Aug 6, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; Valarie Allman (USA) celebrates her gold medal in women’s discus throw during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: Andrew ...
Discus throw is one of the premier track and field events held every four years at the Summer Olympics. In the discus throw, athletes hurl a metal disc-shaped object as far as they can. Men's discus ...
On June 6, 1986, Juergen Schult set the world discus record at a meet in East Germany, reaching 74.08 meters. Nearly three months later, Yuriy Sedykh did the same for the hammer throw, setting the new ...