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	The event consists of throwing a heavy disc, with the weight or size depending on the competitor. Men and women throw different sized discs, with varying sizes and weights depending on age. The weight of the discus is either governed by [[World Athletics]] for international or [[USA Track & Field]] for the United States.		The event consists of throwing a heavy disc, with the weight or size depending on the competitor. Men and women throw different sized discs, with varying sizes and weights depending on age. The weight of the discus is either governed by [[World Athletics]] for international or [[USA Track & Field]] for the United States.

	In the United States, [[Henry Canine]] advocated for a lighter-weight discus in high school competition. His suggestion was adopted by the [[National Federation of State High School Associations\|National High School Athletic Association]] in 1938.<ref name="Aledo">{{cite web\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/~~image~~/~~?clipping_id=~~90169040~~&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMwMjU0NzMwOCwiaWF0IjoxNjM4ODQ1NTMxLCJleHAiOjE2Mzg5MzE5MzF9.98n1pNWF4wMNFC7BlANhG9M5MEMdBgSES0Kjq2-ixAY~~\|title=Henry E. Canine resigns as mentor at high school in Aledo\|publisher=The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa)\|date=August 30, 1938\|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref>		In the United States, [[Henry Canine]] advocated for a lighter-weight discus in high school competition. His suggestion was adopted by the [[National Federation of State High School Associations\|National High School Athletic Association]] in 1938.<ref name="Aledo">{{cite web\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-henry-e-canine-resigns/90169040/\|title=Henry E. Canine resigns as mentor at high school in Aledo\|publisher=The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa)\|date=August 30, 1938\|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref>

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	The '''discus throw''' ({{audio\|En-us-discus.ogg\|pronunciation\|help=no}}), also known as disc throw, is a [[track and field]] ~~[[sport]]~~ in which the participant [[athlete]] [[throw]]s an [[oblate spheroid]] [[weight (object)\|weight]]{{snd}} called a '''discus'''{{snd}} in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an [[classical antiquity\|ancient]] sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC [[Myron]] statue ''[[Discobolus]]''. Although not part of the current [[pentathlon]], it was one of the events of the [[Ancient Olympic pentathlon\|ancient Greek pentathlon]], which can be dated back to at least 708 BC,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/object/gallery_uk.asp?ObjId=318\|title=Sports – List of Summer and Winter Olympic Sports\|date=14 January 2018\|website=olympic.org}}</ref> and it is part of the modern [[decathlon]].		The '''discus throw''' ({{audio\|En-us-discus.ogg\|pronunciation\|help=no}}), also known as disc throw, is a [[track and field]] event in which the participant [[athlete]] [[throw]]s an [[oblate spheroid]] [[weight (object)\|weight]]{{snd}} called a '''discus'''{{snd}} in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an [[classical antiquity\|ancient]] sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC [[Myron]] statue ''[[Discobolus]]''. Although not part of the current [[pentathlon]], it was one of the events of the [[Ancient Olympic pentathlon\|ancient Greek pentathlon]], which can be dated back to at least 708 BC,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/object/gallery_uk.asp?ObjId=318\|title=Sports – List of Summer and Winter Olympic Sports\|date=14 January 2018\|website=olympic.org}}</ref> and it is part of the modern [[decathlon]].

	==History==		==History==
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	\| [[Slovenska Bistrica]]		\| [[Slovenska Bistrica]]
	\|		\| <ref>{{cite web\|title=Discus Throw Results\|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7218994?eventId=10229620\|website=World Athletics\|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
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	\| [[Zagreb]]		\| [[Zagreb]]
	\| <ref>{{Cite web \|date=24 May 2025 \|title=75. Boris Hanžeković Memorial Men's Discus Throw \|url=https://www.european-athletics.com/home/results/7211209/10229620 \|access-date=24 May 2025 \|website=[[European Athletics]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=75. Boris Hanžeković Memorial Men's Discus Throw results \|url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_b8d43edc-b79c-499a-a6ae-14643d99ef02.pdf \|website=atletika.cz \|access-date=25 May 2025 \|date=24 May 2025}}</ref>		\| <ref>{{cite web \|title=75. Boris Hanžeković Memorial Men's Discus Throw results \|url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_b8d43edc-b79c-499a-a6ae-14643d99ef02.pdf \|website=atletika.cz \|access-date=25 May 2025 \|date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
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	\| [[College Station, Texas\|College Station]]		\| [[College Station, Texas\|College Station]]
	\|		\|<ref>{{cite web\|title=Discus Throw Results\|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222960?eventId=10229620&gender=M\|website=World Athletics\|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
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	\| [[Ptuj]]		\| [[Ptuj]]
	\|		\|<ref>{{cite web\|title=Discus Throw Results\|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7218874?eventId=10229620&gender=M\|website=World Athletics\|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
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	\| [[Uppsala]]		\| [[Uppsala]]
	\| <ref>{{cite news \|date=21 June 2022 \|title=Daniel Ståhl with the best new year in the world in Uppsala \|url=https://rockedbuzz.com/daniel-stahl-with-the-best-new-year-in-the-world-in-uppsala/29185/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621165424/https://rockedbuzz.com/daniel-stahl-with-the-best-new-year-in-the-world-in-uppsala/29185/ \|archive-date=21 June 2022 \|access-date=22 June 2022 \|website=rockedbuzz.com}}</ref>		\| <ref>{{cite news \|date=21 June 2022 \|title=Daniel Ståhl with the best new year in the world in Uppsala \|url=https://rockedbuzz.com/daniel-stahl-with-the-best-new-year-in-the-world-in-uppsala/29185/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621165424/https://rockedbuzz.com/daniel-stahl-with-the-best-new-year-in-the-world-in-uppsala/29185/ \|archive-date=21 June 2022 \|access-date=22 June 2022 \|website=rockedbuzz.com}}</ref>
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			\| [[Ben Plucknett]]
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			\| 4 June 1983
			\| [[Eugene, Oregon\|Eugene]]
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ben Plucknett World Athletics Profile\|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/ben-plucknett-14353754\|website=World Athletics\|access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
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	\| [[Sam Mattis]]		\| [[Sam Mattis]]
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	====Notable series====		====Notable series====
	*[[Matthew Denny]] had throws of 71.03, 73.46, 74.25, 72.93, 71.14 and 73.56 at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona on 10 April 2025, becoming the second man to produce six throws above 70 meters in a single competition.<ref name=":1" /> He achieved a series average of 72.72 m, which is the best in history.<ref>{{cite web \|title=10cm short of WR! Australian Matthew Denny achieves second-best throw in discus history \|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/10cm-short-of-wr-australian-matthew-denny-achieves-secondbest-throw-in-discus-history/news-story/32ab316b7b19ce6a814c4ec5a4e674fc \|access-date=11 April 2025 \|publisher=foxsports.com.au}}</ref>		*[[Matthew Denny]] had throws of 71.03, 73.46, 74.25, 72.93, 71.14 and 73.56 at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona on 10 April 2025, becoming the second man to produce six throws above 70 meters in a single competition.<ref name=":1" /> He achieved a series average of 72.72 m, which is the best in history.<ref>{{cite web \|title=10cm short of WR! Australian Matthew Denny achieves second-best throw in discus history \|date=11 April 2025 \|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/10cm-short-of-wr-australian-matthew-denny-achieves-secondbest-throw-in-discus-history/news-story/32ab316b7b19ce6a814c4ec5a4e674fc \|access-date=11 April 2025 \|publisher=foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
	*[[Mykolas Alekna]] had throws of 72.21, 70.32,72.89, 70.51, 74.35 and 70.50 at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona on 14 April 2024, becoming the first man to produce three throws above 72 meters (and six throws above 70 meters) in a single competition.<ref>{{cite news\|title=FLASH: Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma\|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/mykolas-alekna-discus-world-record-7435m-oklahoma\|date=15 April 2024\|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>		*[[Mykolas Alekna]] had throws of 72.21, 70.32, 72.89, 70.51, 74.35 and 70.50 at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona on 14 April 2024, becoming the first man to produce three throws above 72 meters (and six throws above 70 meters) in a single competition.<ref>{{cite news\|title=FLASH: Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma\|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/mykolas-alekna-discus-world-record-7435m-oklahoma\|date=15 April 2024\|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
	*[[Kristjan Čeh]] had throws of 71.86, 71.70 and 71.19 in Jõhvi on 16 June 2023 becoming the first man to have three throws above 71 metres in a single competition.<ref name=":0"/>		*[[Kristjan Čeh]] had throws of 71.86, 71.70 and 71.19 in Jõhvi on 16 June 2023 becoming the first man to have three throws above 71 metres in a single competition.<ref name=":0"/>
	*At the 2019 Diamond League Meeting in Doha, Qatar, [[Daniel Ståhl]] became the first man to produce six throws beyond 69.50 in a single competition.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Stahl sends discus beyond 70 metres in Doha – IAAF Diamond League\|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/doha-diamond-league-2019-stahl\|publisher=IAAF\|author=Bob Ramsak\|date=3 May 2019\|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>		*At the 2019 Diamond League Meeting in Doha, Qatar, [[Daniel Ståhl]] became the first man to produce six throws beyond 69.50 in a single competition.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Stahl sends discus beyond 70 metres in Doha – IAAF Diamond League\|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/doha-diamond-league-2019-stahl\|publisher=IAAF\|author=Bob Ramsak\|date=3 May 2019\|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
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