Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Date | 8 August 1984 (qualifications) 10 August 1984 (finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 66.60 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1984 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 | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 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 | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The Men's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 20 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 10, 1984.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Rolf Danneberg West Germany
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| Silver | Mac Wilkins United States
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| Bronze | John Powell United States
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Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
71.86 m | May 29, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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| Olympic Record |  Mac Wilkins (USA) |
68.28 m | July 24, 1976 |  Montréal, Canada
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Qualifying round
- Held on August 8, 1984
| Rank | Group A | Distance | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Rolf Danneberg (FRG)
|
63.48 m | 59.66 | 63.48 | — |
| 2. | John Powell (USA)
|
62.92 m | 62.92 | — | — |
| 3. |  Kostas Georgakopoulos (GRE)
|
60.94 m | 60.74 | 60.66 | 60.94 |
| 4. |  Robert Weir (GBR)
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60.92 m | X | X | 60.92 |
| 5. |  Knut Hjeltnes (NOR)
|
60.80 m | 60.80 | 59.32 | X |
| 6. |  Marco Martino (ITA)
|
60.76 m | 59.58 | 60.76 | X |
| 7. | Werner Hartmann (FRG)
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59.92 m | 57.90 | 59.88 | 59.92 |
| 8. |  Bradley Cooper (BAH)
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53.70 m | X | 52.06 | 53.70 |
| 9. |  Henry Smith (SAM)
|
51.90 m | 51.28 | 50.94 | 51.90 |
| 10. |  Dominique Béchard (MRI)
|
41.10 m | 39.84 | 41.10 | 40.24 |
| — | Marco Bucci (ITA)
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DNS | — | — | — |
| Rank | Group B | Distance | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mac Wilkins (USA)
|
65.86 m | 60.54 | 65.86 | — |
| 2. | Luciano Zerbini (ITA)
|
63.44 m | 63.44 | — | — |
| 3. |  Stefan Fernholm (SWE)
|
62.84 m | X | 62.84 | — |
| 4. | Art Burns (USA)
|
62.60 m | 62.60 | — | — |
| 5. |  Erik de Bruin (NED)
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61.56 m | 60.76 | 61.06 | 61.56 |
| 6. | Alwin Wagner (FRG)
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61.56 m | X | 61.56 | X |
| 7. |  Robert Gray (CAN)
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59.34 m | 56.38 | 56.62 | 59.34 |
| 8. | Richard Slaney (GBR)
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57.66 m | 56.02 | 56.78 | 57.66 |
| — |  Mohamed Naguib Hamed (EGY)
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NM | X | — | — |
| — |  Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) [2]
|
DSQ | 59.02 | 55.98 | 59.58 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Rolf Danneberg (FRG)
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64.74 | X | 63.64 | 66.60 | X | 66.22 | 66.60 m | |
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Mac Wilkins (USA)
|
65.96 | X | 65.20 | X | 66.30 | X | 66.30 m | |
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John Powell (USA)
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64.68 | 63.34 | 64.12 | 64.06 | 65.14 | 65.46 | 65.46 m | |
| 4 | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR)
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64.72 | 62.40 | 65.28 | 63.78 | 62.50 | 64.32 | 65.28 m | |
| 5 | Art Burns (USA)
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63.72 | X | X | X | 63.32 | 64.98 | 64.98 m | |
| 6 | Alwin Wagner (FRG)
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61.82 | 62.76 | 62.70 | 63.94 | 61.16 | 64.72 | 64.72 m | |
| 7 | Luciano Zerbini (ITA)
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60.18 | 61.14 | 63.50 | X | X | 60.14 | 63.50 m | |
| 8 | Stefan Fernholm (SWE)
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63.08 | X | 62.20 | 63.22 | 62.20 | 59.82 | 63.22 m | |
| 9 | Erik de Bruin (NED)
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56.88 | 62.32 | 60.10 | 62.32 m | ||||
| 10 | Robert Weir (GBR)
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59.86 | 61.36 | X | 61.36 m | ||||
| 11 | Kostas Georgakopoulos (GRE)
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X | 59.16 | 60.30 | 60.30 m | ||||
| — | Marco Martino (ITA) |
X | X | X | NM | ||||
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Friendship Games Discus Throw (Moscow)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Vésteinn Hafsteinsson finished seventh at 59.98 metres, but was subsequently disqualified as his doping test proved positive.