Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw A

The Men's Discus Throw A was one of the events held in Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.

There were 33 competitors in the heat; 6 made it into the final.

Australia's Vic Renalson achieved a throw of 22.34 metres, taking the gold medal and a setting a world record in the process.

Results Heats Rank Athlete Throw 1 21.90 2 21.32 3 19.31 4 19.20 5 18.44 6 18.07 7 17.96 8 17.90 9 17.57 10 17.34 11 16.89 12 16.43 13 15.95 14 15.88 15 15.82 16 15.45 17 15.34 18 15.30 19 15.17 20 14.99 21 14.90 22 14.10 22 13.93 24 13.58 25 13.54 26 12.85 27 12.69 28 12.69 29 12.32 30 11.96 31 11.45 32 8.20 33 7.22

Final Rank Athlete Throw 22.34 m (WR) 21.32 20.40 4 19.31 5 18.83 6 17.99

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