Discus

Discus, the event of throwing a metal disc as far as you can. An event which both women and men compete in. One of the many events which contains a New Zealand Athlete. Beatrice Faumuina is a New Zealand Athlete, unfortunately she did not get to the Women's final.

RECORDS
The men's discus world record was set by Jurgen Schult a German athlete in Neubrandenburg, on June 6, 1986, with a throw of 74.08m. The men's Olympic record was set by Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania on August 23, 2004 at Athens, with a throw of 69.89m.

The women's discus world record was set by Gabriele Reinsch of Germany in Neubrandenburg, on June 9, 1988, with a throw of 76.80m. The women's discus Olympic record was set by Martina Hellmann of Germany, with a throw of 72.30, set on September 29, 1988, at the Seoul Olympic Games.

MEDAL WINNERS
The men's Discus gold medal was given to Gerd Kanter, a 29 year old from Estonia, for an impressive throw of 68.82m.
The men's silver medal was given to Piotr Malachowski, a 25 year old from Poland, for a throw of 67.82m.
The men's Bronze medal was given to Virgilijus Alekna, a 36 year old from Lithuania, for a throw of 67.79m, by the way he is the reigning men's discus Olympic record holder.

The women's Discus gold medal was given to Stephanie Brown Trafton, a 29 year old from America, for a fantastic throw of 64.74m.
The silver medal was given to Yarelys Barrios, a 24 year old from Cuba, for a throw of 63.64m.
The Bronze medal was given to Olena Antonova, a 36 year old from Ukraine, for a throw of 62.59m, her season best.

One of the interesting things about discus throw, is that the man who won the Olympic gold medal for discus throw in 1896 Athens, had never seen a discus in his entire life before he got to Greece. And Yet he won the Olympic Gold Medal.


So does this show that any-one could do anything if they put there mind to it?