1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20 and 21 July.[1][2] A 2kg (senior implement) discus was used.
Medalists
| Gold | Frantz Kruger South Africa |
| Silver | Julio Piñero Argentina |
| Bronze | Timo Sinervo Finland |
Results
Final
21 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Frantz Kruger | South Africa | 58.06 | 58.22 | x | x | 57.66 | x | 58.22 | |
 | Julio Piñero | Argentina | 53.10 | 53.32 | 57.80 | x | x | x | 57.80 | |
 | Timo Sinervo | Finland | 55.16 | 56.46 | 55.66 | 56.76 | 56.52 | 55.74 | 56.76 | |
| 4 | Andrzej Krawczyk |  Poland | 50.80 | x | 55.68 | 53.70 | x | 54.26 | 55.68 | |
| 5 | Li Shaojie |  China | 53.48 | x | x | 55.58 | x | 54.34 | 55.58 | |
| 6 | Róbert Fazekas |  Hungary | 52.88 | 51.70 | 53.24 | x | 51.54 | x | 53.24 | |
| 7 | Doug Reynolds |  United States | 53.04 | x | x | x | x | x | 53.04 | |
| 8 | Jason Tunks | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 48.64 | 48.76 | 52.44 | x | x | 51.88 | 52.44 | |
| 9 | Alexis Paumier |  Cuba | 50.32 | 51.60 | 48.08 | 51.60 | ||||
| 10 | Ville Tiisanoja | Finland | x | 50.86 | 50.86 | 50.86 | ||||
| 11 | Stéphane Nativel |  France | 48.92 | x | 49.08 | 49.08 | ||||
| 12 | Scott McPherren | United States | x | x | 45.96 | 45.96 | ||||
Qualifications
20 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Li Shaojie | China | 56.34 | - | - | 56.34 | Q |
| 2 | Andrzej Krawczyk | Poland | 51.96 | 54.88 | - | 54.88 | Q |
| 3 | Julio Piñero | Argentina | 51.16 | 53.60 | - | 53.60 | Q |
| 4 | Scott McPherren | United States | x | 52.74 | 53.22 | 53.22 | Q |
| 5 | Ville Tiisanoja | Finland | 52.92 | 46.60 | 52.62 | 52.92 | q |
| 6 | Róbert Fazekas | Hungary | 52.74 | 50.88 | 50.16 | 52.74 | q |
| 7 | Jason Tunks | Canada | x | 51.36 | 50.30 | 51.36 | q |
| 8 | Athanásios Koukouzíkis |  Greece | 50.78 | 46.32 | 48.42 | 50.78 | |
| 9 | Veljko Cegar | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | x | 47.94 | x | 47.94 | |
| 10 | Artyom Lavrov |  Russia | 47.48 | 47.28 | x | 47.48 | |
| 11 | Pavel Gómez | Cuba | 42.86 | 47.26 | x | 47.26 | |
| 12 | Justin Anlezark | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | x | 45.18 | x | 45.18 | |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Timo Sinervo | Finland | 55.82 | - | - | 55.82 | Q |
| 2 | Frantz Kruger | South Africa | 55.66 | - | - | 55.66 | Q |
| 3 | Alexis Paumier | Cuba | 52.24 | x | x | 52.24 | q |
| 4 | Stéphane Nativel | France | 50.38 | 51.64 | 47.12 | 51.64 | q |
| 5 | Doug Reynolds | United States | x | x | 51.18 | 51.18 | q |
| 6 | Alexander Forst |  Germany | x | 44.76 | 50.16 | 50.16 | |
| 7 | Zoltán Bangó | Hungary | 45.84 | 49.34 | 48.84 | 49.34 | |
| 8 | Mikhail Korovin | Russia | 48.64 | 49.14 | 48.64 | 49.14 | |
| 9 | Guillermo Heredia |  Mexico | 48.18 | 48.60 | 46.84 | 48.60 | |
| 10 | Costantino Cattaneo |  Italy | 42.28 | 47.96 | 47.62 | 47.96 | |
| 11 | Linus Bernhult |  Sweden | 44.80 | 45.66 | 46.68 | 46.68 | |
| 12 | Jorge Vázquez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay | 37.24 | 38.70 | 34.74 | 38.70 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1994 Lisbon POR Jul 20-24, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 August 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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