Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw event at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold  Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY)
Silver  Victor Hogan (RSA)
Bronze  Russell Tucker (RSA)

Records[edit]

Prior to this competition, the existing world, African record and world leading were as follows:

World record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
World leading  Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) 69.50 Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2011
African record  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 70.32 Salon-de-Provence, France 26 May 2002

Results[edit]

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasser Ibrahim Farag  Egypt 63.20 X 63.20 X 59.82 X 63.20m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Victor Hogan  South Africa 62.60 X X 60.74 X X 62.60m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russell Tucker  South Africa X 54.00 51.54 55.98 54.27 X 55.98m
4 Abderrahmane Bourakba  Algeria X X X 52.47 X X 52.47m
5 Elvino Pierre Louis  Mauritius X 43.83 47.86 51.89 X 49.77 51.89m
6 Ezeofo Kenechukukwa  Nigeria 50.92 50.34 X X X 50.54 50.92m
7 Siegfried Luccioni Mve  Gabon 48.55 46.53 46.36 45.33 46.97 45.78 48.55m NR

References[edit]

External links[edit]

"All-Africa Games - Day 1 Results". www.africathle.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.