LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Men's athletics discus qualifying
round results.
The top qualifiers were Estonia's Gerd Kanter with 66.39
metres(72.60 yards), Germany's Robert Harting with 66.22
metres(72.42 yards) and Cuba's Jorge Y Fernandez with 65.34
metres(71.46 yards).
Results Table
Group B
1. Gerd Kanter (Estonia) 66.39 Q metres
2. Robert Harting (Germany) 66.22 Q
3. Jorge Y Fernandez (Cuba) 65.34 Q
4. Lawrence Okoye (Britain) 65.28 Q
5. Martin Wierig (Germany) 64.13
6. Benn Harradine (Australia) 64.00
7. Mario Pestano (Spain) 63.40
8. Bogdan Pishchalnikov (Russia) 63.15
9. Rutger Smith (Netherlands) 63.09
10. Martin Maric (Croatia) 62.87
11. Traves Smikle (Jamaica) 61.85
12. Lance Brooks (U.S.) 61.17
13. Przemyslaw Czajkowski (Poland) 61.08
14. Gerhard Mayer (Austria) 60.81
15. Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (Egypt) 60.26
16. Abdul Buhari (Britain) 60.08
17. Jarred Rome (U.S.) 59.57
18. Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi (Saudi Arabia) 59.54
19. Mykyta Nesterenko (Ukraine) 59.17
20. Danijel Furtula (Montenegro) 57.48
21. Ronald Juliao (Brazil) 56.20
Group A
1. Vikas Gowda (India) 65.20 Q
2. Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) 65.19 Q
3. Piotr Malachowski (Poland) 64.65
4. Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) 63.88
5. Yennifer Frank Casanas (Spain) 63.76
6. Erik Cadee (Netherlands) 63.55
7. Apostolos Parellis (Cyprus) 63.48
8. Jason Young (U.S.) 62.18
9. Scott Martin (Australia) 62.14
10. Ercuement Olgundeniz (Turkey) 60.87
11. Maert Israel (Estonia) 60.34
12. Aleksander Tammert (Estonia) 60.20
13. Julian Wruck (Australia) 60.08
14. Markus Muench (Germany) 59.95
15. Robert Urbanek (Poland) 59.56
16. Brett Morse (Britain) 58.18
17. Roland Varga (Croatia) 58.17
18. German Lauro (Argentina) 57.54
19. Jason Morgan (Jamaica) 57.46
20. Yunio Lastre (Cuba) 57.33
Qualified for Next Round
1. Gerd Kanter (Estonia) 66.39 metres
2. Robert Harting (Germany) 66.22
3. Jorge Y Fernandez (Cuba) 65.34
4. Lawrence Okoye (Britain) 65.28
5. Vikas Gowda (India) 65.20
6. Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) 65.19
7. Piotr Malachowski (Poland) 64.65
8. Martin Wierig (Germany) 64.13
9. Benn Harradine (Australia) 64.00
10. Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) 63.88
11. Yennifer Frank Casanas (Spain) 63.76
12. Erik Cadee (Netherlands) 63.55