title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
  
  The men's discus throw event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 17 and 18 July. A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Wu Tao China |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Dmitriy Sivakov Belarus |
  | Bronze | Michał Hodun Poland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  18 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
  | | Wu Tao | China | x | 59.68 | 64.51 | x | 62.95 | x | 64.51 | |
  | | Dmitriy Sivakov | Belarus | x | 59.54 | 62.00 | 61.62 | 60.52 | x | 62.00 | |
  | | Michał Hodun | Poland | 60.60 | 61.74 | 60.79 | 61.35 | x | 58.49 | 61.74 | |
  | 4 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | Qatar | 60.02 | 60.56 | 61.21 | x | x | x | 61.21 | |
  | 5 | Daniel Vanek | Slovakia | x | 53.87 | 60.86 | x | 58.12 | x | 60.86 | |
  | 6 | Piotr Małachowski | Poland | 58.16 | 60.46 | x | 57.03 | 57.12 | 57.78 | 60.46 | |
  | 7 | Märt Israel | Estonia | 57.58 | 59.43 | 58.54 | 57.99 | 55.68 | x | 59.43 | |
  | 8 | Sean Shields | United States | 53.79 | x | 59.21 | x | x | x | 59.21 | |
  | 9 | Kris Coene | Belgium | 57.89 | 59.18 | 58.66 | | | | 59.18 | |
  | 10 | Omar El-Ghazaly | Egypt | 58.20 | 56.28 | 57.88 | | | | 58.20 | |
  | 11 | Bertrand Vili | France | x | 57.87 | 57.17 | | | | 57.87 | |
  | 12 | Vikas Gowda | India | 50.46 | 54.46 | x | | | | 54.46 | |
  
  ### Qualifications
  
  17 Jul
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Wu Tao | China | x | x | 61.03 | 61.03 | Q |
  | 2 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | Qatar | 59.90 | - | - | 59.90 | Q |
  | 3 | Omar El-Ghazaly | Egypt | 54.84 | 58.81 | x | 58.81 | q |
  | 4 | Daniel Vanek | Slovakia | 52.64 | 58.38 | 58.50 | 58.50 | q |
  | 5 | Sean Shields | United States | 55.81 | 57.74 | x | 57.74 | q |
  | 6 | Kris Coene | Belgium | 57.31 | x | x | 57.31 | q |
  | 7 | Piotr Małachowski | Poland | 56.15 | 56.68 | 57.18 | 57.18 | q |
  | 8 | Robert Harting | Germany | x | 56.23 | 55.86 | 56.23 | |
  | 9 | Edis Elkasević | Croatia | x | 55.22 | x | 55.22 | |
  | 10 | Timothy Driesen | Australia | 51.29 | 54.85 | 54.75 | 54.85 | |
  | 11 | Taavi Peetre | Estonia | 53.56 | 53.90 | x | 53.90 | |
  | 12 | Gunnar Åsvenstad | Norway | 51.29 | 48.74 | 49.68 | 51.29 | |
  | 13 | Norbert Gulyás | Hungary | x | 50.58 | x | 50.58 | |
  | 14 | Pedro Cuesta | Spain | 47.81 | 50.28 | 48.73 | 50.28 | |
  | 15 | Justin Andre | Guam | 46.69 | 43.86 | 43.83 | 46.69 | |
  | 16 | Kimani Kirton | Jamaica | x | x | 46.52 | 46.52 | |
  | 17 | Eric Matthias | British Virgin Islands | 44.23 | x | x | 44.23 | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Michał Hodun | Poland | 53.07 | 60.84 | - | 60.84 | Q |
  | 2 | Dmitriy Sivakov | Belarus | 56.55 | 56.37 | 58.07 | 58.07 | q |
  | 3 | Bertrand Vili | France | 57.81 | x | 56.64 | 57.81 | q |
  | 4 | Vikas Gowda | India | 55.97 | 56.93 | 52.38 | 56.93 | q |
  | 5 | Märt Israel | Estonia | 55.16 | 49.37 | 56.47 | 56.47 | q |
  | 6 | Gustavo de Mendonça | Brazil | 51.63 | x | 55.39 | 55.39 | |
  | 7 | Tobias Obermaier | Germany | 54.36 | x | 52.70 | 54.36 | |
  | 8 | Germán Lauro | Argentina | 53.15 | 53.69 | 49.29 | 53.69 | |
  | 9 | Michael Robertson | United States | 53.28 | 51.46 | 53.58 | 53.58 | |
  | 10 | Martin Marić | Croatia | 52.41 | 53.03 | 51.91 | 53.03 | |
  | 11 | Erik Cadée | Netherlands | 52.95 | x | x | 52.95 | |
  | 12 | Lajos Tóth | Hungary | x | x | 51.71 | 51.71 | |
  | 13 | Felipe Silva | Portugal | x | 45.71 | 51.12 | 51.12 | |
  | 14 | Vasilios Katsohirákis | Greece | 50.74 | x | x | 50.74 | |
  | 15 | Sultan Al-Dawoodi | Saudi Arabia | 50.27 | x | x | 50.27 | |
  | 16 | Andrey Semenov | Ukraine | 44.21 | x | 48.38 | 48.38 | |
  | 17 | Kerim Begliyev | Turkmenistan | x | 41.89 | 42.31 | 42.31 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Argentina (1)
  * Australia (1)
  * Belarus (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * British Virgin Islands (1)
  * China (1)
  * Croatia (2)
  * Egypt (1)
  * Estonia (2)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Guam (1)
  * Hungary (2)
  * India (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Poland (2)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Qatar (1)
  * Saudi Arabia (1)
  * Slovakia (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Turkmenistan (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United States (2)
  