Olympian Database
Olympic Records |  | ||||||
| Records set at the Olympics - Men's Discus throw | ||||||
| 1996 | Lars Riedel |  |
GER | 69,40 | OR | Final |
| 1988 | Jürgen Schult |  |
GDR | 68,82 | OR | Final |
| 1976 | Mac Wilkins |  |
USA | 68,28 | OR | Qualifying Round |
| 1968 | Al Oerter | |
USA | 64,78 | OR | Final |
| Jay Silvester | |
USA | 63,34 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| 1964 | Al Oerter | |
USA | 61,00 | OR | Final |
| Al Oerter | |
USA | 60,54 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| 1960 | Al Oerter | |
USA | 59,18 | OR | Final |
| Al Oerter | |
USA | 58,43 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| 1956 | Al Oerter | |
USA | 56,36 | OR | Final |
| 1952 | Sim Iness | |
USA | 55,03 | OR | Final |
| 1948 | Adolfo Consolini |  |
ITA | 52,78 | OR | Final |
| Adolfo Consolini | |
ITA | 51,08 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| 1936 | Kenneth Carpenter | |
USA | 50,48 | OR | Final |
| 1932 | John Anderson | |
USA | 49,49 | OR | Final |
| 1928 | Clarence Houser | |
USA | 47,32 | OR | Final |
| Clarence Houser | |
USA | 47,32 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| James Corson | |
USA | 47,00 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| 1924 | Clarence Houser | |
USA | 46,15 | OR | Final |
| Clarence Houser | |
USA | 46,15 | OR | Qualifying Round | |
| 1912 | Armas Taipale |  |
FIN | 45,21 | OR | Final |
| 1908 | Martin Sheridan | |
USA | 40,89 | OR | Final |
| 1904 | Martin Sheridan | |
USA | 39,28 | OR | Final |
| 1900 | Rudolf Bauer |  |
HUN | 36,04 | OR | Final |
| 1896 | Robert Garrett | |
USA | 29,15 | OR | Final |
| These facts about Men's Discus throw - Athletics at the Summer Olympics are based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database | ||||||
