Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
Men's discus throw at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's discus throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October 1964. 29 athletes from 22 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.[1]
Results
Qualification
The qualification standard was 55.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard. Since only 10 throwers made the mark, the next two furthest also advanced to meet the minimum 12 in the final. The table shows the results of the three qualifying rounds.[2]
Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | |
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1 | Al Oerter | ![]() |
60.54 metres OR | 60.54 | — | ||
2 | Ludvik Danek | ![]() |
58.88 metres | 58.88 | — | ||
3 | Jay Silvester | ![]() |
57.81 metres | X | 57.81 | — | |
4 | Viktor Kompaniyets | ![]() |
57.40 metres | 57.40 | — | ||
5 | Dave Weill | ![]() |
56.95 metres | 56.95 | — | ||
6 | Hartmut Losch | ![]() |
56.46 metres | 56.46 | — | ||
7 | Zenon Begier | ![]() |
56.31 metres | 56.31 | — | ||
8 | Roy Hollingsworth | ![]() |
55.96 metres | 52.60 | 55.08 | 55.96 | |
9 | Edmund Piątkowski | ![]() |
55.22 metres | 55.22 | — | ||
10 | József Szécsényi | ![]() |
55.04 metres | 55.04 | — | ||
11 | Kim Bukhantsev | ![]() |
54.94 metres | 54.94 | X | X | |
12 | Vladimir Trusenyov | ![]() |
53.81 metres | 53.81 | 51.94 | 52.25 | |
13 | Fritz Kühl | ![]() |
53.53 metres | 53.53 | 53.04 | X | |
14 | Lothar Milde | ![]() |
53.39 metres | 53.39 | 50.83 | X | |
15 | Pentti Repo | ![]() |
52.93 metres | 52.93 | X | 50.60 | |
16 | Dako Radošević | ![]() |
52.71 metres | 51.22 | 52.71 | 51.37 | |
17 | Kees Koch | ![]() |
52.57 metres | 51.20 | 52.57 | 51.08 | |
18 | Jiří Žemba | ![]() |
52.13 metres | X | 52.13 | 51.80 | |
19 | Warwick Selvey | ![]() |
51.96 metres | 50.83 | X | 51.96 | |
20 | Ernst Soudek | ![]() |
51.78 metres | X | 51.78 | 50.96 | |
21 | Les Mills | ![]() |
51.70 metres | 44.18 | 51.70 | 51.22 | |
22 | Georgios Tsakanikas | ![]() |
51.03 metres | 50.76 | 51.03 | 48.07 | |
23 | Shohei Kaneko | ![]() |
46.46 metres | 44.63 | 43.31 | 46.46 | |
24 | Segui Denis Kragbe | ![]() |
46.43 metres | 44.07 | 46.43 | 44.03 | |
25 | Ignacio Reinosa | ![]() |
46.36 metres | 46.36 | 45.96 | X | |
26 | Gideon Ariel | ![]() |
46.12 metres | 45.10 | 44.26 | 46.12 | |
27 | Sayed Mirza Molimadail | ![]() |
45.24 metres | X | 45.24 | 44.96 | |
28 | Kim Byeong-gi | ![]() |
42.73 metres | 42.73 | X | X | |
— | Lars Haglund | ![]() |
No mark | X | X | X |
Finals
The scores from the qualification round were erased and each thrower was given three throws. The six best in those three received another three throws, keeping all six.
Danek's first throw broke Oerter's record from the qualifier. Weill topped that with his second throw, then Danek took the record back in the fourth throw. Oerter's fifth throw, a full 61 metres to regain the record, silenced the others and won him his third straight gold medal.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Throw 4 | Throw 5 | Throw 6 | |
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1 | Al Oerter | ![]() |
61.00 metres OR | 57.65 | 58.34 | 55.11 | 54.37 | 61.00 | X | |
2 | Ludvik Danek | ![]() |
60.52 metres | 59.73 | 58.83 | X | 60.52 | 58.38 | 57.17 | |
3 | Dave Weill | ![]() |
59.49 metres | X | 59.49 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 55.94 | 52.45 | |
4 | Jay Silvester | ![]() |
59.09 metres | 56.99 | X | 57.54 | 57.46 | 59.09 | X | |
5 | József Szécsényi | ![]() |
57.23 metres | 54.34 | 52.14 | 56.97 | 57.23 | X | 54.66 | |
6 | Zenon Begier | ![]() |
57.06 metres | 57.06 | 52.45 | 55.83 | X | X | 56.68 | |
7 | Edmund Piatkowski | ![]() |
55.81 metres | 52.94 | 55.81 | 53.87 | ||||
8 | Vladimir Trusenev | ![]() |
54.78 metres | 53.70 | 54.78 | 52.98 | ||||
9 | Kim Bukhantsev | ![]() |
54.38 metres | X | 50.15 | 54.38 | ||||
10 | Roy Anselm Hollingsworth | ![]() |
53.87 metres | 53.74 | 53.87 | X | ||||
11 | Hartmut Losch | ![]() |
52.08 metres | 51.44 | 52.08 | X | ||||
12 | Viktor Kompaniyets | ![]() |
51.96 metres | X | 51.96 | X |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2017.