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

Athletics at the
2011 All-Africa Games
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Half marathon men women
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

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

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

Records

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

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt63.20X63.20X59.82X63.20m
2nd, silver medalist(s)Victor Hogan South Africa62.60XX60.74XX62.60m
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Russell Tucker South AfricaX54.0051.5455.9854.27X55.98m
4Abderrahmane Bourakba AlgeriaXXX52.47XX52.47m
5Elvino Pierre Louis MauritiusX43.8347.8651.89X49.7751.89m
6Ezeofo Kenechukukwa Nigeria50.9250.34XXX50.5450.92m
7Siegfried Luccioni Mve Gabon48.5546.5346.3645.3346.9745.7848.55mNR

References

External links

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

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