The men's

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event at the

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was held in

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, USA, at

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on 25 and 26 July. A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

Medalists

Results

Final

26 July
Start time: 16:05 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31 %
End time: 17:02 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 27 %

Qualifications

25 July
With qualifying standard of 59.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final

Summary

Details

With qualifying standard of 59.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final

=Group A

= 26 July
Start time; 09:58 Temperature: 14 °C Humidity: 82 %
End time: 10:33 Temperature: 18 °C Humidity: 64 %

=Group B

= 26 July
Start time; 11:09 Temperature: 18 °C Humidity: 64 %
End time: 11:38 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53 %

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

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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 Athletics U20 Championships