2016 Statistics – Men’s DT by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in : Can Harting become fifth DT to win multiple GOLD medals at the Olympic Games? Summary Page: All time Performance List at the Olympic Games Performance Performer Distance Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 69.89 LTU 1 Athinai 2004 2 2 69.40 GER 1 1996 3 69.30 Virgilijus Alekna 1 2000 4 3 68.82 Jürgen Schult GDR 1 1988 5 4 68.82 EST 1 2008 6 68.50 Lars Riedel 2 Sydney 2000 7 5 68.28 USA 1q Montreal 1976 8 6 68.27 GER 1 2012

Shortest winning distance since 1976: 65.12m by (LTU) in 1992 Margin of Victory Difference Distance Name Nat Venue Year Max 3.40m 41.46 USA Athinai 1906 2.89m 45.21 Armas Taipale FIN 1912 2.85m 68.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU Athinai 2004 Min 0cm 39.28 Martin Sheridan USA St Louis 1904 9cm 47.32 Clarence Houser USA 1928 68.27 Robert Harting GER London 2012

Longest mark in each round Round Distance Name Nat Venue Year Final 69.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU Athinai 2004 Qualifying 68.28 Mac Wilkins USA Montreal 1976

Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Position Name Nat Venue Year 63.48 7qA CYP London 2012

Best Marks for Places in the Olympic Games Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Year 1 69.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU Athinai 2004 2 68.50 Lars Riedel GER Sydney 2000 3 68.19 RSA Sydney 2000 4 67.38 Virgilijus Alekna LTU London 2012 67.09 Robert Harting GER Sydney 2000

Multiple Gold Medalists: Virgilijus Alekna (LTU): 2000, 2004 (USA): 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 Clarence Houser (USA): 1924, 1928 Martin Sheridan (USA): 1904, 1906, 1908 No throw longer than 67.00m in Rio de Janeiro: All time Performance List at the Olympic Games Performance Performer Distance Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 69.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 1 Athinai 2004 2 2 69.40 Lars Riedel GER 1 Atlanta 1996 3 69.30 Virgilijus Alekna 1 Sydney 2000 4 3 68.82 Jürgen Schult GDR 1 Seoul 1988 4 3 68.82 Gerd Kanter EST 1 Beijing 2008 6 68.50 Lars Riedel 2 Sydney 2000 7 5 68.28 Mac Wilkins USA 1q Montreal 1976 8 6 68.27 Robert Harting GER 1 London 2012 9 7 68.19 Frantz Kruger RSA 3 Sydney 2000 10 8 68.18 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 2 London 2012 11 68.15 Lars Riedel 1qA Sydney 2000 12 68.03 Gerd Kanter 3 London 2012 13 9 67.82 Piotr Malachowski POL 2 Beijing 2008 14 67.79 Virgilijus Alekna 1qA Athinai 2004 14 67.79 Virgilijus Alekna 3 Beijing 2008 16 10 67.59 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 4 Sydney 2000 17 67.54 Frantz Kruger 2qA Sydney 2000 18 67.50 Mac Wilkins 1 Montreal 1976 19 11 67.48 Romas Ubartas URS 2 Seoul 1988 20 12 67.38 FRG 3 Seoul 1988 21 67.38 Virgilijus Alekna 4 London 2012 22 67.19 Piotr Malachowski 5 London 2012 23 67.10 Virgilijus Alekna 1qB Sydney 2000 24 67.09 Robert Harting 4 Beijing 2008 25 13 67.04 Zoltan Kovago HUN 2 Athinai 2004 26 14 66.66 EST 3 Athinai 2004 27 15 66.64 Viktor Rashchupkin URS 1 Moskva 1980 28 66.60 Rolf Danneberg 1 Los Angeles 1984 29 16 66.60 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR 2 Atlanta 1996 30 17 66.49 Yennifer Frank Casanas ESP 5 Beijing 2008 31 18 66.42 Yuriy Dumchev RUS 4 Seoul 1988 32 66.39 Gerd Kanter 1qB London 2012 33 19 66.38 Imrich Bugar TCH 2 Moskva 1980 34 20 66.32 Luis Delis CUB 3 Moskva 1980 35 66.30 Mac Wilkins 2 Los Angeles 1984 36 21 66.22 GDR 2 Montreal 1976 37 66.22 Robert Harting 2qB London 2012 38 22 66.02 USA 5 Sydney 2000 39 65.94 Piotr Malochowski 1qA Beijing 2008 40 65.90 Mac Wilkins 5 Seoul 1988 41 65.90 Vasiliy Kaptyukh 3qA Sydney 2000 42 23 65.88 Bogdan Pishchalnikov RUS 6 Beijing 2008 43 24 65.85 GER 6 London 2012 44 65.84 Virgilijus Alekna 2qA Beijing 2008 45 25 65.80 Gejza Valent TCH 6 Seoul 1988 46 26 65.80 Vasily Kaptyukh BLR 3 Atlanta 1996 47 27 65.80 CAN 6 Sydney 2000

Shortest winning distance since 1976: 65.12m by Romas Ubartas (LTU) in 1992

Margin of Victory Difference Distance Name Nat Venue Year Max 3.40m 41.46 Martin Sheridan USA Athinai 1906 2.89m 45.21 Armas Taipale FIN Stockholm 1912 2.85m 68.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU Athinai 2004 2.80m 69.40 Lars Riedel GER Atlanta 1996 Min 0cm 39.28 Martin Sheridan USA St Louis 1904 9cm 47.32 Clarence Houser USA Amsterdam 1928 68.27 Robert Harting GER London 2012 18cm 65.12 Romas Ubartas LTU 1992

Difference between first and third Diff Winning dist 3rd place dist Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 4.64m 41.46m 36.82m Martin Sheridan USA Athenai 1906 3.60m 69.40m 65.80m Lars Riedel GER Atlanta 1996 Min 22cm 47.32m 47.10m Clarence Houser USA Amsterdam 1928 24cm 68.27m 68.03m Robert Harting GER London 2012 32cm 66.64m 66.32m Viktor Rashchupkin URS Moskva 1980

Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 2.58m 27.78m Sotirios Versis GRE Athinai 1896 1.56m 50.77m USA London 1948 66.66m Aleksander Tammert EST Athinai 2004 Min 2cm 39.44m USA London 1908 11cm 47.85m Paul Winter FRA Los Angeles 1932 13cm 54.40m Des Koch USA 1956 18cm 65.46m John Powell USA Los Angeles 1984

Longest mark in each round Round Distance Name Nat Venue Year Final 69.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU Athinai 2004 Qualifying 68.28 Mac Wilkins USA Montreal 1976

Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Position Name Nat Venue Year 63.48 7qA Apostolos Parellis CYP London 2012

Average of last eight Olympic Games Average 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996 1992 1988 1984 Winning Distance 68.28 68.27 68.82 69.89 69.30 69.40 65.12 68.82 66.60 Winning Medal 66.68 68.03 67.79 66.66 68.19 65.80 64.12 67.38 65.46 Missing Medal (4 th ) 65.89 67.38 67.09 65.10 67.59 65.42 62.86 66.42 65.28 8th place 63.28 64.79 63.43 62.58 64.41 62.78 61.78 63.28 63.22 Shortest to make final 61.90 63.55 62.48 61.91 62.72 62.22 60.20 61.34 60.76

Best Marks for Places in the Olympic Games Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Year 1 69.89 Virgilijus Alekna LTU Athinai 2004 2 68.50 Lars Riedel GER Sydney 2000 3 68.19 Frantz Kruger RSA Sydney 2000 4 67.59 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR Sydney 2000 67.38 Virgilijus Alekna LTU London 2012 67.09 Robert Harting GER Sydney 2000 5 67.19 Piotr Malochowski POL London 2012 66.49 Yennifer Frank Casanas ESP Beijing 2008 6 65.88 Bogdan Pishchalnikov RUS Beijing 2008

Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 74.08 Jürgen Schult GDR 6 June 1986 2 70.92 Gerd Kanter EST 25 July 2007 70.83 Robert Fazekas HUN Rethimno 23 June 2004 3 69.10 Art Burns USA San Jose 25 May 1985 68.93 Zoltan Kovago HUN Zürich 6 Aug 2004 4 68.61 Gerd Kanter EST Shanghai 23 May 2010 68.40 Gejza Vlent CZE San Jose 25 May 1985 5 67.19 Piotr Malachowski POL London 7 Aug 2012 67.08 Ehsan Hadadi IRI Shanghai 23 May 2010

Multiple Gold Medalists: Virgilijus Alekna (LTU): 2000, 2004 Al Oerter (USA): 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 Clarence Houser (USA): 1924, 1928 Martin Sheridan (USA): 1904, 1906, 1908

Multiple Medalists: Gerd Kanter (EST): 2008 Gold, 2012 Bronze Virgilijus Alekna (LTU): 2000 Gold, 2004 Gold, 2008 Bronze Lars Riedel (GER): 1996 Gold, 2000 Silver Romas Ubartas (LTU) 1988 Silver, 1992Gold Jürgen Schult (GDR): 1988 Gold, 1992 Silver Rolf Danneberg (FRG): 1984 Gold, 1988 Bronze John Powell (USA): 1976 Bronze, 1984 Bronze Mac Wilkins (USA): 1976 Gold, 1984 Silver Ludvik Danek (TCH): 1964 Silver, 1968 Bronze, 1972 Gold Al Oerter (USA): 1956 Gold, 1960 Gold, 1964 Gold, 1968 Gold (ITA): 1948 Gold, 1952 Silver Fortune Gordien (USA) 1948 Bronze, 1956 Silver Clarence Houser (USA): 1924 Gold, 1928 Gold Armas Taipale (FIN): 1912 Gold, 1920 Silver (GRE): 1904 Bronze, 1906 Silver Martin Sheridan (USA): 1904 Gold, 1906 Gold, 1908 Gold

Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze BLR 1996 Vladimir Dubrovshchik Vasily Kaptyukh USA 1984 Mac Wilkins John Powell USA 1976 Mac Wilkins John Powell USA 1964 Al Oerter USA 1960 Al Oerter Dick Cochran USA 1956 Al Oerter Fortune Gordien Des Koch USA 1952 Sim Inness Jim Dillion ITA 1948 Adolfo Consolini USA 1936 USA 1932 John Anderson Henry Laborde USA 1928 Clarence Houser James Corson USA 1924 Clarence Houser Thomas Lieb FIN 1920 Elmer Niklander Armas Taipale USA 1912 Richard Byrd James Duncan USA 1908 Martin Sheridan Merritt Giffin Marquis Horr USA 1904 Marin Sheridan GRE 1896 Panayotis Paraskevopoulous Sotirios Versis

Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Nation Men Women Venue Year GER Lars Riedel Atlanta 1996 GDR Jürgen Schult Martina Hellmann Seoul 1988 USA John Anderson Los Angeles 1932

Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze USA 14 9 13 LTU 3 1 FIN 2 3 1 GER 2 2 ITA 1 2 1 TCH 1 2 1 GDR 1 2 HUN 1 1 URS 1 1 EST 1 2 FRG 1 1 GRE 2 2 BLR 1 1 BOH 1 POL 1 IRI 1 CUB 2 FRA 1 SWE 1 RSA 1

World Champion with Olympic Gold medal Name Nat World Championships Olympics Robert Harting GER 2009, 2011, 2013 2012 Gerd Kanter EST 2007 2008 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 2003, 2005 2000, 2004 Lars Riedel GER 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 1996 Jürgen Schult GDR 1987 1988

Olympic medalist who previously won World Junior medal Name Nat Olympics Year World Junior Championships Year Ehsan Hadadi IRI Silver 2012 Gold 2004 Zoltan Kovago HUN Silver 2004 Gold 1998 Franz Kruger RSA Bronze 2000 Gold 1994 Vasily Kaptyukh URS Bronze 1996 Bronze 1986

Olympic medalists who previously won World Youth medal: Name Nat Olympics Year World Youth Championships Year Robert Harting GER Gold 2012 Silver 2001

Olympic Champion with European Championships gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games European Championships Robert Harting GER 2012 2012, 2014 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 2000, 2004 2006 Lars Riedel GER 1996 1998 Romas Ubartas LTU 1992 1986 Jürgen Shult GDR 1988 1990 Ludvik Danek TCH 1972 1971 Adolfo Consolini ITA 1948 1946, 1950, 1954

Olympic medalists with /Asian Championships medal: Name Nat Olympics Year Asian Games Asian Championships Ehsan Hadadi IRI Silver 2012 2006, 2010 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Olympic medalists with All or African Championships Gold medal: Name Nat Olympics Year All-Africa Games African Champ Franz Kruger RSA Bronze 2000 1999 1998, 2004

Olympic Champion with gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games Pan American Games Mac Wilkins USA 1976 1979 Al Oerter USA 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 1959

Olympic Champion with Gold medal: Name Nat Olympics Year Commonwealth Games Year Franz Kruger RSA Bronze 2000 Gold 2002

Last seven Olympics: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2012 Robert Harting GER 68.27 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 68.18 Gerd Kanter EST 68.03 2008 Gerd Kanter EST 68.82 Piotr Malachowski POL 67.82 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 67.79 2004 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 69.89 Zoltan Kovago HUN 67.04 Aleksander Tammert EST 66.66 2000 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 69.30 Lars Riedel GER 68.50 Franz Kruger RSA 68.19 1996 Lars Riedel GER 69.40 Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR 66.60 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 65.80 1992 Romas Ubartas LTU 65.12 Jürgen Schult GER 64.94 CUB 64.12 1988 Jürgen Schult GDR 68.82 Romas Ubartas URS 67.48 Rolf Danneberg FRG 67.38

Last eight World Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Piotr Malachowski POL 67.40 BEL 66.90 POL 65.18 2013 Robert Harting GER 69.11 Piotr Malachowski POL 68.36 Gerd Kanter EST 65.19 2011 Robert Harting GER 68.97 Gerd Kanter EST 66.95 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 66.08 2009 Robert Harting GER 69.43 Piotr Malachowski POL 69.15 Gerd Kanter EST 66.88 2007 Gerd Kanter EST 68.94 Robert Harting GER 66.68 Rutger Smith NED 66.42 2005 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 70.17 Gerd Kanter EST 68.57 Michael Möllenbeck GER 65.95 2003 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 69.69 Robert Fazekas HUN 69.01 Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR 66.51 2001 Lars Riedel GER 69.72 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 69.90 Michael Möllenbeck GER 67.61

Last nine World Junior Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz QAT 63.63 Oskar Stachnik POL 62.83 Hleb Zhuk BLR 61.70 2014 Martin Markovic CRO 66.94 Henning Prüfer GER 64.18 Sven Martin NOR 63.21 2012 JAM 62.80 Wojciech Praczyk POL 62.75 GerhardSkagestad de Beer RSA 61.57 2010 Andrius Gudzius LTU 63.78 Andrei Gag ROU 61.85 AUS 61.09 2008 Gordon Wolf GER 62.00 Marin Premeru CRO 61.85 UKR 61.01 2006 EST 67.32 IRI 63.00 Martin Wierig GER 62.17 2004 IRI 62.14 Oleg Pirog RUS 60.28 Luka Rujevic SCG 59.82 2002 CHN 64.51 Dmitriy Sivakov BLR 62.00 Michal Hodun POL 61.74 2000 RSA 59.51 Niklas Arrhenius SWE 59.19 Rutger Smith NED 58.70

Last nine World Youth Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Werner Visser RSA 64.24 Yuhan Wang CHN 60.33 George Evans GBR 60.22 2013 AUS 67.54 Henning Prüfer GER 65.62 Cheng Yulong CHN 62.80 2011 Fedrick Dacres JAM 67.05 Ethan Cochran USA 61.37 Gerhard de Beer RSA 60.63 2009 Hamid Manssour SYR 64.20 USA 61.64 Traves Smikle JAM 61.22 2007 Mykyta Nesterenko UKR 68.54 Marin Premeru CRO 64.20 Andrius Gudzius LTU 61.59 2005 Ali Shahrokhi IRI 61.07 Osmel Charlot CUB 60.17 Antonio Vital e Silva POR 59.30 2003 AUS 64.34 Wu Jian CHN 63.18 Wang Yao-Hui TPE 60.00 2001 Khalid Al-Suwaidi QAT 62.67 Robert Harting GER 62.04 Omad El Ghafaly EGY 61.06 1999 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 64.14 Zhang Huabing CHN 58.36 Raine Munukka FIN 56.52

Last six European Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Piotr Malachowski POL 67.06 Philip Milanov BEL 65.71 Gerd Kanter EST 65.27 2014 Robert Harting GER 66.07 Gerd Kanter EST 64.75 Robert Urbanek POL 63.81 2012 Robert Harting GER 68.30 Gerd Kanter EST 66.53 Zoltan Kovago HUN 66.42 2010 Piotr Malochowski POL 68.87 Robert Harting GER 68.47 Robert Fazekas HUN 66.43 2006 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 68.67 Gerd Kanter EST 68.03 Aleksander Tammert EST 66.14 2002 Robert Fazekas HUN 68.83 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 66.62 Michael Möllenbeck GER 66.37

Last four Asian Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2014 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 65.11 IND 62.58 Ahmed Mohamed QAT 61.25 2010 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 67.99 IRI 63.46 VikasDheeb Gowda IND 63.13 2006 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 63.79 Rasheed Al-Dosari QAT 62.11 Sultan Al-Dawoodi KSA 60.82 2002 Wu Tao CHN 60.76 Abbas Samimi IRI 60.44 Anil Kumar IND 59.81

Last eight Asian Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Vikas Gowda IND 62.03 Essa Al-Zankawi KUW 61.67 Mohammad IRI 59.78 2013 Vikas Gowda IND 64.90 Mohammed Samimi IRI 61.93 AhmedSamimi Dheeb QAT 60.82 2011 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 62.27 Vikas G S Gowda IND 61.58 Wu Jian CHN 56.61 2009 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 64.83 Abbas Samimi IRI 64.01 Wu Tao CHN 59.27 2007 Ehsan Hadadi IRI 65.38 Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari QAT 63.49 Abbas Samimi IRI 61.29 2005 Ehsan Haddadi IRI 65.25 Vikas G. S. Gowda IND 62.84 Anil Kumar IND 59.95 2003 Wu Tao CHN 61.43 Abbas Samimi IRI 59.51 Anil Kumar IND 59.50 2002 Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari QAT 64.43 Abbas Samimi IRI 60.49 Nuer Maimaiti CHN 60.39

Last four All Africa Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Russel Tucker RSA 60.41 Essohounamondum Tchalim TOG 51.72 Frank Elemba CGO 50.30 2011 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 63.20 RSA 62.60 Rossel Tucker RSA 55.98 2007 Omar A El-Ghazaly EGY 62.28 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 61.58 Hannes Hopley RSA 57.79 2003 Omar Ahmed El Ghanali EGY 63.61 Hannes Hopley RSA 62.86 Johannes van Wyk RSA 62.43

Last nine African Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Victor Hogan RSA 61.68 Tucker RSA 61.44 Mozia 59.16 2014 Victor Hogan RSA 62.87 Russel Tucker RSA 62.15 NGR 57.11 2012 Victor Hogan RSA 61.80 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 59.61 Russel Tucker RSA 57.99 2010 Omar El-Ghazlaly EGY 59.30 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 58.71 Victor Hogan RSA 58.11 2008 Hannes Hopley RSA 56.98 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 56.06 Nabil Kiram MAR 52.99 2006 Omar El-Ghazlaly EGY 61.11 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 54.38 Nabil Kiram MAR 53.41 2004 Frantz Kruger RSA 63.85 Hannes Hopley RSA 63.50 Nabil Kiram MAR 52.12 2002 RSA 54.32 Walid Boudaoui ALG 49.49 Omar Ahmed El Ghazali EGY 48.17 2000 Frits Potgieter RSA 60.35 Michael Conjungo CAF 59.58 NGR 57.91 1 Last four Pan American Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dsit Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Fredrick Dacres JAM 64.80 Ronald Juliao BRA 64.65 Russ Winger USA 62.64 2011 Jorge Fernandez CUB 65.58 Jarred USA 61.71 Ronald Juliao BRA 61.70 2007 Michael Robertson USA 59.24 Adam Kuehl USA 57.50 Dariusz Slowik CAN 57.37 2003 Jason Tunks CAN 63.70 Frank Casanas CUB 62.61 Loy Martinez CUB 61.36

Last four Commonwealth Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2014 Vikas Gowda IND 63.64 Apostolos Parellis CYP 63.32 Jason Morgan JAM 62.34 2010 AUS 65.45 Vikas Gowda IND 63.69 ENG 60.64 2006 AUS 63.48 Jason Tunks CAN 63.07 Dariusz Slowik CAN 61.49 2002 Frantz Kruger RSA 66.39 Jason Tunks CAN 62.61 ENG 59.24 Q

No throw longer than 67.00m in Rio de Janeiro:

Longest throw in August Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 73.88 Virgilijus Alekna LTU 1 Kaunas 3 Aug 2000 2 2 71.16 Wolfgang Schmidt GDR 1 9 Aug 1978 3 71.12 Virgilijus Alekna 1 Zürich 11 Aug 2000

Combined 2015 & 2016 World List Performance Performer Distance Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 68.29 Piotr Małachowski POL 1 Cetniewo 1 Aug 2015 2 2 68.19 Jason Morgan JAM 1 Pearl 6 June 2015 3 68.15 Piotr Małachowski 1 Warszawa 28 May 2016 4 68.10 Piotr Małachowski 1 Bydgoszcz 26 June 2016 5 3 68.06 GER 1 Dessau 27 May 2016 6 4 68.04 Robert Harting GER 1 Kassel 19 June 2016 7 68.03 Piotr Małachowski 1 6 May 2016 8 5 68.02 Fedrick Dacres JAM 1 La Jolla 23 Apr 2016 9 67.93 Christoph Harting 1 Halle 16 May 2015 10 6 67.62 Victor Hogan RSA 1 Stellenbosch 15 Apr 2016 11 7 67.60 Martin Wierig GER 1 Wiesbaden 15 May 2016 12 67.53 Christoph Harting 1 Wiesbaden 10 May 2015 13 67.50 Piotr Małachowski 1 Birmingham 5 June 2016 14 67.49 Piotr Małachowski 1 Szczecin 9 Aug 2015 15 8 67.45 USA 1 Philadelphia 19 Mar 2016 15 67.45 Piotr Małachowski 1 Rabat 22 May 2016

Gold Medal Contenders:

Piotr Malachowski (POL) DOB: 7 June 1983 Personal Best: 71.84 (2013); Season Best: 68.15 Championships Highlights: 2015 World Champion; 2010 & 2016 European Champion; 2nd in 2009 & 2013 World Championships, 2 nd in 2008 Olympics Average of top performances in 2015 and 2016 Distance Race Place Date 1 68.29 Cetniewo 1 1 Aug 2015 2 68.15 Warszawa 1 28 May 2016 3 68.10 Bydgoszcz 1 26 June 2016 4 68. 03 Doha 1 6 May 2016 5 67.50 Birmingham 1 5 June 2016 Top 5 Average 68.01

Robert Harting (GER) DOB: 18 Oct 1984 Personal Best: 70.66 (2012); Season Best: 68.04 Championships Highlights: 2012 Olympic Champion; 2009, 2011 & 2013 World Champion; 2nd in 2007 World Championships; 2012 European Champion; Average of top performances in 2015 and 2016 Distance Race Place Date 1 68.04 Kassel 1 19 June 2016 2 66.95 Schonebeck 1 29 July 2016 3 66.48 Umea 1 21 June 2016 4 65.97 Birmingham 2 5 June 2016 5 65.91 Zeulenroda 1 24 June 2016 Top 5 Average 66.67

Last 3 competitions : (only finals are included)

Piotr Malachowski (POL) Dist Venue Place Date 1 65.85 Sopot 1 28 July 2016 2 65.57 1 15 July 2016 3 67.16 Cetniewo 1 12 July 2016 Average 66.19

Robert Harting (GER) Dist Venue Place Date 1 66.95 Schonebeck 1 29 July 2016 2 65.91 Zeulenroda 1 24 June 2016 3 66.48 Umea 1 21 June 2016 Average 66.45

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