Men's Discus Throw (Complete). Bislett Games. Diamond League. Bislett Stadion, Oslo. July 1, 2021.

The Men’s Discus Throw event got underway @ 20:31 (local time). The Temperature was 23°C (73°F), the Humidity was 35%, the Atmospheric Pressure was 1 atm (1,013.25 hPa). Oslo is located at an Elevation of 23m Above Sea Level.

The event featured an Elite Line-Up of 8 athletes, all of them were Tokyo-Bound, 5 were ranked in the TOP FIVE, and all 8 were ranked in the Top 12. SOME STATISTICS and World Rankings by World Athletics on 7/1/2021 are listed below:

Ola Stunes Isene (NOR): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2015 National Indoor Champion (Shot Put); 2018, 2019, 2020 National Champion; 2019 European Team Champion 1st League. His PB=67.78m, SB=65.27m, Ranked #9.

Alin Alexandru Firfirica (ROU): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 National Champion; 2016, 2019, 2020 Balkan Champion; 2017 European U23 Championships Silver Medalist; 2015 European U23 Champion; 2019 World Military Games Champion; 2017, 2019 World University Games Silver Medalist. His PB=67.32m, SB=65.43m, Ranked #5.

Andrius Gudžius (LTU): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 National Champion; European U23 Champion; 2015 World University Games Bronze Medalist; 2014 European Team Champion 1st League; 2017 European (Winter) Throwing Cup Silver Medalist; 2018 European Champion; 2007 World U18 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2010 World U20 Champion; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Bronze Medalist; 2017 World Champion. His PB=69.59m, SB=68.62m, Ranked #4.

Lukas Weißhaidinger (AUT): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 National Indoor Champion; 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 National Champion; 2011 European U20 Champion; 2017 European (Winter) Throwing Cup Champion; 2018 European Championships Bronze Medalist; 2019 World Championships Bronze Medalist. National U20 Record Holder: 63.83m (2011). National Record Holder: 69.04m (2021). His PB=SB=69.04m, Ranked #3.

Simon Pettersson (SWE): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2018 European (Winter) Throwing Cup Silver Medalist. His PB=SB=69.48m, Ranked #10.

Fedrick Dacres (JAM): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 National Champion; 2018 Commonwealth Champion; 2015, 2019 Pan American Games Champion; 2018 NACAC Champion; 2011 World U18 Champion; 2012 World U20 Champion; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Champion; 2019 World Championships Silver Medalist. National Record Holder: 70.78m (2019). His PB=70.78m, SB=66.01m, Ranked #2.

Kristjan Čeh (SLO): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2019, 2020, 2021 National Champion; 2019, 2021 European U23 Champion. National U20 Record Holder: 66.06m (2018). National Record Holder: 70.35m (2021). His PB=SB=70.35m, Ranked #12.

Daniel Ståhl (SWE): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. DISCUS THROW. 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 National Champion; 2018 European (Winter) Throwing Cup Champion; 2019 European Team Championships Bronze Medalist; 2018 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2017 World Championships Silver Medalist; 2019 World Champion. National Record Holder: 71.86m (2019). His PB=71.86m, SB=70.55m, Ranked #1.

Final 3 Qualifying:
Daniel Ståhl (SWE): Qualified as 1st Placed, 68.65m (Round 5).
Kristjan Čeh (SLO): Qualified as 2nd Placed, 66.68m (Round 4).
Lukas Weißhaidinger (AUT): Qualified as 3rd Placed, 65.67m (Round 4).

Final 3 Results:
1. Daniel Ståhl (SWE): 65.72m
2. Kristjan Čeh (SLO): 65.72m
3. Lukas Weißhaidinger (AUT): 61.03m

Ståhl (SWE) took the victory, his marks in Preliminary Rounds 1-5 were better than the marks set by Čeh (SLO).

Glossary of Terms:

°C = degrees Celsius
°F = degrees Fahrenheit
m = meters
m/s = meters per second
U18 = Under 18
U20 = Under 20
U23 = Under 23
NACAC = North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association
PB = Personal Best
SB = Season Best

The Competitors in the Men’s Discus Throw and their final Marks:

1. Daniel Ståhl (SWE): 68.65m
2. Kristjan Čeh (SLO): 66.68m
3. Lukas Weißhaidinger (AUT): 65.67m
4. Andrius Gudžius (LTU): 65.57m
5. Simon Pettersson (SWE): 64.62m
6. Fedrick Dacres (JAM): 62.60m
7. Alin Alexandru Firfirica (ROU): 61.67m
8. Ola Stunes Isene (NOR): 60.80m

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