Discus

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…

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…

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

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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).

How…

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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. 


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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:
•…

Robert Urbanek (29 April 1987) is a Polish Olympic discus thrower. His personal best is 66,93m (219′ 7″), thrown in 2012 in Halle Germany. Along with taking home bronze from the Moscow World Championship last summer, fan favorite Urbanek also has a European Championships bronze medal and placed 6th at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

Season bests:
2005 … 52,68 m (172′ 10″) 1.75 kg
2006 … 57.32 (188′ 0″) 1.75 kg | 50.84 (166′ 9″) 2 kg
2007 … 56,18m (184′ 4″)
2008 … 62,22m (204′ 1″)
2009…

Cory Martin (22 May 1985) is a US American shot putter. His best international outing so far is a 9th place at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. Martin's personal best is a monster 22.10 meters (72' 6 "), set on a sunny day in Tucson Arizona on the 22nd of May of 2010, drops him at #19 on the earth's all-time shot put list.

Zylstra: What do you need to work on, improve?
Martin: Staying healthy. It's been a constant struggle to have some consistent training without an issue. I've been…

On site report from Mr Mattis:The Penn meet was absolutely miserable conditions: 43 degrees, no wind and snow before and during the meet. This is what most folks don't understand about Sam. He threw 218 in high school and was routinely throwing between 220 and 227 in practices. We thought he had a great shot at setting the HS discus record. As a sophomore he was only 4 feet behind Crouser's HS sophomore class record. Last year he was throwing between 210 and 217 in practices. However, the

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On a weekend when track & field's big hitters are uncover in Portland for the World Championships, 2015 U23 US Univeristy discus champion Sam Mattis (University of Pennsylvania) found friendly conditions at his home field and threw a 1st round 67,45m (221' 3") at the Philadelphia College Classic. Mattis' mark is the #1 throw in the world, passing Spaniard Lois Martínez's 65,73m (215' 7") from the 1st of February.

While the opener is impressive; it was surprising to see him follow the…

Jared Schuurmans (20 August, 1987) is a US American discus thrower. He holds a personal record of 66,10 m (216' 10") for the event, set in 2015. He was the national champion in 2015.

Schuurmans won an NAIA discus title in 2010 while at Doane College. He was the silver medalist at the 2014 Pan American Games and in 2015 he placed 4th at the Pan American Games.

season bests :
1.6kg
2003 … 37,50m (123′)
2004 … 48,15m (158′)
2005 … 52,15m (171′)
2006 … 59,56m (195′ 5″)
2kg
2007 … 50,24m (164′…

Recently a video of fan favorite and world champion shot putter Joe Kovacs squatting 770 pounds has been zipping around the internet. Philosopher Vern Gambetta asked a question and that has sparked an interesting discussion drawing in other great minds. Below is the text posted as we publish, have a read and join in.

Vern Gambetta
11 March at 1:19pm
I always ask- How much strength is enough? Saw where Joe Kovacs squatted 770 lbs.Have a lot of respect for Art Venegas, his coach, but I have to…

Jason Young (born May 27, 1981) is an American discus thrower who competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, finishing 19th. At Texas Tech, Young was a two-time All-American in track and field and placed 2nd in the discus at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championship. In 2010 and 2011, he was the runner-up in discus at the USA Championships. He finished 2010 as the number two ranked discus thrower in the world with his personal best at 69,90m (229' 3"), and has been ranked among the top ten in the…

Jason Morgan (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican discus thrower. On June 6, 2015 he set his national record at 68,19 meters . He won the gold medal at the 2010 and 2011 Central American and Caribbean Games–the bronze medal the the 2012 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He's also competed at the 2007 (28th), 2011 (18th)  and 2015 (22nd) World Championships and 2012 London Olympics (39th).

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