Discus throw at the Olympic Games...
Discus throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc – called a discus – in an attempt to mark a greater distance than his competitors. It is an ancient game, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue Discobolas.
Discus throw, the first modern competition, has been part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics. Images of discus throwers feature prominently in advertising for early modern games, such as fundraising tickets for the 1896 Games, main posters of the 1920 and 1948 Summer Olympics. Today the sport of discus is a regular part of modern track-and-field meets at all levels, and holds a particularly coveted place in the Olympic Games.
Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics:
The first modern athlete to throw a body-twisting discus was Frantisek Janda-Suk from Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic). He invented this technique while studying the position of the famous statue of Discobolus. He earned a silver medal at the 1900 Olympics after only a year of developing the technique.
Women's discus throw:
Women's competition began in the first decades of the 20th century. After competition at the national and regional levels, it has been the discus throw for women at the Olympics since the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games.
Men's:
| Men's Discus Throw Winners at Olympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1896 Athens | Robert Garrett (United States) | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (Greece) | Sotirios Versis (Greece) |
| 1900 Paris | Rudolf Bauer (Hungary) | František Janda-Suk (Bohemia) | Richard Sheldon (United States) |
| 1904 St. Louis | Martin Sheridan (United States) | Ralph Rose (United States) | Nikolaos Georgantas (Greece) |
| 1908 London | Martin Sheridan (United States) | Merritt Giffin (United States) | Bill Horr (United States) |
| 1912 Stockholm | Armas Taipale (Finland) | Richard Byrd (United States) | James Duncan (United States) |
| 1920 Antwerp | Elmer Niklander (Finland) | Armas Taipale (Finland) | Gus Pope (United States) |
| 1924 Paris | Bud Houser (United States) | Vilho Niittymaa (Finland) | Thomas Lieb (United States) |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Bud Houser (United States) | Antero Kivi (Finland) | James Corson (United States) |
| 1932 Los Angeles | John Anderson (United States) | Henri LaBorde (United States) | Paul Winter (France) |
| 1936 Berlin | Ken Carpenter (United States) | Gordon Dunn (United States) | Giorgio Oberweger (Italy) |
| 1948 London | Adolfo Consolini (Italy) | Giuseppe Tosi (Italy) | Fortune Gordien (United States) |
| 1952 Helsinki | Sim Iness (United States) | Adolfo Consolini (Italy) | James Dillion (United States) |
| 1956 Melbourne | Al Oerter (United States) | Fortune Gordien (United States) | Des Koch (United States) |
| 1960 Rome | Al Oerter (United States) | Rink Babka (United States) | Dick Cochran (United States) |
| 1964 Tokyo | Al Oerter (United States) | Ludvík Daněk (Czechoslovakia) | Dave Weill (United States) |
| 1968 Mexico City | Al Oerter (United States) | Lothar Milde (East Germany) | Ludvík Daněk (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1972 Munich | Ludvík Daněk (Czechoslovakia) | Jay Silvester (United States) | Ricky Bruch (Sweden) |
| 1976 Montreal | Mac Wilkins (United States) | Wolfgang Schmidt (East Germany) | John Powell (United States) |
| 1980 Moscow | Viktor Rashchupkin (Soviet Union) | Imrich Bugár (Czechoslovakia) | Luis Delís (Cuba) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Rolf Danneberg (West Germany) | Mac Wilkins (United States) | John Powell (United States) |
| 1988 Seoul | Jürgen Schult (East Germany) | Romas Ubartas (Soviet Union) | Rolf Danneberg (West Germany) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Romas Ubartas (Lithuania) | Jürgen Schult (Germany) | Roberto Moya (Cuba) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Lars Riedel (Germany) | Vladimir Dubrovshchik (Belarus) | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (Belarus) |
| 2000 Sydney | Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) | Lars Riedel (Germany) | Frantz Kruger (South Africa) |
| 2004 Athens | Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) | Zoltán Kővágó (Hungary) | Aleksander Tammert (Estonia) |
| 2008 Beijing | Gerd Kanter (Estonia) | Piotr Małachowski (Poland) | Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) |
| 2012 London | Robert Harting (Germany) | Ehsan Haddadi (Iran) | Gerd Kanter (Estonia) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Christoph Harting (Germany) | Piotr Małachowski (Poland) | Daniel Jasinski (Germany) |
| 2020 Tokyo | Daniel Ståhl (Sweden) | Simon Pettersson (Sweden) | Lukas Weißhaidinger (Austria) |
Women's:
| Women's Discus Throw Winners at Olympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Halina Konopacka (Poland) | Lillian Copeland (United States) | Ruth Svedberg (Sweden) |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Lillian Copeland (United States) | Ruth Osburn (United States) | Jadwiga Wajs (Poland) |
| 1936 Berlin | Gisela Mauermayer (Germany) | Jadwiga Wajsówna (Poland) | Paula Mollenhauer (Germany) |
| 1948 London | Micheline Ostermeyer (France) | Edera Cordiale (Italy) | Jacqueline Mazeas (France) |
| 1952 Helsinki | Nina Romashkova (Soviet Union) | Elizaveta Bagryantseva (Soviet Union) | Nina Dumbadze (Soviet Union) |
| 1956 Melbourne | Olga Fikotová (Czechoslovakia) | Irina Beglyakova (Soviet Union) | Nina Romashkova (Soviet Union) |
| 1960 Rome | Nina Romashkova (Soviet Union) | Tamara Press (Soviet Union) | Lia MANOLIU (Romania) |
| 1964 Tokyo | Tamara Press (Soviet Union) | Ingrid LOTZ (United Team Of Germany) | Lia Manoliu (Romania) |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lia Manoliu (Romania) | Liesel WESTERMANN (West Germany) | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (Hungary) |
| 1972 Munich | Faina Melnik (Soviet Union) | Argentina Menis (Romania) | Vasilka Stoeva (Bulgaria) |
| 1976 Montreal | Evelin Schlaak (East Germany) | Mariya Vergova (Bulgaria) | Gabriele Hinzmann (East Germany) |
| 1980 Moscow | Evelin Jahl (East Germany) | Mariya Petkova (Bulgaria) | Tatiana Lesovaia (Soviet Union) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Ria Stalman (Netherlands) | Leslie Deniz (United States) | Florenta Craciunescu (Romania) |
| 1988 Seoul | Martina Hellmann (East Germany) | Diana Gansky (East Germany) | Tsvetanka Khristova (Bulgaria) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Maritza Martén (Cuba) | Tsvetanka Khristova (Bulgaria) | Daniela Costian (Australia) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Ilke Wyludda (Germany) | Natalya Sadova (Russia) | Ellina Zvereva (Belarus) |
| 2000 Sydney | Ellina Zvereva (Belarus) | Anastasia Kelesidou (Greece) | Irina Yatchenko (Belarus) |
| 2004 Athens | Natalya Sadova (Russia) | Anastasia Kelesidou (Greece) | Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová (Czech Republic) |
| 2008 Beijing | Stephanie Brown Trafton (United States) | Yarelys Barrios (Cuba) | Olena Antonova (Ukraine) |
| 2012 London | Sandra Perkovic (Croatia) | Li Yanfeng (China) | Yarelys Barrios (Cuba) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Sandra Perković (Croatia) | Mélina Robert-Michon (France) | Denia Caballero (Cuba) |
| 2020 Tokyo | Valarie Allman (United States) | Kristin Pudenz (Germany) | Yaime Pérez (Cuba) |
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