![]() ![]() On June 6th, 1986 a handful of spectators at a small track meet in Neubrandenburg Germany witnessed what was previously though impossible - a discus throw over 240 feet (73 meters). This is the mark all elite discus throwers have been fighting against since 1986 when Jurgen Schult threw his 243’½“ (74.08 meter) throw. No other record made by a male athlete in all of sport has held as long. Is a world record that has stood for more than 35 years unbeatable? Maybe. Similar to how a bike wheel stays upright so long as it spins, the discus must spin an average of 400 revolutions per minute to keep it stable in flight. ![]() The discus gets most of its distance from the angle of trajectory and its speed upon release. In reality, it’s more of a methodical command of trajectory, speed, rotational force, flight angle, and lift type of feat. ![]() On the surface, it seems like the discus throw is basically a “chuck it as hard as you can” strongman type of feat. For reference, a football weighs just less than 1lb (430 grams). Unless you have to throw 4.4 pounds farther than the longest single in-game NFL Hail Marry pass in recorded history. The men’s discuss weighs 4.4lbs (2kg) – more than 10 times the weight of the Frisbee. However, since we’re talking about the world’s first Frisbee, let’s consider the difference.Ī Frisbee weighs 175 grams. We could go on about how the event is really old and was part of the pentathlon 2,732 years ago…but this article is supposed to get you excited about the discus throw so that’s the end of that. What does it really take to break the discus world record or olympic record? Trust as Far as You Can Throw - The Event ![]()
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