title: 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
text: # 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
  
  The Men's Discus Throw at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 7.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Gerd Kanter Estonia (EST) |
  | Bronze | Michael Möllenbeck Germany (GER) |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  * All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
  
  Qualification Round :
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | 06.08.2005 – 18:20h | 06.08.2005 – 19:50h |
  | Final Round ||
  | 07.08.2005 – 18:40h ||
  
  ## Abbreviations
  
  * All results shown are in metres
  
  | Q | automatic qualification |
  | - | - |
  | q | qualification by rank |
  | DNS | did not start |
  | NM | no mark |
  | WR | world record |
  | AR | area record |
  | NR | national record |
  | PB | personal best |
  | SB | season best |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Group A
  
  * Gerd Kanter, Estonia 65.76 m Q
  * Jason Tunks, Canada 64.02 m Q
  * Michael Möllenbeck, Germany 63.71 m Q
  * Frantz Kruger, South Africa 63.44 m q
  * Jarred Rome, United States 62.72 m q
  * Carl Brown, United States 61.91 m
  * Bogdan Pishchalnikov, Russia 61.91 m
  * Jo Van Daele, Belgium 61.12 m
  * Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarus 61.04 m
  * Frank Casañas, Cuba 60.94 m
  * Jorge Balliengo, Argentina 60.40 m
  * Abbas Samimi, Iran 60.25 m
  * Gábor Máté, Hungary 58.97 m
  * Rutger Smith, Netherlands DNS
  
  ### Group B
  
  * Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania 68.79 m Q
  * Lars Riedel, Germany 66.22 m Q (SB)
  * Mario Pestano, Spain 65.04 m Q
  * Andrzej Krawczyk, Poland 64.51 m Q
  * Zoltán Kővágó, Hungary 64.30 m Q
  * Ian Waltz, United States 64.30 m Q
  * Aleksander Tammert, Estonia 64.02 m Q
  * Libor Malina, Czech Republic 62.41 m
  * Vikas Gowda, India 62.04 m
  * Roland Varga, Hungary 61.94 m
  * Tao Wu, China 61.75 m
  * Gaute Myklebust, Norway 60.00 m
  * Timo Tompuri, Finland 59.11 m
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
  | | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 63.93 | 67.90 | 68.10 | 66.75 | X | 70.17 | 70.17 m | CR |
  | | Gerd Kanter (EST) | X | 64.69 | 65.10 | 68.57 | 65.53 | 62.64 | 68.57 m | |
  | | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | X | 65.24 | 64.99 | 65.95 | X | — | 65.95 m | |
  | 4 | Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 62.28 | 63.59 | 63.18 | 64.18 | 63.50 | 64.84 | 64.84 m | |
  | 5 | Ian Waltz (USA) | 63.88 | 64.05 | X | X | 64.27 | 64.02 | 64.27 m | |
  | 6 | Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 63.19 | 61.47 | 60.92 | 63.64 | 64.23 | X | 64.23 m | |
  | 7 | Jarred Rome (USA) | 64.22 | 61.87 | X | 62.64 | 63.68 | X | 64.22 m | |
  | 8 | Jason Tunks (CAN) | 63.39 | 63.77 | X | X | X | X | 63.77 m | |
  | 9 | Lars Riedel (GER) | 63.05 | X | 62.47 | | | | 63.05 m | |
  | 10 | Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) | 62.94 | 62.68 | 59.61 | | | | 62.94 m | |
  | 11 | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 62.75 | 60.32 | X | | | | 62.75 m | |
  | 12 | Andrzej Krawczyk (POL) | 59.58 | 61.00 | 62.71 | | | | 62.71 m | |
  