Venue Olympic Stadium | Dates September 1 & 2 | |
The men's discus throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 1 & 2. After the retirement of four time Olympic champion Al Oerter, this was an event that was open to everyone. The favorite was two time Olympic medalist and 1971 European Champion Ludvík Daněk.
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Results
All throwers reaching 59.00 m (193 ft 7 in) and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. All qualifiers are shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.
Final
Key: p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark; DNS = did not start
References
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA