The Men's Discus Throw at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 7.
Medalists
Gold | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) |
Silver | Gerd Kanter Estonia (EST) |
Bronze | Michael Möllenbeck Germany (GER) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
06.08.2005 – 18:20h | 06.08.2005 – 19:50h |
Final Round | |
07.08.2005 – 18:40h |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Qualifying
Group A
- Gerd Kanter, Estonia 65.76 m Q
- Jason Tunks, Canada 64.02 m Q
- Michael Möllenbeck, Germany 63.71 m Q
- Frantz Kruger, South Africa 63.44 m q
- Jarred Rome, United States 62.72 m q
- Carl Brown, United States 61.91 m
- Bogdan Pishchalnikov, Russia 61.91 m
- Jo Van Daele, Belgium 61.12 m
- Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarus 61.04 m
- Frank Casañas, Cuba 60.94 m
- Jorge Balliengo, Argentina 60.40 m
- Abbas Samimi, Iran 60.25 m
- Gábor Máté, Hungary 58.97 m
- Rutger Smith, Netherlands DNS
Group B
- Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania 68.79 m Q
- Lars Riedel, Germany 66.22 m Q (SB)
- Mario Pestano, Spain 65.04 m Q
- Andrzej Krawczyk, Poland 64.51 m Q
- Zoltán Kővágó, Hungary 64.30 m Q
- Ian Waltz, United States 64.30 m Q
- Aleksander Tammert, Estonia 64.02 m Q
- Libor Malina, Czech Republic 62.41 m
- Vikas Gowda, India 62.04 m
- Roland Varga, Hungary 61.94 m
- Tao Wu, China 61.75 m
- Gaute Myklebust, Norway 60.00 m
- Timo Tompuri, Finland 59.11 m
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 63.93 | 67.90 | 68.10 | 66.75 | X | 70.17 | 70.17 m | CR | |
Gerd Kanter (EST) | X | 64.69 | 65.10 | 68.57 | 65.53 | 62.64 | 68.57 m | ||
Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | X | 65.24 | 64.99 | 65.95 | X | — | 65.95 m | ||
4 | Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 62.28 | 63.59 | 63.18 | 64.18 | 63.50 | 64.84 | 64.84 m | |
5 | Ian Waltz (USA) | 63.88 | 64.05 | X | X | 64.27 | 64.02 | 64.27 m | |
6 | Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 63.19 | 61.47 | 60.92 | 63.64 | 64.23 | X | 64.23 m | |
7 | Jarred Rome (USA) | 64.22 | 61.87 | X | 62.64 | 63.68 | X | 64.22 m | |
8 | Jason Tunks (CAN) | 63.39 | 63.77 | X | X | X | X | 63.77 m | |
9 | Lars Riedel (GER) | 63.05 | X | 62.47 | 63.05 m | ||||
10 | Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) | 62.94 | 62.68 | 59.61 | 62.94 m | ||||
11 | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 62.75 | 60.32 | X | 62.75 m | ||||
12 | Andrzej Krawczyk (POL) | 59.58 | 61.00 | 62.71 | 62.71 m |
External links
Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships | |
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Summary | |
Men | |
Women |
World champions in men's discus throw | |
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