The men's discus throw event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 20 and 21 October. A 2 kg (senior implement) discus was used.

Medalists Gold Hannes Hopley Silver Niklas Arrhenius Bronze Rutger Smith

Results Final 21 October Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Hannes Hopley 58.01 56.82 x 52.93 59.51 56.52 59.51 Niklas Arrhenius 53.48 53.63 51.57 56.32 59.19 x 59.19 Rutger Smith 56.39 58.70 x x x x 58.70 4 Michał Hodun 54.86 56.58 55.73 x 58.62 57.86 58.62 5 Rashid Al-Dosari 56.28 58.29 56.71 x x 55.82 58.29 6 Loy Martínez 54.93 56.94 55.37 55.51 x x 56.94 7 Pavel Lyzhin 56.24 x 54.20 54.95 x x 56.24 8 Krishnakumar Sharma 51.65 x 51.55 x x 52.01 52.01 9 Julian Ames 51.09 x 51.61 51.61 10 Manuel Florido 51.01 51.61 x 51.61 11 Ivan Napreyenko 50.56 x 49.86 50.56 12 Nicolas Deldycke x x 50.47 50.47

Qualifications 20 October

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Hannes Hopley 57.12 - - 57.12 Q 2 Rashid Al-Dosari x 53.84 54.84 54.84 q 3 Julian Ames 50.70 53.63 45.27 53.63 q 4 Pavel Lyzhin 49.46 51.09 52.85 52.85 q 5 Michał Hodun x 52.69 x 52.69 q 6 Krishnakumar Sharma 50.41 52.06 51.70 52.06 q 7 Nicolas Deldycke x 50.91 47.22 50.91 q 8 Matej Gasaj 50.48 x 50.19 50.48 9 Dylan Armstrong 49.53 48.75 x 49.53 10 Georgios Arestis x 48.10 44.36 48.10 11 Nedžad Mulabegović 47.48 46.09 46.90 47.48 12 Marco Fortes x 46.32 x 46.32 13 Christian Nordgård 41.20 45.58 x 45.58 14 Staffan Jönsson 45.51 x 43.25 45.51

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Rutger Smith 56.14 - - 56.14 Q 2 Loy Martínez x 54.40 54.37 54.40 q 3 Niklas Arrhenius x 51.61 54.38 54.38 q 4 Manuel Florido x 51.24 x 51.24 q 5 Ivan Napreyenko 49.44 50.84 x 50.84 q 6 Peter Jahn 50.80 50.52 x 50.80 7 Māris Urtāns 50.63 50.54 47.43 50.63 8 Scott Martin x 44.59 50.56 50.56 9 Omar El-Ghazaly 50.43 48.24 47.11 50.43 10 Edis Elkasević x 48.94 47.02 48.94 11 Encho Shterev 46.79 48.31 x 48.31 12 Ömer Inan x 48.09 45.98 48.09 13 Chang Ming-Huang 47.55 47.45 48.07 48.07 14 Jean-François Aurokiom 45.52 47.77 x 47.77 15 Adam Major x 45.34 x 45.34 16 Dmitriy Kondratenko x 43.53 45.03 45.03

Participation According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.

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