Olympic Discus Throw

The Stories of Former Olympic Throwing Stars
What are former Olympic throwers doing today?

Top American Olympic Throwers of 2008
With a strong contingent of men's shot putters leading the way, Americans hope to reap some throwing medals in the 2008 Olympics.

Discus Throw Women's Olympic Medalists
The Women’s discus throw Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

Discus Throw Men's Olympic Medalists
The Men's discus throw Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

Greatest Moments In Olympic Discus Throw
The ancient sport picked up where it left off in 1896, providing one of the more dramatic finishes in the first modern games. Since then some amazingly multi-talented athletes have enjoyed success, including several of the older Olympic track and field champions.

Olympic Discus Throw Rules
Rules for the Olympic discus throw

What is the Olympic Discus Throw?
What is the Olympic Discus Throw? The sport evolved from stone-throwing hunting techniques and, much more recently, inspired the frisbee. The discus throw also has a proud heritage of its own, dating back to the ancient Greek Olympics.

2008 Olympic Discus Throw Photos
Action photos from the Beijing Olympic discus throw competition.

2008 Olympic Discus Throw Results
Results of the 2008 Olympic men's and women's discus.