Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 October (qualifying round) 10 October (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 65.45 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
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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 |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Disability events | ||
| 100 m (T37) | women | |
| 100 m (T46) | men | |
| 1500 m (T54) | men | women |
| Shot put (F32–34/52/53) | women | |
| Shot put (F32/34/52) | men | |
The Men's discus throw at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October 2010.
Records
[edit]| World Record | 74.08 | Jürgen Schult | GDR | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
| Games Record | 66.39 | Frantz Kruger | RSA | Manchester, England | 27 July 2002 |
Results
[edit]Qualifying round
[edit]Qualification: Qualifying Performance 60.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
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| 1 |  Benn Harradine (AUS) |
61.98 | 61.98 | Q | ||
| 2 |  Vikas Gowda (IND) |
x | 60.83 | 60.83 | Q | |
| 3 |  Carl Myerscough (ENG) |
x | 48.66 | 60.02 | 60.02 | Q |
| 4 |  Apostolos Parellis (CYP) |
58.84 | 58.40 | 58.98 | 58.98 | q |
| 5 | Emeka Udechuku (ENG) |
56.99 | x | 58.55 | 58.55 | q |
| 6 |  Brett Morse (WAL) |
55.26 | 56.81 | x | 56.81 | q |
| 7 | Chris Scott (ENG) |
56.58 | 55.85 | x | 56.58 | q |
| 8 | Julian Wruck (AUS) |
51.66 | 56.42 | x | 56.42 | q |
| 9 |  Angus McInroy (SCO) |
53.15 | 54.30 | x | 54.30 | q |
| 10 | Orestis Antoniades (CYP) |
51.49 | x | 52.93 | 52.93 | q |
| 11 |  Zane Duquemin (JER) |
47.27 | 51.54 | x | 51.54 | q PB |
| 12 | Petros Mitsides (CYP) |
48.02 | x | 50.89 | 50.89 | q |
| 13 | Anil Kumar (IND) |
47.86 | - | - | 47.86 | |
| 14 |  Raobu Tarawa (KIR) |
33.59 | 40.01 | 39.89 | 40.01 | SB |
 Fakapelu Sileti (TUV) |
x | x | x | NM |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Benn Harradine (AUS) |
60.18 | 64.73 | 61.20 | 65.45 | 60.47 | 64.88 | 65.45 | |
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Vikas Gowda (IND) |
62.84 | 63.69 | 61.83 | 63.26 | 63.24 | x | 63.69 | SB |
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Carl Myerscough (ENG) |
58.86 | 60.64 | x | 56.91 | x | x | 60.64 | |
| 4 | Apostolos Parellis (CYP) |
59.80 | 60.12 | 59.13 | 59.15 | 60.51 | x | 60.51 | |
| 5 | Emeka Udechuku (ENG) |
54.52 | 59.50 | x | 58.57 | 58.44 | 59.59 | 59.59 | |
| 6 | Brett Morse (WAL) |
55.38 | 55.80 | 56.25 | 58.40 | 58.91 | x | 58.91 | |
| 7 | Chris Scott (ENG) |
54.77 | 55.08 | 57.05 | 56.08 | 55.32 | x | 57.05 | |
| 8 | Julian Wruck (AUS) |
55.50 | 56.15 | 56.28 | x | 56.69 | x | 56.69 | |
| 9 | Petros Mitsides (CYP) |
51.22 | x | 53.32 | 53.32 | ||||
| 10 | Zane Duquemin (JER) |
51.86 | x | 51.67 | 51.86 | PB | |||
| 11 | Angus McInroy (SCO) |
x | x | 49.98 | 49.98 | ||||
| 12 | Orestis Antoniades (CYP) |
x | x | 49.23 | 49.23 | ||||
External links
[edit]Commonwealth Games champions in men's discus throw | |
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