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Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's discus throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 26–27 July.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Frantz Kruger
 South Africa
Jason Tunks
 Canada
Robert Weir
 England

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: 60.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 Frantz Kruger  South Africa 66.25 66.25 Q, GR
2 Jason Tunks  Canada 59.87 59.87 q
3 Glen Smith  England 59.30 59.30 q
4 Robert Weir  England 59.14 59.14 q
5 Chima Ugwu  Nigeria 54.41 58.48 58.48 q
6 Janus Robberts  South Africa 57.49 x x 57.49 q
7 Emeka Udechuku  England 55.40 54.41 55.72 55.72 q
8 Kevin Brown  Jamaica 52.09 52.27 54.74 54.74 q
9 Georgios Arestis  Cyprus x 50.09 53.36 53.36 q
10 Lee Newman  Wales 52.88 52.81 x 52.88 q
11 Petros Mitsides  Cyprus 46.87 x 50.48 50.48 q
12 Ihtsham Ul Haq  Pakistan 47.75 46.09 x 47.75 q
13 Anthony Soalla-Bell  Sierra Leone x 37.05 44.75 44.75 NR
13 Robert Kidd  Belize x 30.09 33.93 33.93
Eric Koo Wan Siong  Mauritius x x x NM
Elvis Smith  Turks and Caicos Islands x x x NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frantz Kruger  South Africa 65.67 66.39 65.12 64.61 x x 66.39 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jason Tunks  Canada 59.37 62.61 x x 62.61
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Weir  England 57.86 59.24 x 58.05 x 58.42 59.24
4 Chima Ugwu  Nigeria 59.19 x 58.61 x x x 59.19
5 Glen Smith  England 57.49 57.52 x x x x 57.52
6 Emeka Udechuku  England 55.15 57.33 x 56.32 55.85 x 57.33
7 Janus Robberts  South Africa 56.98 57.02 x x 55.50 x 57.02
8 Lee Newman  Wales 53.81 x x 53.06 52.71 x 53.81
9 Kevin Brown  Jamaica 52.04 52.51 51.59 52.51
10 Petros Mitsides  Cyprus x 52.36 49.68 52.36
11 Georgios Arestis  Cyprus 48.06 x 51.14 51.14
12 Ihtsham Ul Haq  Pakistan 48.31 x 46.77 48.31

References

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