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Discus Throw, Men

Date	30 September – 1 October 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	29 from 20 countries

The favorite was East Germany’s Jürgen Schult, the 1987 World Champion and the world record holder. He did not disappoint, winning the gold with his first throw of 68.82 (225-9½), and recording four throws beyond the silver medalist, Romas Ubartas (URS/LTU). The 1984 gold medalist, Rolf Danneberg won the bronze medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	481	Jürgen Schult	GDR	64.70 (3)	68.82 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1051	Romas Ubartas	URS	65.58 (2)	67.48 (2)	Silver
3	364	Rolf Danneberg	FRG	65.70 (1)	67.38 (3)	Bronze
4	1195	Yury Dumchev	URS	62.08 (8)	66.42 (4)
5	1136	Mac Wilkins	USA	62.48 (7)	65.90 (5)
6	812	Gejza Valent	TCH	63.46 (5)	65.80 (6)
7	988	Knut Hjeltnes	NOR	63.50 (4)	64.94 (7)
8	367	Alois Hannecker	FRG	61.44 (11)	63.28 (8)
9	509	Erik de Bruin	NED	61.66 (10)	63.06 (9)
10	1077	Mike Buncic	USA	63.16 (6)	62.46 (10)
11	132	Georgi Georgiev	BUL	61.34 (12)	61.24 (11)
12	973	Imrich Bugár	TCH	61.94 (9)	60.88 (12)
13 r1/2	1041	Vaclavas Kidykas	URS	60.88 (13)	–
14 r1/2	816	Svein-Inge Valvik	NOR	60.64 (14)	–
15 r1/2	46	Werner Reiterer	AUS	59.78 (15)	–
16 r1/2	63	Brad Cooper	BAH	59.74 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1095	Randy Heisler	USA	59.08 (17)	–
18 r1/2	329	Patrick Journoud	FRA	58.94 (18)	–
19 r1/2	566	Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	ISL	58.94 (19)	–
20 r1/2	436	Paul Mardle	GBR	58.28 (20)	–
21 r1/2	163	Ray Lazdins	CAN	57.94 (21)	–
22 r1/2	362	Wulf Brunner	FRG	57.50 (22)	–
23 r1/2	799	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	54.44 (23)	–
24 r1/2	838	Ramón Jiménez-Gaona	PAR	50.90 (24)	–
25 r1/2	897	Henry Smith	SAM	49.40 (25)	–
26 r1/2	698	Min Se-Hun	KOR	47.84 (26)	–
AC r1/2	248	Mohamed Naguib	EGY	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	563	Eggert Bogason	ISL	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	710	Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran	KSA	– (NM)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	30 September 1988
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 64.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	364	Rolf Danneberg	FRG	65.70	–	Q
2	1051	Romas Ubartas	URS	65.58	–	Q
3	481	Jürgen Schult	GDR	64.70	–	Q
4	988	Knut Hjeltnes	NOR	63.50	–	q
5	812	Gejza Valent	TCH	63.46	–	q
6	1077	Mike Buncic	USA	63.16	–	q
7	1136	Mac Wilkins	USA	62.48	–	q
8	1195	Yury Dumchev	URS	62.08	–	q
9	973	Imrich Bugár	TCH	61.94	–	q
10	509	Erik de Bruin	NED	61.66	–	q
11	367	Alois Hannecker	FRG	61.44	–	q
12	132	Georgi Georgiev	BUL	61.34	–	q
13	1041	Vaclavas Kidykas	URS	60.88	–
14	816	Svein-Inge Valvik	NOR	60.64	–
15	46	Werner Reiterer	AUS	59.78	–
16	63	Brad Cooper	BAH	59.74	–
17	1095	Randy Heisler	USA	59.08	–
18	329	Patrick Journoud	FRA	58.94	57.62
19	566	Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	ISL	58.94	57.10
20	436	Paul Mardle	GBR	58.28	–
21	163	Ray Lazdins	CAN	57.94	–
22	362	Wulf Brunner	FRG	57.50	–
23	799	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	54.44	–
24	838	Ramón Jiménez-Gaona	PAR	50.90	–
25	897	Henry Smith	SAM	49.40	–
26	698	Min Se-Hun	KOR	47.84	–
NM	710	Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran	KSA	–	–
NM	563	Eggert Bogason	ISL	–	–
NM	248	Mohamed Naguib	EGY	–	–

Group A

Date	30 September 1988 — 9:30

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1136	Mac Wilkins	USA	62.48	62.48	x	61.34
2	1195	Yury Dumchev	URS	62.08	61.30	60.24	62.08
3	973	Imrich Bugár	TCH	61.94	61.94	61.48	61.00
4	132	Georgi Georgiev	BUL	61.34	59.78	61.34	x
5	1041	Vaclavas Kidykas	URS	60.88	58.82	60.88	x
6	816	Svein-Inge Valvik	NOR	60.64	59.40	x	60.64
7	46	Werner Reiterer	AUS	59.78	x	57.58	59.78
8	1095	Randy Heisler	USA	59.08	x	x	59.08
9	329	Patrick Journoud	FRA	58.94	58.94	57.62	55.82
10	362	Wulf Brunner	FRG	57.50	x	57.50	x
11	799	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	54.44	51.38	54.44	47.60
12	897	Henry Smith	SAM	49.40	47.96	49.40	48.98
13	698	Min Se-Hun	KOR	47.84	x	46.52	47.84
NM	710	Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran	KSA	–	x	x	x
NM	563	Eggert Bogason	ISL	–	x	x	x

Group B

Date	30 September 1988 — 11:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	364	Rolf Danneberg	FRG	65.70	65.70	-	-
2	1051	Romas Ubartas	URS	65.58	65.58	-	-
3	481	Jürgen Schult	GDR	64.70	64.70	-	-
4	812	Gejza Valent	TCH	63.46	61.88	62.84	63.46
5	988	Knut Hjeltnes	NOR	63.50	63.50	62.66	x
6	1077	Mike Buncic	USA	63.16	x	63.16	x
7	509	Erik de Bruin	NED	61.66	58.56	60.72	61.66
8	367	Alois Hannecker	FRG	61.44	61.44	x	x
9	63	Brad Cooper	BAH	59.74	59.74	56.88	56.44
10	566	Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	ISL	58.94	58.94	57.10	55.70
11	436	Paul Mardle	GBR	58.28	57.18	56.06	58.28
12	163	Ray Lazdins	CAN	57.94	57.94	x	x
13	838	Ramón Jiménez-Gaona	PAR	50.90	50.18	48.80	50.90
NM	248	Mohamed Naguib	EGY	–	x	-	-

Final Round

Date	1 October 1988 — 12:45

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	481	Jürgen Schult	GDR	68.82	68.82	67.92	65.76	68.18	65.70	68.26	OR
2	1051	Romas Ubartas	URS	67.48	66.86	66.20	66.24	64.40	63.74	67.48
3	364	Rolf Danneberg	FRG	67.38	65.58	63.60	x	63.88	67.38	62.56
4	1195	Yury Dumchev	URS	66.42	64.00	63.74	63.54	63.66	62.86	66.42
5	1136	Mac Wilkins	USA	65.90	61.88	x	65.12	63.84	65.90	62.96
6	812	Gejza Valent	TCH	65.80	x	63.36	62.46	62.80	64.28	65.80
7	988	Knut Hjeltnes	NOR	64.94	63.30	x	64.10	64.94	63.22	x
8	367	Alois Hannecker	FRG	63.28	60.28	62.50	63.28	60.94	61.54	x
9	509	Erik de Bruin	NED	63.06	63.06	x	x	–	–	–
10	1077	Mike Buncic	USA	62.46	62.46	x	x	–	–	–
11	132	Georgi Georgiev	BUL	61.24	61.24	61.12	59.66	–	–	–
12	973	Imrich Bugár	TCH	60.88	59.60	x	60.88	–	–	–