The men's discus throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July 2008. A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

Medalists Gold Gordon Wolf Silver Marin Premeru Bronze Mykyta Nesterenko

Results Final 9 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Gordon Wolf 55.90 60.75 55.59 61.82 62.00 x 62.00 Marin Premeru 57.25 x 56.70 60.19 61.85 58.72 61.85 Mykyta Nesterenko x 61.01 x x x 59.54 61.01 4 Victor Hogan x 57.56 59.08 x 60.64 60.64 60.64 5 Mikhail Dvornikov 58.77 58.96 58.99 59.89 59.44 59.67 59.89 6 Andrius Gudžius x 55.95 x 53.48 58.63 x 58.63 7 Fredrik Amundgård x 53.41 55.43 56.75 56.48 x 56.75 8 Tibor Petrovszki 56.41 54.52 53.46 55.62 x 54.95 56.41 9 Mateusz Suchocki 48.31 54.65 49.40 54.65 10 Hamed Mansour x 54.14 x 54.14 11 Alan Moreno 52.69 x 52.50 52.69 Johnny Karlsson x x x NM

Qualifications 8 July

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Mikhail Dvornikov 57.71 52.78 58.53 58.53 q 2 Victor Hogan 58.18 x 58.16 58.18 q 3 Andrius Gudžius 54.76 57.32 x 57.32 q 4 Mateusz Suchocki 51.43 50.58 55.80 55.80 q 5 Fredrik Amundgård x 55.33 54.28 55.33 q 6 Johnny Karlsson x 53.62 52.52 53.62 q 7 Eduardo Albertazzi 53.06 46.58 50.22 53.06 8 Curtis Griffith-Parker 51.49 52.64 44.96 52.64 9 Andrew Peska 48.21 52.29 50.70 52.29 10 Claudiu Rusu 51.85 51.95 52.18 52.18 11 Jérémy Baillard 49.91 35.61 51.00 51.00 12 Daniel Jasinski 48.71 50.36 45.72 50.36 13 Yeóryios Tremos 50.24 x x 50.24 14 Mario Cota 49.43 x - 49.43 15 Geoffrey Tabor x 49.22 x 49.22 16 George Bedoshvili x 48.91 46.15 48.91

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Mykyta Nesterenko 61.77 - - 61.77 Q 2 Marin Premeru 59.29 - - 59.29 Q 3 Gordon Wolf 56.18 58.60 57.04 58.60 q 4 Alan Moreno 55.80 x 56.19 56.19 q 5 Hamed Mansour x 53.97 55.17 55.17 q 6 Tibor Petrovszki 51.26 51.92 54.74 54.74 q 7 Pyry Niskala 50.91 50.21 53.04 53.04 8 Andrew Welch 51.67 52.88 51.20 52.88 9 Priidu Niit 48.79 48.34 51.88 51.88 10 Quincy Wilson 51.67 43.71 50.10 51.67 11 Robert Tracz x 49.77 51.49 51.49 12 Brian Bishop 49.48 51.22 51.05 51.22 13 Magnus Røsholm Berntsen x x 48.75 48.75 14 Andrei Gag x 46.98 x 46.98 Brett Morse x x x NM

Participation According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.

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