Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.

Medalists

Gold	Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY)
Silver	Victor Hogan (RSA)
Bronze	Russell Tucker (RSA)

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, African record and world leading were as follows:

World record	Jürgen Schult (GDR)	74.08	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
World leading	Zoltán Kővágó (HUN)	69.50	Budapest, Hungary	30 July 2011
African record	Frantz Kruger (RSA)	70.32	Salon-de-Provence, France	26 May 2002

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	Yasser Ibrahim Farag	Egypt	63.20	X	63.20	X	59.82	X	63.20m
	Victor Hogan	South Africa	62.60	X	X	60.74	X	X	62.60m
	Russell Tucker	South Africa	X	54.00	51.54	55.98	54.27	X	55.98m
4	Abderrahmane Bourakba	Algeria	X	X	X	52.47	X	X	52.47m
5	Elvino Pierre Louis	Mauritius	X	43.83	47.86	51.89	X	49.77	51.89m
6	Ezeofo Kenechukukwa	Nigeria	50.92	50.34	X	X	X	50.54	50.92m
7	Siegfried Luccioni Mve	Gabon	48.55	46.53	46.36	45.33	46.97	45.78	48.55m	NR

External links

"All-Africa Games - Day 1 Results". www.africathle.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.