Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 1 and 2. Twenty-nine athletes from 18 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. After the retirement of four-time Olympic champion Al Oerter, this was an event that was open to everyone. The favorite was two-time Olympic medalist and 1971 European Champion Ludvík Daněk. Daněk won, completing a full set of three different medals in the event; it was Czechoslovakia's first gold medal in the men's discus throw. Daněk was the second man (after Oerter) to win three medals in the event. Jay Silvester of the United States took silver, keeping alive the American streak of medaling in every appearance of the event (though the nation's five-Games g
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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 1 and 2. Twenty-nine athletes from 18 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. After the retirement of four-time Olympic champion Al Oerter, this was an event that was open to everyone. The favorite was two-time Olympic medalist and 1971 European Champion Ludvík Daněk. Daněk won, completing a full set of three different medals in the event; it was Czechoslovakia's first gold medal in the men's discus throw. Daněk was the second man (after Oerter) to win three medals in the event. Jay Silvester of the United States took silver, keeping alive the American streak of medaling in every appearance of the event (though the nation's five-Games g
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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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Atletica leggera ai Giochi della XX Olimpiade - Lancio del disco maschile
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Atletika na Letních olympijských hrách 1972 – hod diskem muži
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Diskuskastning för herrar i friidrott vid olympiska sommarspelen 1972
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Lancer du disque masculin aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1972
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Olympische Sommerspiele 1972/Leichtathletik – Diskuswurf (Männer)
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