Back Skyfwerp Afrikaans رمي القرص Arabic Llanzamientu de discu AST Диск ырғытыу Bashkir Кіданне дыска Byelorussian Хвърляне на диск Bulgarian Bacanje diska BS Llançament de disc Catalan Hod diskem Czech Diskoskast (atletik) Danish
| Athletics Discus throw | |
|---|---|
.jpg) German 2012 Olympic champion Robert Harting | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Mykolas Alekna (LTU) 74.35 m (243 ft 11 in) (2024) |
| Women |  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m (251 ft 11 in) (1988) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men |  Roje Stona (JAM) 70.00 m (229 ft 7 in) (2024) |
| Women | Martina Hellmann (GDR) 72.30 m (237 ft 2 in) (1988) |
| World Championship records | |
| Men |  Daniel Ståhl (SWE) 71.46 m (234 ft 5 in) (2023) |
| Women | Martina Hellmann (GDR) 71.62 m (234 ft 11 in) (1987) |
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue Discobolus. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC,[1] and it is part of the modern decathlon.
- ^ "Sports – List of Summer and Winter Olympic Sports". olympic.org. 14 January 2018.