Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' discus throw
| Athletics – Boys' discus throw at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 20–23 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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The boys’ discus throw competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 20–23 August 2014 in Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 20 August 2014 | 20:20 | Qualification |
| 23 August 2014 | 19:05 | Final |
Results
Qualification
First 50% of the athletes from the Qualification round progress to the A Final and the remaining athletes to the B Final.
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes | Q |
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| 1 |  Cheng Yulong (CHN) |
59.88 | 59.81 | 58.83 | 58.43 | 59.88 | FA | |
| 2 |  Clemens Prufer (GER) |
x | 59.25 | 59.88 | 57.04 | 59.88 | FA | |
| 3 |  Pavol Žencár (SVK) |
x | x | x | 59.64 | 59.64 | FA | |
| 4 |  Ruslan Valitov (UKR) |
x | 55.41 | 56.97 | 55.71 | 56.97 | PB | FA |
| 5 |  Tyler Merkley (USA) |
x | 56.61 | x | x | 56.61 | PB | FA |
| 6 |  Yume Ando (JPN) |
54.24 | x | 52.93 | 55.87 | 55.87 | FA | |
| 7 |  Stefan Mura (MDA) |
x | x | 55.57 | 55.27 | 55.57 | FA | |
| 8 |  Andréas Thanásis (GRE) |
48.53 | x | 55.36 | x | 55.36 | FA | |
| 9 |  Mithravarun Senthil Kumar (IND) |
54.67 | 51.89 | x | 54.71 | 54.71 | SB | FA |
| 10 |  Zakaria Al Ahmer (LBA) |
54.66 | 50.22 | 50.85 | 54.67 | 54.67 | FB | |
| 11 |  Vashon Mccarty (JAM) |
x | 50.20 | x | 53.85 | 53.85 | FB | |
| 12 |  Eoin Sheridan (IRL) |
52.71 | x | 53.63 | 51.22 | 53.63 | FB | |
| 13 |  Hassan Elshabnawry (EGY) |
51.12 | 52.51 | x | 51.87 | 52.51 | FB | |
| 14 |  Maycon Bonadeo (BRA) |
50.57 | x | 51.28 | 51.65 | 51.65 | FB | |
| 15 |  José Miguel Ballivián (CHI) |
x | 50.53 | x | 51.40 | 51.40 | FB | |
| 16 |  Josh Boateng (GRN) |
x | x | 51.24 | 49.60 | 51.24 | PB | FB |
 Taui Saiasi Hauma (TUV) |
x | x | x | x | NM | FB |
Finals
Final A
| Rank | Final Placing | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes |
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1 | Cheng Yulong (CHN) |
61.02 | x | 63.05 | 64.14 | 64.14 | PB |
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2 | Clemens Prufer (GER) |
x | x | 60.62 | 63.52 | 63.52 | |
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3 | Ruslan Valitov (UKR) |
54.17 | 57.48 | 52.77 | x | 57.48 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Yume Ando (JPN) |
53.57 | 55.31 | x | 57.36 | 57.36 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mithravarun Senthil Kumar (IND) |
57.06 | x | 55.03 | 54.79 | 57.06 | PB |
| 6 | 6 | Andréas Thanásis (GRE) |
56.80 | 53.14 | 54.81 | x | 56.80 | PB |
| 7 | 7 | Tyler Merkley (USA) |
55.04 | x | 56.27 | x | 56.61 | |
| 8 | 8 | Stefan Mura (MDA) |
49.81 | x | x | x | 55.57 | |
| Pavol Žencár (SVK) |
x | x | x | x | NM |
Final B
| Rank | Final Placing | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | 9 | Hassan Elshabnawry (EGY) |
x | 56.39 | x | x | 56.39 | |
| 2 | 10 | Vashon Mccarty (JAM) |
x | 54.66 | 55.63 | 53.62 | 55.63 | PB |
| 3 | 11 | Maycon Bonadeo (BRA) |
53.02 | x | 54.15 | 53.99 | 54.15 | |
| 4 | 12 | Zakaria Al Ahmer (LBA) |
53.79 | x | 51.63 | x | 53.79 | |
| 5 | 13 | Eoin Sheridan (IRL) |
x | 47.88 | x | 51.19 | 51.19 | |
| 6 | 14 | José Miguel Ballivián (CHI) |
x | 50.05 | x | 50.88 | 50.88 | |
| 7 | 15 | Josh Boateng (GRN) |
48.22 | 49.06 | 48.44 | 50.07 | 50.07 | |
| 8 | 16 | Taui Saiasi Hauma (TUV) |
31.71 | x | 31.26 | 33.45 | 33.45 | PB |