The men's discus throw event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 September. A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.
Medalists
| Gold | Brian Milne United States
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| Silver | Frits Potgieter South Africa
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| Bronze | Marek Bílek Czechoslovakia
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Results
Final
17 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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Brian Milne | United States |
57.68 | 58.28 | 58.16 | x | 53.76 | x | 58.28 | |
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Frits Potgieter | South Africa |
53.58 | 53.40 | 53.66 | 56.28 | 54.18 | x | 56.28 | |
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Marek Bílek | Czechoslovakia |
52.88 | 52.42 | 54.60 | 53.30 | 54.86 | x | 54.86 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Orekhov |  Commonwealth of Independent States |
53.26 | 52.96 | 51.28 | x | 51.88 | 54.74 | 54.74 | |
| 5 | Libor Malina | Czechoslovakia |
50.82 | 53.04 | 54.06 | 53.82 | x | x | 54.06 | |
| 6 | Andy Bloom | United States |
50.96 | 52.26 | 44.06 | 50.86 | 50.48 | 51.98 | 52.26 | |
| 7 | Evággelos Alatsatianos |  Greece |
x | 47.24 | 51.28 | 51.54 | x | x | 51.54 | |
| 8 | Mika Loikkanen |  Finland |
51.52 | x | 49.24 | 51.08 | x | x | 51.52 | |
| 9 | Dejan Klajić |  Yugoslavia |
49.58 | 47.62 | 51.04 | 51.04 | ||||
| 10 | Ian Winchester |  New Zealand |
x | 47.86 | 50.70 | 50.70 | ||||
| 11 | Matthias Rink |  Germany |
48.84 | 50.42 | 49.84 | 50.42 | ||||
| 12 | Michel Hemmings |  Cuba |
45.04 | 49.76 | 45.60 | 49.76 | ||||
Qualifications
16 Sep
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Brian Milne | United States |
56.34 | - | - | 56.34 | Q |
| 2 | Frits Potgieter | South Africa |
52.90 | - | - | 52.90 | Q |
| 3 | Libor Malina | Czechoslovakia |
51.12 | - | - | 51.12 | Q |
| 4 | Matthias Rink | Germany |
47.48 | 49.02 | 50.72 | 50.72 | q |
| 5 | Dejan Klajić | Yugoslavia |
47.22 | 50.10 | 49.70 | 50.10 | q |
| 6 | Ian Winchester | New Zealand |
49.52 | x | x | 49.52 | q |
| 7 | Yann Etienvre |  France |
x | 48.28 | 49.48 | 49.48 | |
| 8 | Yoger Enrique Medina |  Venezuela |
x | 48.94 | 48.38 | 48.94 | |
| 9 | Lee Newman |  United Kingdom |
48.56 | 48.78 | x | 48.78 | |
| 10 | Samson Ahmadu |  Nigeria |
40.22 | 38.90 | x | 40.22 | |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Nikolay Orekhov | Commonwealth of Independent States |
53.60 | - | - | 53.60 | Q |
| 2 | Evággelos Alatsatianos | Greece |
49.88 | 49.20 | 52.58 | 52.58 | Q |
| 3 | Marek Bílek | Czechoslovakia |
50.68 | 52.08 | - | 52.08 | Q |
| 4 | Michel Hemmings | Cuba |
48.86 | 49.24 | 51.84 | 51.84 | Q |
| 5 | Andy Bloom | United States |
50.00 | x | x | 50.00 | q |
| 6 | Mika Loikkanen | Finland |
48.28 | 49.42 | 49.80 | 49.80 | q |
| 7 | Jamie Murphy | United Kingdom |
44.60 | 49.36 | 48.50 | 49.36 | |
| 8 | Julio Piñero |  Argentina |
48.50 | 48.78 | 48.38 | 48.78 | |
| 9 | Einar Kristian Tveitå |  Norway |
48.32 | 46.86 | 46.30 | 48.32 | |
| 10 | Marc Roos | Germany |
x | 48.24 | x | 48.24 | |
| 11 | David Miquelez |  Spain |
46.20 | x | 45.76 | 46.20 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Argentina (1)
- Commonwealth of Independent States (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Greece (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Norway (1)
- South Africa (1)
- Spain (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- Venezuela (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1992 Seoul KOR Sep 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 5 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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