The discus throw is a routine part of most modern track and field meets at all levels and is a sport which is particularly iconic of the Olympic Games.

Under IAAF ( international ) rules, Youth boys ( 16 – 17 years ) throw the 1. 5 kg discus, the Junior men ( 18 – 19 years ) throw the unique 1. 75 kg discus, and the girls / women of those ages throw the 1 kg discus.

In international competition, men throw the 2 kg discus through age 49.

The 1. 5 kg discus is thrown by ages 50 – 59, and men age 60 and beyond throw the 1 kg discus.

Women throw the 1 kg discus through age 74.

Starting with age 75, women throw the 750 gram discus.

A discus with more weight in the rim produces greater angular momentum for any given spin rate, and thus more stability, although it is more difficult to throw.

The competitor's best throw from the allocated number of throws, typically three to six, is recorded, and the competitor who legally throws the discus the farthest is declared the winner.

Rutger Smith in phases of the discus throw

There are six keys movements of the discus throw: wind up, move in rhythm, balance, right leg engine, orbit, and delivery.

Executing a sound discus throw with solid technique requires perfect balance.

It is also important that the discus thrower keeps their shoulders at the same level during the throw until the end, where the thrower must extend their shoulders upward to get good lift under the discus.

Unlike the other throwing events ( shotput, discus, and hammer ), the technique used to throw the javelin is dictated by IAAF rules and " non-orthodox " techniques are not permitted.

The discus, the object to be thrown, is a heavy lenticular disc with a weight of and diameter of for the men's event, and a weight of and diameter of for the women's event.

A solid rubber discus is sometimes used ( see In the United States ).

The rules of competition for discus are virtually identical to those of shot put, except that the circle is larger, a stop board is not used and there are no form rules concerning how the discus is to be thrown.

The distance from the front edge of the circle to where the discus has landed is measured, and distances are rounded down to the nearest centimetre.

The discus is spun off the index finger or the middle finger of the throwing hand.

As well as achieving maximum momentum in the discus on throwing, the discus ' distance is also determined by the trajectory the thrower imparts, as well as the aerodynamic behavior of the discus.

The technique of discus throwing is quite difficult to master and needs lots of experience to get right, thus most top throwers are 30 years old or more.

Quite popular in Finland and Sweden at the time, this event soon faded into obscurity, together with similar variations of the shot and the discus.

His first title was in the discus throw, an event originating from the Ancient Olympics, but never before held at an international event.

Garrett had attempted to train for the event with a 10 kilogram replica of a discus, but had given up as it was too heavy.

When he learned the actual competition discus weighed only 2 kilograms, he entered the event after all, and won it, to the dismay of the Greek public, who considered their throwers " unbeatable ".

Along with the discus, the javelin was the second throwing event in the ancient Olympic pentathlon.

By the 77th Olympics, the athletic event was usually ordered into the triagmos ( long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw ), followed by the stadion foot race, and wrestling as the final event.

The pentathlon made its return as an Olympic event at the 1906 Games in Athens, consisting of a standing long jump, discus throw ( ancient style ), javelin throw, 192-metre run, and a Greco-Roman wrestling match.

Initially a single sprinting event, the Olympics gradually expanded to include several footraces, run in the nude or in armor, boxing, wrestling, pankration, chariot racing, long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw.

She won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw ( despite having picked up a discus for the first time just a few weeks before the event ), and a bronze medal in the high jump.

The victory in the discus throw, a classical Greek event, by the American Robert Garrett had been particularly painful.

An unusual event featuring the discus, which had become a staple of Olympic athletics, was held in which throwers had to follow a very specific throwing style.

He also participated in the discus throw event but his result is unknown.

In April 1904, Garrels, while still a freshman, demonstrated his ability by throwing the discus " around 118 and 119 feet " -- a distance that would have won the event at the prior week's Philadelphia meet.

Paraskevopoulos competed in the discus throw, an event which the Greek public felt that a Greek athlete was sure to win.

Indeed, when Paraskevopoulos threw the discus 28. 95 metres, it seemed as if he had won the event.

He also participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris in the shot put event finishing 5th and in the discus throw event finishing 4th.

The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

It has a track for running, an open field for many purposes, and even a discus field and cage as well as a shot put field and circle.

The main playing area is completely surrounded by an athletics track and there is also a small area which is used for hammer throwing, shot put and discus.

* Harold Alfond Stadium new in 2008, contains an illuminated 400-meter, 8-lane track, with area for the long and triple jump, new discus and hammer cage and separate areas for shot put and javelin competition.

The scope of the Games expanded in later years to include further running competitions, but the introduction of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon marked a step towards track and field as it is recognised today — it comprised a five-event competition of the long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, the stadion foot race, and wrestling.

Born and raised in Hastings, Tom Osborne was a star athlete at Hastings High School in football and basketball, and won the state discus throw in track.

I. Vidula Maidan: Basket Ball courts ( two ) one court with flood lights, Tennis courts ( two ) one court with flood lights, Hockey field ( one ), Four Hundred meters cinder track with Eight lanes, Kho-Kho courts ( two ), Kabbadi courts ( two ) Volley Ball Court ( one ) Throw Ball court ( one ) Hand Ball Court ( one ) Facility for field events ( shot ) discus, Javelin, High Jump, Long Jump etc.

He was a nationally-ranked high school track and field performer in the discus and shot put.

She is the second track and field athlete, after Lia Manoliu ( discus ), to compete at six Olympics.

Recently, the twelve new tennis courts, soccer fields, discus cage, and track, that have been pending construction, were finished.

Long was an all-around athlete, playing football ( lettered three years and was named to the Scholastic Coach All-America team as a senior, though he never played football until age 15 ), basketball ( lettered three years as a forward ), and track ( lettered three years, competing in the shot-put, discus and javelin ).

In track & field, he was a three-time State Champion on the discus, and won a State Championship on the shot put in 1996.

In basketball, he was a two time all-district selection, and in track, he threw the discus and set the school record for the shuttle hurdle relays.

In track he has the N. D. Class B State Track and Field Meet records for shot and discus.

It stops a wayward discus or hammer reaching the track or officials.

He excelled in track & field, winning seven college titles in the shotput, discus, and hammer throw.

While shoes for shot put, discus and hammer throw have flat rubber soles with no spikes, they may still occasionally be referred to as " track spikes.

* Jürgen Schult (* 1960 ), German track and field athlete and the current world record holder in the discus throw since 1986

He played on the school ’ s nationally-ranked basketball team, competed in track and field as discus thrower, and earned academic all-state honors.

Additionally, the track and field program includes throwing ( discus, hammer throw, javelin, and shot put ) coach Mac Wilkins, an Olympic gold medalist in 1976 at the Montreal games, who runs their Throw Center.

Kerry was also a standout in high school track and field and possessed a record-breaking discus throw.

In track and field, Wilfork was the Florida Class 4A state champion in the shot put and the discus in 2000.

He also lettered in basketball, and competed in shot put and discus on the track and field team.