Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw


The men's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 14–15.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record68.40 mReno, United StatesSeptember 18, 1968
Olympic record61.00 mTokyo, JapanOctober 15, 1964

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 58.00m or at least best 12 qualified.
RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
A63.3463.34
A60.4060.40
A60.3660.36
A60.3660.36
A60.1460.14
A59.3659.36
A59.3658.1056.4259.36
A59.0859.08
B58.8858.88
10A55.2658.5658.56
11A57.1858.5058.50
12A58.2458.24
13A57.4855.8457.48
14A57.3457.34
15B54.9256.6056.60
16B54.9856.0056.00
17B55.2454.2455.24
18B54.9254.92
19A53.1854.0254.02
20B53.0053.9653.3053.96
21B53.8053.80
22B51.9052.0053.5253.52
23B52.3049.4252.30
24B48.8651.7451.74
25B49.8051.7051.70
26B39.6236.4638.7839.62
27B33.6235.9436.1836.18

Final