Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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[edit] Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Virgilijus AleknaLithuania |
 Lars RiedelGermany |
 Frantz KrugerSouth Africa |
[edit] Finals
Each thrower was given three throws. The eight best in those three received another three throws, keeping all six.
Frantz Kruger took an early lead, until Lars Riedel, then Virgilijus Alekna raised it in the third round. Alekna never lost his lead, even extending it in the 5th round.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania |
69.30 meters |
| 2 | Lars Riedel | Germany |
68.50 meters |
| 3 | Frantz Kruger | South Africa |
68.19 meters |
| 4 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh |  Belarus |
67.59 meters |
| 5 | Adam Setliff |  United States |
66.02 meters |
| 6 | Jason Tunks |  Canada |
65.80 meters |
| 7 | Vladimir Dubrovshchik | Belarus |
65.13 meters |
| 8 | Jürgen Schult | Germany |
64.41 meters |
| 9 | Aleksander Tammert |  Estonia |
63.25 meters |
| 10 | Michael Möllenbeck | Germany |
63.14 meters |
| 11 | Dmitriy Shevchenko |  Russia |
62.65 meters |
| 12 | Anthony Washington | United States |
59.87 meters |
| The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney |
| Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Men |
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100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 3000 m steeplechase | 4x100 m relay | 4x400 m relay | decathlon | marathon | 20 km walk | 50 km walk | long jump | triple jump | high jump | pole vault | shot put | hammer | discus | javelin |
| Women |
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100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | 100 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 4x100 m relay | 4x400 m relay | heptathlon | marathon | 20 km walk | long jump | triple jump | high jump | pole vault | shot put | hammer | discus | javelin |
