Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 August 2008 (qualification) 19 August 2008 (final) |
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| Competitors | 37 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 68.82 | ||||||||||||
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Gerd Kanter |
 Estonia
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Piotr Małachowski |
 Poland
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Virgilijus Alekna |
 Lithuania
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The men's discus throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 64.50 m (211.61 ft) (A standard) and 62.50 m (205.05 ft) (B standard).
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Qualification: 64.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place
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