Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 10 September 1979.
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Results
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| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Gold01}} | align=left| Wolfgang Schmidt | align=left| {{GDR}} | 60.78 | |
| {{Silver02}} | align=left| Markku Tuokko | align=left| {{FIN}} | 59.82 | |
| {{Bronze03}} | align=left| Antonín Wybraniec | align=left| {{TCH}} | 58.32 | |
| {{sort|04|4}} | align=left| Emil Vladimirov | align=left| {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} | 58.06 | |
| {{sort|05|5}} | align=left| Imrich Bugár | align=left| {{TCH}} | 57.66 | |
| {{sort|06|6}} | align=left| Daniel Gardner | align=left| {{ISR}} | 56.32 | |
| {{sort|07|7}} | align=left| Óskar Jakobsson | align=left| {{ISL}} | 54.98 | |
| {{sort|08|8}} | align=left| Ken Stadel | align=left| {{USA}} | 54.08 | |
| {{sort|09|9}} | align=left| Filippo Monforte | align=left| {{ITA}} | 53.78 | |
| 10 | align=left| Aleksandr Nazhimov | align=left| {{URS}} | 51.10 | [http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959–-2011-gg.-... Soviet results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031121830/http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959%E2%80%93-2011-gg.-... |date=2021-10-31 }} (p100) |
| 11 | align=left| Rob Gray | align=left| {{CAN}} | 50.72 | |
| 12 | align=left| Mohamed Saidur Rob | align=left| {{BAN}} | 40.42 | |
| 13 | align=left| Jaime López | align=left| {{MEX}} | 37.44 |
References
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