1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.

Medalists Gold Aleksandr Malashevich Silver Roland Varga Bronze Mario Pestano

Results Final 1 August Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Aleksandr Malashevich 53.97 59.54 60.02 61.07 63.78 x 63.78 CR Roland Varga 61.99 56.62 x x x x 61.99 Mario Pestano 59.61 x x x 57.36 61.73 61.73 4 Gábor Máté 59.43 x 61.26 56.65 60.03 58.39 61.26 5 Petri Hakala 56.54 54.95 58.08 x 57.21 59.26 59.26 6 Zoltán Kővágó 58.51 56.26 56.04 55.61 54.75 x 58.51 7 Emeka Udechuku 57.87 54.72 x 57.85 x 57.68 57.87 8 Patrick Stang 56.89 54.33 57.85 55.01 x 55.55 57.85 9 Carl Myerscough 56.68 54.00 x 56.68 10 Jörg Schulte 54.75 55.38 53.51 55.38 11 Joachim Olsen 54.86 53.99 54.97 54.97 12 Yves Niaré 53.58 x x 53.58

Qualifications 31 July Qualifying perf. 58.00 or 12 best to the Final

Group A Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Aleksandr Malashevich 58.82 Q 2 Mario Pestano 58.78 Q 3 Jörg Schulte 55.88 q 4 Carl Myerscough 55.17 q 5 Emeka Udechuku 54.54 q 6 Zoltán Kővágó 54.50 q 7 Čaba Guljaš 53.70 8 Adam Doležel 53.47 9 Jean-Baptiste Tiercelin 52.72 10 Gjøran Sørli 50.11 Demetris Toumbas 45.66

Group B Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Roland Varga 58.75 Q 2 Gábor Máté 57.85 q 3 Petri Hakala 57.58 q 4 Patrick Stang 56.83 q 5 Joachim Olsen 55.15 q 6 Yves Niaré 53.91 q 7 Janne Hummastenniemi 52.52 8 Spiridon Arabatzis 52.45 9 Dariusz Slowik 51.17 Iván Tirado NM

Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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