Athletics — Discus Throw, Men

Times held 39
Total participants 635
Total countries 94

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1859 Discus Throw, Men 1 1
1870 Discus Throw, Men 3 1
1875 Discus Throw, Men 3 1
1889 Discus Throw, Men 3 1
1896 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 9 6
1900 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 17 9
1904 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 6 2
1904 Discus Throw (AAU Championship), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1904 Discus Throw (Olympic Collegiate Championship), Men Olympic (non-medal) 4 1
1904 Discus Throw (Western AAU Championship), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1904 Discus Throw (YMCA Championship), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1906 Discus Throw, Men Intercalated 21 9
1908 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 42 11
1912 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 41 15
1920 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 17 8
1924 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 32 18
1928 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 34 19
1932 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 18 11
1936 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 31 17
1948 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 28 18
1952 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 32 20
1956 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 20 15
1960 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 35 22
1964 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 29 21
1968 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 27 19
1972 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 29 18
1976 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 30 20
1980 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 18 12
1984 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 20 14
1988 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 29 20
1992 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 32 24
1996 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 40 30
2000 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 45 28
2004 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 39 26
2008 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 37 29
2012 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 41 24
2016 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 35 24
2020 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 32 24
2024 Discus Throw, Men Olympic 32 21

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1896 Bob GarrettUSA Panagiotis ParaskevopoulosGRE Sotirios VersisGRE
1900 Rudolf BauerHUN František Janda-SukBOH Dick SheldonUSA
1904 Martin SheridanUSA Ralph RoseUSA Nikolaos GeorgantasGRE
1906 Martin SheridanUSA Nikolaos GeorgantasGRE Verner JärvinenFIN
1908 Martin SheridanUSA Merritt GiffinUSA Bill HorrUSA
1912 Armas TaipaleFIN Dick ByrdUSA Jim DuncanUSA
1920 Elmer NiklanderFIN Armas TaipaleFIN Gus PopeUSA
1924 Bud HouserUSA Vilho NiittymaaFIN Tom LiebUSA
1928 Bud HouserUSA Antero KiviFIN Jim CorsonUSA
1932 John AndersonUSA Henri LaBordeUSA Paul WinterFRA
1936 Ken CarpenterUSA Gordon DunnUSA Giorgio OberwegerITA
1948 Adolfo ConsoliniITA Giuseppe TosiITA Fortune GordienUSA
1952 Sim InessUSA Adolfo ConsoliniITA Jim DillionUSA
1956 Al OerterUSA Fortune GordienUSA Des KochUSA
1960 Al OerterUSA Rink BabkaUSA Dick CochranUSA
1964 Al OerterUSA Ludvík DaněkTCH Dave WeillUSA
1968 Al OerterUSA Lothar MildeGDR Ludvík DaněkTCH
1972 Ludvík DaněkTCH Jay SilvesterUSA Ricky BruchSWE
1976 Mac WilkinsUSA Wolfgang SchmidtGDR John PowellUSA
1980 Viktor RashchupkinURS Imrich BugárTCH Luis DelísCUB
1984 Rolf DannebergFRG Mac WilkinsUSA John PowellUSA
1988 Jürgen SchultGDR Romas UbartasURS Rolf DannebergFRG
1992 Romas UbartasLTU Jürgen SchultGER Roberto MoyaCUB
1996 Lars RiedelGER Uladzimir DubroushchykBLR Vasil KapiukhBLR
2000 Virgilijus AleknaLTU Lars RiedelGER Frantz KrugerRSA
2004 Virgilijus AleknaLTU Zoltán KővágóHUN Aleksander TammertEST
2008 Gerd KanterEST Piotr MałachowskiPOL Virgilijus AleknaLTU
2012 Robert HartingGER Ehsan HaddadiIRI Gerd KanterEST
2016 Christoph HartingGER Piotr MałachowskiPOL Daniel JasinskiGER
2020 Daniel StåhlSWE Simon PetterssonSWE Lukas WeißhaidingerAUT
2024 Rojé StonaJAM Mykolas AleknaLTU Matthew DennyAUS

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 14 9 13 36
Germany GER 3 2 1 6
Lithuania LTU 3 1 1 5
Finland FIN 2 3 1 6
Czechoslovakia TCH 1 2 1 4
Italy ITA 1 2 1 4
East Germany GDR 1 2 0 3
Sweden SWE 1 1 1 3
Hungary HUN 1 1 0 2
Soviet Union URS 1 1 0 2
Estonia EST 1 0 2 3
West Germany FRG 1 0 1 2
Jamaica JAM 1 0 0 1
Greece GRE 0 2 2 4
Poland POL 0 2 0 2
Belarus BLR 0 1 1 2
Bohemia BOH 0 1 0 1
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 0 1 0 1
Cuba CUB 0 0 2 2
Australia AUS 0 0 1 1
Austria AUT 0 0 1 1
France FRA 0 0 1 1
South Africa RSA 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Al Oerter USA 4 0 0 4
Martin Sheridan USA 3 0 0 3
Virgilijus Alekna LTU 2 0 1 3
Bud Houser USA 2 0 0 2
Ludvík Daněk CZE
TCH
1 1 1 3

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2024 Summer Olympics Oussama Khennoussi NM QR See all
Argentina ARG 1956 Summer Olympics Günther Kruse 11 See all
Australia AUS 2024 Summer Olympics Matthew Denny 3 Bronze See all
Austria AUT 2020 Summer Olympics Lukas Weißhaidinger 3 Bronze See all
Belarus BLR 1996 Summer Olympics Uladzimir Dubroushchyk 2 Silver See all
Belgium BEL 2016 Summer Olympics Philip Milanov 9 See all
Bohemia BOH 1900 Summer Olympics František Janda-Suk 2 Silver See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 1992 Summer Olympics Dragan Mustapić 29 r1/2 See all
Brazil BRA 1924 Summer Olympics José Galimberti 20 See all
British Virgin Islands IVB 2008 Summer Olympics Eric Matthias 37 r1/2 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1980 Summer Olympics Emil Vladimirov 7 See all
Canada CAN 2000 Summer Olympics Jason Tunks 6 See all
Central African Republic CAF 1992 Summer Olympics Mickaël Conjungo 24 r1/2 See all
Chile CHI 1956 Summer Olympics Hernán Haddad 16 See all
Colombia COL 2020 Summer Olympics Mauricio Ortega 7 See all
Congo CGO 1972 Summer Olympics Noel Matuba DNS See all
Crete CRT 1906 Intercalated Games Epaminonas Anezakis DNS See all
Croatia CRO 2024 Summer Olympics Martin Marković 16 QR See all
Cuba CUB 1980 Summer Olympics Luis Delís 3 Bronze See all
1992 Summer Olympics Roberto Moya 3 Bronze
Cyprus CYP 2016 Summer Olympics Apostolos Parellis 8 See all
Czechia CZE 2004 Summer Olympics Libor Malina 10 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1972 Summer Olympics Ludvík Daněk 1 Gold See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1968 Summer Olympics Denis Ségui Kragbé 17 r1/2 See all
Denmark DEN 1920 Summer Olympics Valther Jensen 7 r1/2 See all
East Germany GDR 1988 Summer Olympics Jürgen Schult 1 Gold See all
Ecuador ECU 2024 Summer Olympics Juan Caicedo 25 QR See all
Egypt EGY 2008 Summer Olympics Omar El-Ghazaly 23 r1/2 See all
El Salvador ESA 1968 Summer Olympics Mauricio Jubis 27 r1/2 See all
Estonia EST 2008 Summer Olympics Gerd Kanter 1 Gold See all
Fiji FIJ 1956 Summer Olympics Mesulame Rakuro 15 See all
Finland FIN 1912 Summer Olympics Armas Taipale 1 Gold See all
1920 Summer Olympics Elmer Niklander 1 Gold
France FRA 1932 Summer Olympics Paul Winter 3 Bronze See all
Germany GER 1996 Summer Olympics Lars Riedel 1 Gold See all
2012 Summer Olympics Robert Harting 1 Gold
2016 Summer Olympics Christoph Harting 1 Gold
Great Britain GBR 1896 Summer Olympics George Stuart Robertson 4 See all
1956 Summer Olympics Mark Pharaoh 4
Hungary HUN 1900 Summer Olympics Rudolf Bauer 1 Gold See all
Iceland ISL 1992 Summer Olympics Vésteinn Hafsteinsson 11 See all
India IND 2012 Summer Olympics Vikas Gowda 8 See all
Iraq IRQ 1960 Summer Olympics Nayef Hameed 34 r1/2 See all
Ireland IRL 1924 Summer Olympics Paddy Bermingham 11 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2012 Summer Olympics Ehsan Haddadi 2 Silver See all
Israel ISR 1964 Summer Olympics Gideon Ariel 26 r1/2 See all
Italy ITA 1948 Summer Olympics Adolfo Consolini 1 Gold See all
Jamaica JAM 2024 Summer Olympics Rojé Stona 1 Gold See all
Japan JPN 1964 Summer Olympics Shohei Kaneko 23 r1/2 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2016 Summer Olympics Yevgeny Labutov 31 r1/2 See all
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA 1972 Summer Olympics Said Farouk Al-Turki 28 r1/2 See all
Kuwait KUW 1980 Summer Olympics Najim Abdulrazak 17 r1/2 See all
Latvia LAT 1928 Summer Olympics Jānis Jordāns 12 r1/2 See all
Lebanon LBN 1960 Summer Olympics Salem El-Jisr DNS See all
Liechtenstein LIE 1936 Summer Olympics Oskar Ospelt AC r1/2 See all
Lithuania LTU 1992 Summer Olympics Romas Ubartas 1 Gold See all
2000 Summer Olympics Virgilijus Alekna 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Virgilijus Alekna 1 Gold
Luxembourg LUX 1912 Summer Olympics Marcel Pelletier 31 See all
Malaysia MAS 1968 Summer Olympics Nashatar Singh Sidhu DNS See all
Mali MLI 1972 Summer Olympics Namakoro Niaré 13 See all
Mauritius MRI 1984 Summer Olympics Dominique Béchard 18 r1/2 See all
Mexico MEX 1928 Summer Olympics Jesús Aguirre 33 r1/2 See all
Mongolia MGL 1996 Summer Olympics Dashdendeviin Makhashiri 23 r1/2 See all
Montenegro MNE 2020 Summer Olympics Danijel Furtula 24 r1/2 See all
Morocco MAR 1968 Summer Olympics Lahcen Samsam DNS See all
Netherlands NED 2008 Summer Olympics Rutger Smith 7 See all
New Zealand NZL 1968 Summer Olympics Robin Tait 12 See all
Nicaragua NCA 1968 Summer Olympics Rolando Mendoza 26 r1/2 See all
Nigeria NGR 1996 Summer Olympics Adewale Olukoju 17 r1/2 See all
Norway NOR 1928 Summer Olympics Harald Stenerud 4 See all
1936 Summer Olympics Reidar Sørlie 4
1948 Summer Olympics Ivar Ramstad 4
1984 Summer Olympics Knut Hjeltnes 4
Pakistan PAK 1956 Summer Olympics Muhammad Ayub 19 r1/2 See all
Paraguay PAR 1992 Summer Olympics Ramón Jiménez-Gaona 16 r1/2 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Ramón Jiménez-Gaona 16 r1/2
People's Republic of China CHN 2000 Summer Olympics Li Shaojie 13 r1/2 See all
Peru PER 1948 Summer Olympics Eduardo Julve 12 See all
Poland POL 2008 Summer Olympics Piotr Małachowski 2 Silver See all
2016 Summer Olympics Piotr Małachowski 2 Silver
Portugal POR 1924 Summer Olympics António Martins 31 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1964 Summer Olympics Ignacio Reinosa 25 r1/2 See all
Qatar QAT 2008 Summer Olympics Rashid Al-Dosari 10 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1988 Summer Olympics Min Se-Hun 26 r1/2 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 2004 Summer Olympics Vadim Hranovschi 32 r1/2 See all
Romania ROU 1992 Summer Olympics Costel Grasu 4 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2008 Summer Olympics Bogdan Pishchalnikov 6 See all
Samoa SAM 2024 Summer Olympics Alex Rose 12 See all
Senegal SEN 1976 Summer Olympics Ibrahima Guèye 27 r1/2 See all
Slovakia SVK 2004 Summer Olympics Jaroslav Žitňanský 35 r1/2 See all
Slovenia SLO 2024 Summer Olympics Kristjan Čeh 4 See all
South Africa RSA 2000 Summer Olympics Frantz Kruger 3 Bronze See all
Soviet Union URS 1980 Summer Olympics Viktor Rashchupkin 1 Gold See all
Spain ESP 2008 Summer Olympics Frank Casañas 5 See all
Sweden SWE 2020 Summer Olympics Daniel Ståhl 1 Gold See all
Switzerland SUI 1928 Summer Olympics Arturo Conturbia 15 r1/2 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Adnan Houri 16 r1/2 See all
The Bahamas BAH 1984 Summer Olympics Brad Cooper 16 r1/2 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Brad Cooper 16 r1/2
Turkmenistan TKM 2000 Summer Olympics Chary Mamedov AC r1/2 See all
Türkiye TUR 2008 Summer Olympics Ercüment Olgundeniz 20 r1/2 See all
Ukraine UKR 1996 Summer Olympics Vitaliy Sydorov 7 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Dmitry Kovtsun 7 See all
United States USA 1896 Summer Olympics Bob Garrett 1 Gold See all
1904 Summer Olympics Martin Sheridan 1 Gold
1906 Intercalated Games Martin Sheridan 1 Gold
1908 Summer Olympics Martin Sheridan 1 Gold
1924 Summer Olympics Bud Houser 1 Gold
1928 Summer Olympics Bud Houser 1 Gold
1932 Summer Olympics John Anderson 1 Gold
1936 Summer Olympics Ken Carpenter 1 Gold
1952 Summer Olympics Sim Iness 1 Gold
1956 Summer Olympics Al Oerter 1 Gold
1960 Summer Olympics Al Oerter 1 Gold
1964 Summer Olympics Al Oerter 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics Al Oerter 1 Gold
1976 Summer Olympics Mac Wilkins 1 Gold
Uruguay URU 1924 Summer Olympics David Estévez DNS See all
Uzbekistan UZB 1996 Summer Olympics Roman Poltoratsky 37 r1/2 See all
West Germany FRG 1984 Summer Olympics Rolf Danneberg 1 Gold See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1956 Summer Olympics Dako Radošević 8 See all