Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow with the final on 18 August.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Viktor Zhurba  Soviet Union	Gunnar Müller  East Germany	Ferenc Tégla  Hungary

Results

Qualification

[3]

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	?	Mark Wilkins	United States	57.14
?	?	Jim Penrose	United States	55.36
?	?	Frédéric Piette	France	54.88	[4]
?	?	Michel Chabrier	France	51.56	[4]

Final

[5][3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Viktor Zhurba	Soviet Union	61.60
	Gunnar Müller	East Germany	59.72
	Ferenc Tégla	Hungary	59.48
4	Silvano Simeon	Italy	58.20
5	Markku Tuokko	Finland	58.00
6	Igor Spasovkhodskiy	Soviet Union	57.80
7	Zdravko Pečar	Yugoslavia	57.72
8	Ain Roost	Canada	56.12
9	Jim Penrose	United States	55.92
10	Velislav Prokhaska	Bulgaria	55.66
11	Frédéric Piette	France	55.22	[4]
12	Mark Wilkins	United States	55.20

References

1. "Zweite Plätze für Schittenhelm und Karst" [Second places for Schittenhelm und Karst]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 34/1973: 1202–1204. 21 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
2. "Nur ein Finale ohne einheimische Athleten" [Only one final without local athletes]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 35/1973: 1250–1251. 28 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
3. "Qualification & Final results". The Sacramento Bee. 19 August 1973. p. 94. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
4. French results
5. "Final results". The Spokesman-Review. 19 August 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2020.