Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 13 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.[1]
| Men's discus throw at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 13 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 13 October 2002 | 10:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 6 June 1986 |
| Asian Record |  Li Shaojie (CHN) | 65.16 | Nanjing, China | 7 May 1996 |
| Games Record | Li Shaojie (CHN) | 64.58 | Bangkok, Thailand | 17 December 1998 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Attempt | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Wu Tao (CHN) |
54.14 | 55.55 | X | X | 60.76 | X | 60.76 | |
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 Abbas Samimi (IRI) |
X | 59.55 | 57.21 | X | 60.36 | 60.44 | 60.44 | |
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 Anil Kumar (IND) |
X | 59.81 | 57.63 | 57.86 | 59.57 | X | 59.81 | |
| 4 |  Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari (QAT) |
59.15 | X | X | 58.72 | 58.30 | X | 59.15 | |
| 5 | Tulake Nuermaimaiti (CHN) |
X | X | 53.63 | 57.88 | X | X | 57.88 | |
| 6 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
54.56 | 55.86 | 57.78 | 56.20 | 55.80 | 56.53 | 57.78 | |
| 7 |  Sultan Al-Dawoodi (KSA) |
X | 55.10 | X | 57.69 | X | 52.62 | 57.69 | |
| 8 | Abdullah Al-Shammari (KSA) |
55.29 | 56.87 | 54.78 | X | X | 54.64 | 56.87 | |
| 9 |  Shigeo Hatakeyama (JPN) |
50.71 | 52.69 | 52.44 | 52.69 | ||||
| 10 |  Choi Jong-bum (KOR) |
49.79 | 51.29 | X | 51.29 | ||||