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The US is well known for the good shot putters they produce. In recent years, there were many who started out big in high school and followed a professional career. It seems the next generation is coming up very soon. Jordan Geist, a junior from Knoch High School in Butler Country, destroyed Ryan Whiting's PIAA record throwing 22.63m (74' 3"). Jordan already was producing some personal best over the season. First, he threw 21.71m indoors in March and then improved also his outdoor best to…

A retest on the samples of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 brought the most recent doping scandal. 31 athletes are part of the most recent doping scandal. And it seems that medals will be reassigned if the test on sample B will also be positive. For the throwing community, it can get interesting. Maria Abakumova, who won the silver medal at the Olympic Games 2008, might loose her medal. The German javelin thrower Christina Obergföll would then move up the ladder and grab silver instead of…

At the Western Australia Athletics Stadium, Joshua Robinson underlined his ambition to qualify for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. The Australian javelin thrower Robinson from Queensland threw 85.11m to improve his personal best. Robinson is a two-time national champion and Commonwealth Games finalist who has not competed last year due to a knee surgery. Luke Cann placed second with 73.81m and Jake Stein 3rd with 55.46m.

It has been 8 years since an Australian javelin thrower has…

Matthew Denny had only one quest this year; ticking off the qualification standard for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. The qualification standard of 65m was the goal for Matty. To fulfill this aim, Matty traveled to the US to use the right weather conditions. After a few competitions in Los Angeles, Salina, Chula Vista, La Jolla and Irvine Matty ended up with 64.73m, just a few centimeters short of the qualifier. Yesterday the day finally came by at which Matty threw a new personal…

There was a competition held in Tallinn, Estonia today and the start list for the men's discus event was quite impressive. The Olympic Champion Gerd Kanter threw 65.08m in his last attempt which was enough for the first place. Fedrick Dacres from Jamaica followed on the 2nd spot on the podium with 63.91m. Martin Kupper completed the podium becoming 3rd with 63.82m and Märt Israel placed 4th with 60.78m

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Gerd Kanter 65.08m…

Just yesterday Christoph Harting snatched the discus WL from Piotr Malachowski throwing 68,06m. Piotr did not want him to be only the second on the worlds top list and had another competition today in Warsaw, Poland. During the Polish team championships Piotr Malachowski was producing the best result. Piotr threw 68,15m which puts him just in front of Christoph Harting again. The world champion Malachowski came to Warsaw straight from the German meeting in Dessau, where the day before suffered…

The world champion Joe Kovacs beats once again the 22m barrier. At the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene, USA Kovacs put all the competitors far behind him. By over 1m Tom Walsh followed throwing 20,84m and Reese Hoffa became 3rd with 20,58m

With a massive toss of 22.13m Joe Kovacs dominated the men's shot put event. It was the 6th time that Kovacs was able to toss the 7kg ball over the 22m mark. With an average of 22.04m he is one of the best putters out there at the moment and probably…

At the "Anhalt meeting 2016" in Dessau discus thrower, Christoph Harting increased his personal best to 68,06m and left World Champion Piotr Malachowski behind.

The crowd at the Anhalt meeting was startled several times by Christoph Harting, because whenever his discus landed beyond the Olympic standard (65.00 m), the pyrotechnics went off. This happened in all his valid attempts. In the sixth round, the eighth of the World Championships had then gained the full attention of the stadium and…

Andreas Thorkildsen is one of the best javelin throwers ever. A hip injury forced the two-time Olympic champion now to act.

Two-time javelin Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen (34) has ended his career. "It was a fun trip. Thanks for all the support I have received over the years," the Norwegian wrote on Instagram.

Thorkildsen won in Athens (2004) and in Beijing (2008) Olympic gold.

Due to a hip injury, he had to have an operation in 2014 and has since denied any more competition. In 2009…

Javelin World Champion Katharina Molitor threw the Olympic standard at Diamond League start of the track and field athletes.

The 32-year-old came in Doha / Qatar to a distance of 62.12 m and finished fourth. Her world champion gold distance of 67.69 m missed Molitor significantly, but the norm for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro surpassed Katharina by 12 centimeters. Sunette Viljoen of South Africa won the DL competition 65.14 m

In the absence of Olympic champion Robert Harting, the Pole…

Setback for Robert Harting! Germany Discus hope fears for his participation in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Harting suffers a hamstring.

Just three months before the Olympic Games in Rio discus star Robert Harting (31) has suffered on its way to comeback a setback. The Olympic champion from Berlin could not train because of a torn muscle in chest muscle and inflammation in his right knee.

"My season start is postponed indefinitely," Harting said to the newspaper BILD. He had planned to…

After the doping scandal, the hammer thrower Litvinov sees the Russian Athletics on the right track. But one need help - and no blows to the head.

In Russian doping scandal, hammer thrower Sergej Litvinov woos patience in implementing the reforms envisaged.

The redesign of the Athletics in Russia will take a long time, "but it's moving. We must not beat us only on the head, but one should help us. Just as it was in the GDR, so it is also with us. From one day to the other, all must reorient…

Discus Anna Rüh has returned to training after recovering from stomach pain.

(Turnov / Magdeburg ) Armin Lemme was audibly relieved at this news: The coach of discus thrower Anna Rüh could announce on Tuesday afternoon: "Anna is better, she has gone back to the training." Anna Rüh toiled in the past week with stomach pain and that did not sound good in those days. While a precise diagnosis is still not available, the suspect went from appendicitis on gallstones to gastric mucosal inflammation.…

Konrad Bukowiecki is undoubtedly one of the best junior shot putters the world has ever seen. With his recent put of 21.01m with the 7.2kg shot, he now has the second best distance ever achieved by a 19-year-old competing with the senior implement. Only Randy Barnes tossed the 7kg ball further, 21,88m in April 1986. He has also thrown 22.94m with the junior shot this year wich is only 6cm away from all time world junior record with the 6kg!

Your distance of 22.94m is very close to the 23.00m…

The current list of participants of the 10th edition of Frankenberger Throwing Gala is online!

Meeting director Michael Kollmar:
Qualitatively and quantitatively, we have the strongest event since the launch ten years ago. Our constant efforts to plan the competitions optimal for the athletes and their performance, officials focussing on the athletes and our strong focus on the next generation of young throwers seems to be paying off more and more. Especially the athletes and coaches speak of…

The discus competitions in Wiesbaden were as promised: Six German athletes outperformed the Olympic standard at the Werfercup, a little later Martin Wierig and Daniel Jasinski followed.

The German champion Julia Fischer threw the one-kilo implement 66.59m and thus kept the high-profile national competition at bay. It was the best result of her career - and a first small stage victory in the battle for the coveted three tickets for the Olympic Games in Rio (Brazil, August 12 to 21).

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Philip Milanov (6 July 1991) is a Belgian discus thrower. In 2015 he took home the silver medal from the World Championship in Peking with a lifetime best of 66,90m (219' 6"). He is a four-time Belgian champion and the 2015 World University Games champion in men’s discus throw.





2010












2011

56.00



Izegem

29 May




2012

57.66



Sint-Niklaas

17 May




2013

61.81



Vilvoorde

17 Aug




2014

66.02



Hengelo

8 Jun




2015

66,90m

219' 6"

Beijing

29 Aug




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Fedrick Dacres (28 February, 1994) is a Jamaican discus thrower. He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships and a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

2011 53,05m (174′ 1″)
2012 55,45m (181′ 11″)
2013 59,30m (194′ 7″)
2014 66,75m (218′ 0″)
2015 66,40m (217′ 10″) Mona 21 Mar
2016 63,88m (209' 7") Kingston 16 Apr

Zylstra: How are things going this year?
Dacres: I'm working on getting stronger, adding a few pounds to my 6'3" frame and get to around 235…

Things to keep in your Throwing Duffle Bag:
• healthy food (bring extra to share)
• water
• throwing shoes (for competition)
• running shoes (for warm-up)
• nice towel for yourself
• worn towel for implements
• sunscreen
• sweat pants
• sweat shirt
• gloves
• hat
• regular socks
• warm socks
• large trash bag


wet weather:
• rain gear
• umbrella
• dry clothes
• grippy shoes for throwing

cold weather:
• winter hat
• chemical warmers (feet and hands)
• extra warm clothes

sunny weather:
•…