Sentence examples for discus throw. from inspiring English sources
noun
An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.
discus throw hammer throw javelin throw decathlon 1983 Imrich Bugár (Czech).
Meet records were also set in the women's pole vault and discus throw.
Hunter was first in the 100 and 400; Okafor won the shot-put and discus throw.
The 235‐pound sen ior also won the discus throw with a heave of 171‐9.
Imoukhuede won the discus throw with a heave of 111'3", and took the hammer championship with a throw of 141'2".
The discus throw, javelin, long jump, sprinting and wrestling eventually formed the pentathlon, which became the central event.
Robert Garrett 1897 – An Olympic athlete who medaled in the discus throw (despite immense competition from the Greek team), shot put, high jump, and long jump.
Earlier Thursday, Eaton placed eighth in the discus throw with a toss of 45.49m, a leap forward from his 22nd-place finish in London.
Thursday's program has four finals: the men's 10-kilometer run and hammer throw and the women's long jump and discus throw.
As a consequence both decided to train for athletics; Trav for the discus throw because it was the most "pure" sport, and the narrator for the sprint.
Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/GettyImages 1.08pm BST Britain's Lawrence Okoye takes a throw in a men's discus throw qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium.
