy Soviet Union59.00Q
2Lars Riedel East Germany52.92Q
3Adewale Olukoju Nigeria52.90Q
4Zdenek Kohout Czechoslovakia51.46Q
5Rosen Velinov Bulgaria51.44Q
6Bentley Laidler Australia51.36Q
7David Martínez Spain49.68q
8Rolando Ribalta Cuba47.68
9Simon Williams United Kingdom46.95
10Thomas Rosvold Norway46.76
11Steve Yates United States46.02
12Offer Gershon Israel45.42
13Ramón Jiménez Gaona Paraguay43.42
14Dave Stackin Canada40.72
15Yasser Farag Egypt31.70
Alpheus Potter British Virgin IslandsNM
Khalid Al-Khalidi Saudi ArabiaNM

Group B

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Attila Horváth Hungary57.18Q
2Vasiliy Kaptyukh Soviet Union54.02Q
3Werner Reiterer Australia52.22Q
4Vasil Baklarov Bulgaria52.20Q
5Tomáš Panácek Czechoslovakia51.10Q
6Karsten Nuelken East Germany49.66
7Brent Patera United States48.82
8Alexis Elizalde Cuba47.78
9Joachim Tidow West Germany47.14
10Lars Ola Sundt Norway45.48
11Michel Leroux Zimbabwe43.12
12Gerardo Piñero Argentina42.78
13Troy Patterson Barbados40.98
14Mahmoud Mustapha Jalal Kuwait39.04
15Robert Pilo Canada38.12
16Nicos Anastasiades Cyprus37.78
17Jaime Comandari El Salvador37.14
18James Wong Tuck Yim Singapore35.42

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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