African Games 2019 / Athletics - Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw at the 2019 African Games took place on August 26th at the Stade Moulay Abdallah in Rabat .
Ten discus throwers from nine countries took part in the competition. Shehab Ahmed won the gold medal with 59.29 m, Silver went to Dotun Ogundeji with 57.82 m and Elbachir Mbarki won the bronze medal with 56.92 m.
Records
World record | Jürgen Schult | 74.08 m | Neubrandenburg , German Democratic Republic | June 6, 1986 |
Record of games | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly | 63.61 m | African Games in Abuja , Nigeria | October 13, 2003 |
Result
August 26, 2019, 4:05 p.m.
space | athlete | country | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Width (m) |
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Shehab Mohamed Abdalaziz | Egypt | 51.05 | 57.41 | 59.29 | x | x | x | 59.29 | |
Dotun Ogundeji | Nigeria | 54.15 | 51.33 | 52.10 | x | 55.28 | 57.82 | 57.82 | |
Elbachir Mbarki | Morocco | x | x | 48.29 | 56.92 | x | 56.07 | 56.92 | |
4th | Mohamed Wadah Mansour | Libya | 56.67 | 56.58 | 56.31 | x | 55.22 | 55.03 | 56.67 |
5 | Christopher Jonathan Sophie | Mauritius | 53.67 | x | 55.88 | x | 54.60 | x | 55.88 |
6th | Ryan Williams | Namibia | x | 51.65 | 50.59 | x | 47.75 | 53.01 | 53.01 |
7th | Akrem Sassi | Tunisia | 45.52 | 50.63 | 47.68 | x | x | 46.62 | 50.63 |
8th | Aly Abdelmagied | Egypt | x | 46.72 | 47.21 | 44.00 | x | 47.81 | 47.81 |
9 | Mamush Taye Degema | Ethiopia | 42.76 | 46.04 | 46.46 | not in the final of the eight best throwers |
46.46 | ||
10 | You able Kambou | Burkina Faso | x | 45.01 | 46.33 | 46.33 |
Explanation of symbols:
- = attempt skipped, x = failed attempt
Web links and sources
- Results on the 2019 African Games website
- Results. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: atos.net. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .