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1993 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Discus Throw
These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 17, 1993. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Central European Time (UTC+1 UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in: *Central European Time *West Africa Time *Western European Summer Time ** B ...)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Qualification * Held on Monday 1993-08-16 Final See also * 1992 Men's Olympic Discus Throw * 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1993 World Championships In Athletics - Men's Discus Throw D Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Kovtsun
Dmitriy Kovtsun ( uk, Дмитро Ҝовҵун; born September 29, 1955, in Mukhivka, Ukrainian SSR) is a former discus thrower from Ukraine, who represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... There he finished in seventh place. References1992 Year Ranking External links * 1955 births Living people Ukrainian male discus throwers Russian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Unified Team Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Place of birth missing (living people) Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Moya
Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval (February 11, 1965 – May 21, 2020) was a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. He was born in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... in this event, and his personal best is 65.68. Moya became a Spanish citizen in August 2001. Competition record Notes External links * * 1965 births 2020 deaths Cuban emigrants to Spain Spanish male discus throwers Cuban male discus throwers Cuban people of African descent Olympic athletes of Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Lukashok
Sergey Lukashok (born 20 June 1958) is a retired Israeli discus thrower. His personal best throw was 66.64 metres, achieved in September 1983 in Odessa, while representing the Soviet Union. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union he got Belarusian citizenship, but emigrated to Israel. He won the Israeli championship in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Internationally he represented his new country at the 1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ... and 1995 World Championships, and finished eleventh at the 1994 European Championships. He stood at tall, and weighed about during his active career. See also * List of Maccabiah records in athletics References 1958 births Living people Soviet male discus throwers Israeli male discus throwers Ukrainian emigrants to Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costel Grasu
Costel Grasu (born 5 June 1967 in Fetești, Ialomița) is a Romanian discus thrower. He is perhaps best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, without reaching the final. Other achievements include gold medals at the Jeux de la Francophonie in 1994 and 1997 as well as gold medals at the Balkan Games in 1992 and 1997. His personal best throw is 67.08 metres, achieved in Snagov in May 1992 Costel Grasu is married to Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a retired Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu. Grasu is best known for winning meda ..., née Grădinaru. Their son Ștefan Grasu is a professional basketball player. Achievements References * * 1967 births Living people Romanian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Zinchenko
Volodymyr Zinchenko ( uk, Володимир Іванович Зінченко; born 28 May 1959 in Zaporizhya) is a former discus thrower from Ukraine, who represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... and Ukraine in 1996 Summer Olympics. He is a three-time national champion for Ukraine and four-time champion of the Soviet Union in the men's discus throw event. His first name is also spelled in Ukrainian as Volodymyr. His personal best is 68.88, which is also Ukraine's national record. References1994 Year Ranking [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Delís
Luis Mariano Delís Fournier (born December 6, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships. In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances and was disqualified from competition for two years.Casey, RonLuis Delis Athletics-heroes. Retrieved on 2009-07-11. In light of the ban, Delís chose to retire from athletics. After retiring he became a coach, training 1992 Olympic champion Maritza Martén. Achievements ''Discus throw unless noted.'' *1993 Central American and Caribbean Games - silver medal * 1987 World Championships - bronze medal *1987 Pan American Games - gold medal *1986 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal *1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal *1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships - silver medal (shot put) *1985 Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaclavas Kidykas
Vaclavas Kidykas (born 17 October 1961, in Klaipėda) is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania. He placed third in the men's 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, West Germany with a throw of 65.5 meters and participated in four Olympic competitions. His longest throw, 68.44 meters, was recorded at a June 1988 event in Sochi. Achievements References Profile International Amateur Athletic Federation World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for .... 1961 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Lithuanian at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasiliy Kaptyukh
Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh ( be, Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх; russian: Василий Борисович Каптюх; born June 27, 1967 in Maladzyechna) is a Belarusian former discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver medals in major competitions, and he finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite he even setting his personal best throw at the former with 67.59 metres. His father Boris and his aunt Vera Kaptyukh were also prominent athletes. He made his first international appearance at the 1985 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished third to win the discus bronze medal. He retired from international athletics in June 2010. His son, Roman Kaptyukh, was among the victims of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Buncic
Michael Buncic is an American discus thrower who is a two time US Olympian and former NCAA record holder in the men's discus throw. Born to Yugoslavian parents he represented the US in international competition. He participated at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. In addition he competed in three World Track and Field Championships representing the United States, 1991 Tokyo, Japan, 1993 Stuttgart, Germany, and 1995 Goteborg, Sweden. He is a four time Olympic and World Championship finalist in the Men's Discus Throw. Buncic had the world's longest Discus Throw for the 1991 season on April 4, 1991, of 227'7" at Fresno, California. He was the US National Champion in 1995. This US championship followed having previously finished as runner-up a total of six times. He retired from competition in 1996. Buncic competed for the University of Kentucky where he was a multiple SEC Champion, record holder, and All-American in the shot put and discus throw. He represented the US in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik De Bruin
Erik de Bruin (born 25 May 1963 in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, South Holland) is a retired Dutch discus thrower and shot putter. He held the Dutch national record in shot put from 1986 to 2005, and his 68.12 m discus throw record of 1 April 1991 still stands today. Athletic career De Bruin was Holland's leading discus thrower and shot putter in the 1980s and early 1990s. He participated in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, reaching 8th places at the 1984 shot put, and 9th place at the 1988 discus throw event. He was most successful in discus throw, winning silver medals at the 1989 Summer Universiade and 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships. De Bruin failed a sports drug test in 1993 but was cleared by the disciplinary committee of the Dutch Athletics Federation (KNAU). The International Association of Athletics Federations did not accept the ruling and banned de Bruin for four years. His wife's later book maintained that finance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Barff
Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, aka the House of Gordon, a Scottish clan Education * Gordon State College, a public college in Barnesville, Georgia * Gordon College (Massachusetts), a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts * Gordon College (Pakistan), a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan * Gordon College (Philippines), a public university in Subic, Zambales * Gordon College of Education, a public college in Haifa, Israel Places Australia * Gordon, Australian Capital Territory * Gordon, New South Wales * Gordon, South Australia * Gordon, Victoria * Gordon River, Tasmania * Gordon River (Western Australia) Canada * Gordon Parish, New Brunswick *Gordon/Barrie Island, municipality in Ontario *Gordon River (Chochocouane River), a river in Quebec Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
