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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	Nr	Athlete	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 (30 September 1988)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 64.00 metres advanced to the final.

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

Qualifying Round, Group A (30 September 1988 — 9:30)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	10	Mac Wilkins	USA	62.48	62.48	×	61.34
2	11	Yury Dumchev	URS	62.08	61.30	60.24	62.08
3	3	Imrich Bugár	TCH	61.94	61.94	61.48	61.00
4	1	Georgi Georgiev	BUL	61.34	59.78	61.34	×
5	13	Vaclavas Kidykas	URS	60.88	58.82	60.88	×
6	15	Svein-Inge Valvik	NOR	60.64	59.40	×	60.64
7	4	Werner Reiterer	AUS	59.78	×	57.58	59.78
8	6	Randy Heisler	USA	59.08	×	×	59.08
9	9	Patrick Journoud	FRA	58.94	58.94	57.62	55.82
10	12	Wulf Brunner	FRG	57.50	×	57.50	×
11	7	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	54.44	51.38	54.44	47.60
12	8	Henry Smith	SAM	49.40	47.96	49.40	48.98
13	14	Min Se-Hun	KOR	47.84	×	46.52	47.84
NM	5	Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Ouiran	KSA	–	×	×	×
NM	2	Eggert Bogason	ISL	–	×	×	×

Qualifying Round, Group B (30 September 1988 — 11:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	6	Rolf Danneberg	FRG	65.70	65.70	-	-
2	5	Romas Ubartas	URS	65.58	65.58	-	-
3	4	Jürgen Schult	GDR	64.70	64.70	-	-
4	14	Gejza Valent	TCH	63.46	61.88	62.84	63.46
5	8	Knut Hjeltnes	NOR	63.50	63.50	62.66	×
6	10	Mike Buncic	USA	63.16	×	63.16	×
7	13	Erik de Bruin	NED	61.66	58.56	60.72	61.66
8	12	Alois Hannecker	FRG	61.44	61.44	×	×
9	9	Brad Cooper	BAH	59.74	59.74	56.88	56.44
10	2	Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	ISL	58.94	58.94	57.10	55.70
11	1	Paul Mardle	GBR	58.28	57.18	56.06	58.28
12	11	Ray Lazdins	CAN	57.94	57.94	×	×
13	3	Ramón Jiménez-Gaona	PAR	50.90	50.18	48.80	50.90
NM	7	Mohamed Naguib	EGY	–	×	–	–

Final Round (1 October 1988 — 12:45)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	3	Jürgen Schult	GDR	68.82	68.82	67.92	65.76	68.18	65.70	68.26	OR
2	5	Romas Ubartas	URS	67.48	66.86	66.20	66.24	64.40	63.74	67.48
3	11	Rolf Danneberg	FRG	67.38	65.58	63.60	×	63.88	67.38	62.56
4	1	Yury Dumchev	URS	66.42	64.00	63.74	63.54	63.66	62.86	66.42
5	4	Mac Wilkins	USA	65.90	61.88	×	65.12	63.84	65.90	62.96
6	6	Gejza Valent	TCH	65.80	×	63.36	62.46	62.80	64.28	65.80
7	7	Knut Hjeltnes	NOR	64.94	63.30	×	64.10	64.94	63.22	×
8	12	Alois Hannecker	FRG	63.28	60.28	62.50	63.28	60.94	61.54	×
9	10	Erik de Bruin	NED	63.06	63.06	×	×	–	–	–
10	9	Mike Buncic	USA	62.46	62.46	×	×	–	–	–
11	8	Georgi Georgiev	BUL	61.24	61.24	61.12	59.66	–	–	–
12	2	Imrich Bugár	TCH	60.88	59.60	×	60.88	–	–	–