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The discus technique can be broken down into phases. The purpose is to transfer from the back to the front of the throwing circle while turning through one and a half circles. The speed of delivery is high, and speed is built up during the throw (slow to fast).
The Czech inscription translates as: "At this spot on August 2, 1964, Ludvík Daněk set world record in discus throw marking 64.55 m." The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International Association of Amateur Athletics (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, in 1912, and was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m).
Allman dominated the women’s discus competition on Monday night, winning gold despite not surpassing the 70-meter mark on any of her six throws. Her winning throw of 69.50 meters surpassed the ...
Action News spoke to a discus thrower who's hoping to place at the Mountain West Championships after setting an impressive mark. Bulldog Breakdown: Cierra Jackson dialed in for discus [Video] Skip ...
The discus throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.
John Gates Powell (June 25, 1947 – August 19, 2022) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw.He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters ties him for ninth place in the all-time performers list.
In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's discus throw, a handicap competition was held four days later. Gustaf Söderström, who had placed sixth in the main event, took first place with a throw of 40.50 m, having had a handicap of 5.5 m. Gyula Strausz, 13th in the main discus, was runner-up with 39.49 m off a 6.3 m handicap.
In 1976 and 1980, Wilkins was ranked #1 in the world in the discus throw. In 1977, he was the indoor national champion in the shot put, with a throw of 69' 1.5" (21.06 m). [ 2 ]