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1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's Discus Throw
These are the official results of the Discus throw, Men's Discus Throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 10 and 11 September 1982. Medalists Results Final 11 September Qualification 10 September Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (3) See also * 1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw, 1978 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Prague) * Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw, 1980 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Moscow) * 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus, 1983 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki) * Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw, 1984 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Los Angeles) * 1986 European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other 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 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
