| | Event type
Discus Throw, Men
| Date | 30 – 31 July 2021 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Japan National Stadium, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Participants | 32 from 24 countries |
Sweden’s Daniel Ståhl had dominated the discus in the last few years, winning the 2019 World Championship, and had won 11 of 12 meets in 2021. Other contenders were Slovenia’s Kristjan Čeh and Lithuanian Andrius Gudžius but they were expected to battle for the silver and bronze behind Ståhl.
Austria’s Lukas Weißhaidinger led after round one with 66.65, but in the second round of the final, Ståhl threw 68.90, which would win the gold medal. His only challenge came from his countryman Simon Pettersson who threw 67.39 in round five and would win the silver medal, with Weißhaidinger taking bronze, a medal he had also won at the 2019 World Championships and 2018 Europeans.
Čeh and Gudžius were never in the medal race, with the former finishing fifth and Gudžius sixth. Sweden’s 1-2 finish was the first in the Olympic discus since 1960, when the United States swept the medals.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3569 | Daniel Ståhl |  SWE | 66.12 (1) | 68.90 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 3568 | Simon Pettersson | SWE | 64.18 (7) | 67.39 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1115 | Lukas Weißhaidinger |  AUT | 64.77 (5) | 67.07 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 1081 | Matthew Denny |  AUS | 65.13 (4) | 67.02 (4) | |||
| 5 | 3467 | Kristjan Čeh |  SLO | 65.45 (3) | 66.37 (5) | |||
| 6 | 2866 | Andrius Gudžius |  LTU | 65.94 (2) | 64.11 (6) | |||
| 7 | 1544 | Mauricio Ortega |  COL | 64.49 (6) | 64.08 (7) | |||
| 8 | 3951 | Sam Mattis |  USA | 63.74 (8) | 63.88 (8) | |||
| 9 | 2651 | Chad Wright |  JAM | 62.93 (12) | 62.56 (9) | |||
| 10 | 2161 | Daniel Jasinski |  GER | 63.29 (9) | 62.44 (10) | |||
| 11 | 2173 | Clemens Prüfer | GER | 63.18 (11) | 61.75 (11) | |||
| 12 | 3085 | Ola Stunes Isene |  NOR | 63.26 (10) | 61.18 (12) | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 2570 | Fedrick Dacres | JAM | 62.91 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 3208 | Bartłomiej Stój |  POL | 62.84 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 3201 | Piotr Małachowski | POL | 62.68 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 1607 | Apostolos Parellis |  CYP | 62.11 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 3366 | Alin Firfirică |  ROU | 61.90 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 3455 | Alex Rose |  SAM | 61.72 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 3936 | Reggie Jagers | USA | 61.47 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 3788 | Mykyta Nesterenko |  UKR | 60.95 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 1952 | Lolassonn Djouhan |  FRA | 60.74 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 2185 | David Wrobel | GER | 60.38 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 3924 | Mason Finley | USA | 60.34 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 2958 | Danijel Furtula |  MNE | 59.93 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 2632 | Traves Smikle | JAM | 59.04 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 2317 | Ehsan Haddadi |  IRI | 58.98 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 1247 | Yauheni Bahutski |  BLR | 58.65 (27) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 1704 | Juan Caicedo |  ECU | 57.75 (28) | – | |||
| 29 r1/2 | 2422 | Giovanni Faloci |  ITA | 57.33 (29) | – | |||
| 30 r1/2 | 1801 | Lois Maikel Martínez |  ESP | 54.69 (30) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2361 | Guðni Guðnason |  ISL | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2061 | Lawrence Okoye |  GBR | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 30 July 2021 — 9:46 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 66.00 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3569 | Daniel Ståhl | SWE | 66.12 | ||
| 2 | 2866 | Andrius Gudžius | LTU | 65.94 | ||
| 3 | 3467 | Kristjan Čeh | SLO | 65.45 | ||
| 4 | 1081 | Matthew Denny | AUS | 65.13 | ||
| 5 | 1115 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | AUT | 64.77 | ||
| 6 | 1544 | Mauricio Ortega | COL | 64.49 | ||
| 7 | 3568 | Simon Pettersson | SWE | 64.18 | ||
| 8 | 3951 | Sam Mattis | USA | 63.74 | ||
| 9 | 2161 | Daniel Jasinski | GER | 63.29 | ||
| 10 | 3085 | Ola Stunes Isene | NOR | 63.26 | ||
| 11 | 2173 | Clemens Prüfer | GER | 63.18 | ||
| 12 | 2651 | Chad Wright | JAM | 62.93 | ||
| 13 | 2570 | Fedrick Dacres | JAM | 62.91 | ||
| 14 | 3208 | Bartłomiej Stój | POL | 62.84 | ||
| 15 | 3201 | Piotr Małachowski | POL | 62.68 | ||
| 16 | 1607 | Apostolos Parellis | CYP | 62.11 | ||
| 17 | 3366 | Alin Firfirică | ROU | 61.90 | ||
| 18 | 3455 | Alex Rose | SAM | 61.72 | ||
| 19 | 3936 | Reggie Jagers | USA | 61.47 | ||
| 20 | 3788 | Mykyta Nesterenko | UKR | 60.95 | ||
| 21 | 1952 | Lolassonn Djouhan | FRA | 60.74 | ||
| 22 | 2185 | David Wrobel | GER | 60.38 | ||
| 23 | 3924 | Mason Finley | USA | 60.34 | ||
| 24 | 2958 | Danijel Furtula | MNE | 59.93 | ||
| 25 | 2632 | Traves Smikle | JAM | 59.04 | ||
| 26 | 2317 | Ehsan Haddadi | IRI | 58.98 | ||
| 27 | 1247 | Yauheni Bahutski | BLR | 58.65 | ||
| 28 | 1704 | Juan Caicedo | ECU | 57.75 | ||
| 29 | 2422 | Giovanni Faloci | ITA | 57.33 | ||
| 30 | 1801 | Lois Maikel Martínez | ESP | 54.69 | ||
| 2061 | Lawrence Okoye | GBR | – | |||
| 2361 | Guðni Guðnason | ISL | – |
Group A
| Date | 30 July 2021 — 9:46 |
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| Pos | St. Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 | Round #2 | Round #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Ståhl | SWE | 66.12 | 66.12 (1) | p ( | p ( | ||
| 2 | 9 | Andrius Gudžius | LTU | 65.94 | 65.94 (2) | 65.07 (2) | x (NP) | ||
| 3 | 8 | Matthew Denny | AUS | 65.13 | 61.58 (5) | 65.13 (1) | 64.98 (1) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | AUT | 64.77 | x (NP) | x (NP) | 64.77 (2) | ||
| 5 | 14 | Mauricio Ortega | COL | 64.49 | 61.19 (6) | 64.49 (3) | x (NP) | ||
| 6 | 4 | Sam Mattis | USA | 63.74 | 62.31 (4) | 63.74 (4) | 63.21 (4) | ||
| 7 | 12 | Daniel Jasinski | GER | 63.29 | x (NP) | 61.35 (8) | 63.29 (3) | ||
| 8 | 15 | Clemens Prüfer | GER | 63.18 | 62.52 (3) | 61.45 (7) | 63.18 (5) | ||
| 9 | 16 | Piotr Małachowski | POL | 62.68 | x (NP) | 61.76 (6) | 62.68 (6) | ||
| 10 | 13 | Alin Firfirică | ROU | 61.90 | 60.42 (8) | 61.90 (5) | x (NP) | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lolassonn Djouhan | FRA | 60.74 | 60.74 (7) | x (NP) | 60.57 (7) | ||
| 12 | 1 | Danijel Furtula | MNE | 59.93 | 59.65 (9) | x (NP) | 59.93 (8) | ||
| 13 | 11 | Traves Smikle | JAM | 59.04 | 59.04 (10) | x (NP) | x (NP) | ||
| 14 | 6 | Ehsan Haddadi | IRI | 58.98 | 58.48 (11) | 58.98 (9) | x (NP) | ||
| 15 | 2 | Juan Caicedo | ECU | 57.75 | x (NP) | 57.75 (10) | x (NP) | ||
| 10 | Lawrence Okoye | GBR | – | x (NP) | x (NP) | x (NP) |
Group B
| Date | 30 July 2021 — 11:21 |
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| Pos | St. Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 | Round #2 | Round #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kristjan Čeh | SLO | 65.45 | 65.45 (1) | x (NP) | 63.34 (2) | ||
| 2 | 6 | Simon Pettersson | SWE | 64.18 | 60.62 (8) | 59.47 (8) | 64.18 (1) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Ola Stunes Isene | NOR | 63.26 | 61.59 (6) | 61.84 (3) | 63.26 (3) | ||
| 4 | 16 | Chad Wright | JAM | 62.93 | 62.93 (2) | 60.80 (6) | 61.37 (5) | ||
| 5 | 4 | Fedrick Dacres | JAM | 62.91 | 62.91 (3) | 62.43 (1) | x (NP) | ||
| 6 | 12 | Bartłomiej Stój | POL | 62.84 | 62.84 (4) | 61.05 (5) | x (NP) | ||
| 7 | 8 | Apostolos Parellis | CYP | 62.11 | 61.73 (5) | 62.11 (2) | x (NP) | ||
| 8 | 14 | Alex Rose | SAM | 61.72 | 61.28 (7) | 61.72 (4) | 61.30 (6) | ||
| 9 | 7 | Reggie Jagers | USA | 61.47 | 59.33 (11) | x (NP) | 61.47 (4) | ||
| 10 | 1 | Mykyta Nesterenko | UKR | 60.95 | 59.71 (10) | 60.61 (7) | 60.95 (7) | ||
| 11 | 10 | David Wrobel | GER | 60.38 | 60.38 (9) | x (NP) | x (NP) | ||
| 12 | 11 | Mason Finley | USA | 60.34 | x (NP) | x (NP) | 60.34 (8) | ||
| 13 | 5 | Yauheni Bahutski | BLR | 58.65 | 58.65 (12) | x (NP) | x (NP) | ||
| 14 | 9 | Giovanni Faloci | ITA | 57.33 | x (NP) | x (NP) | 57.33 (9) | ||
| 15 | 13 | Lois Maikel Martínez | ESP | 54.69 | x (NP) | 54.69 (9) | x (NP) | ||
| 15 | Guðni Guðnason | ISL | – | x (NP) | x (NP) | x (NP) |
Final Round
| Date | 31 July 2021 — 20:15 |
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| Pos | St. Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 | Round #2 | Round #3 | Round #4 | Round #5 | Round #6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-8-8 | Daniel Ståhl | SWE | 68.90 | 63.72 (3) | 68.90 (1) | 65.16 (3) | 66.10 (2) | 67.03 (2) | 64.58 (4) | ||
| 2 | 5-6-7 | Simon Pettersson | SWE | 67.39 | 61.39 (8) | 66.58 (3) | x (NP) | 66.24 (3) | 67.39 (1) | 65.39 (3) | ||
| 3 | 1-7-6 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | AUT | 67.07 | 62.92 (4) | 66.65 (2) | 67.07 (1) | 66.86 (1) | x (NP) | x (NP) | ||
| 4 | 4-5-4 | Matthew Denny | AUS | 67.02 | 65.76 (1) | 65.53 (4) | 65.94 (2) | 65.00 (5) | 66.06 (3) | 67.02 (1) | ||
| 5 | 9-1-5 | Kristjan Čeh | SLO | 66.37 | x (NP) | 62.95 (7) | x (NP) | 66.05 (4) | x (NP) | 66.37 (2) | ||
| 6 | 12-4-3 | Andrius Gudžius | LTU | 64.11 | 64.05 (2) | x (NP) | 63.82 (4) | 64.11 (6) | 62.81 (5) | x (NP) | ||
| 7 | 10-2-2 | Mauricio Ortega | COL | 64.08 | 61.06 (10) | 63.51 (6) | x (NP) | 64.08 (7) | 63.87 (4) | x (NP) | ||
| 8 | 2-3-1 | Sam Mattis | USA | 63.88 | 61.18 (9) | 63.88 (5) | 63.14 (5) | x (NP) | 62.39 (6) | x (NP) | ||
| 9 | 11 | Chad Wright | JAM | 62.56 | 61.43 (7) | 61.42 (9) | 62.56 (6) | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 8 | Daniel Jasinski | GER | 62.44 | 61.75 (=5) | 62.44 (8) | x (NP) | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 6 | Clemens Prüfer | GER | 61.75 | 61.75 (=5) | 60.73 (11) | x (NP) | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 3 | Ola Stunes Isene | NOR | 61.18 | 60.95 (11) | 61.18 (10) | x (NP) | – | – | – |