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2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18 to 23 August. In the F56 event several F54 and F55 athletes entered as no competition in their classification was available. Although he finished fourth in the F56 event, Serbia's Drazenko Mitrovic (F54) recorded a distance of 33.68m with his final throw, beating his own world record set in London during the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Medalists Results F11 F12 F34 F37/38 F42 F44 F46 F52 F56 F57 See also *List of IPC world records in athletics References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 IPC Athletics European Championships - Men's discus throw 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 antiqui ... Discus throw at the World Para Athletics ... [...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] |
