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Men’s Discus throw
Held at 30 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: United States (13). Most medals: Al Oerter (4). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals90
Delegations23on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Rojé Stona Jamaica | Mykolas Alekna Lithuania | Matthew Denny Australia |
| 2020 Tokyo | Daniel Ståhl Sweden | Simon Pettersson Sweden | Lukas Weißhaidinger Austria |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Christoph Harting Germany | Piotr Małachowski Poland | Daniel Jasinski Germany |
| 2012 London | Robert Harting Germany | Ehsan Haddadi Iran | Gerd Kanter Estonia |
| 2008 Beijing | Gerd Kanter Estonia | Piotr Małachowski Poland | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania |
| 2004 Athens | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | Zoltán Kővágó Hungary | Aleksander Tammert Estonia |
| 2000 Sydney | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | Lars Riedel Germany | Frantz Kruger South Africa |
| 1996 Atlanta | Lars Riedel Germany | Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus |
| 1992 Barcelona | Romas Ubartas Lithuania | Jürgen Schult Germany | Roberto Moya Cuba |
| 1988 Seoul | Jürgen Schult East Germany | Romas Ubartas Soviet Union | Rolf Danneberg West Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Rolf Danneberg West Germany | Mac Wilkins United States | John Powell United States |
| 1980 Moscow | Viktor Rashchupkin Soviet Union | Imrich Bugár Czechoslovakia | Luis Delís Cuba |
| 1976 Montreal | Mac Wilkins United States | Wolfgang Schmidt East Germany | John Powell United States |
| 1972 Munich | Ludvík Daněk Czechoslovakia | Jay Silvester United States | Ricky Bruch Sweden |
| 1968 Mexico City | Al Oerter United States | Lothar Milde East Germany | Ludvík Daněk Czechoslovakia |
| 1964 Tokyo | Al Oerter United States | Ludvik Danek Czechoslovakia | Dave Weill United States |
| 1960 Rome | Al Oerter United States | Rink Babka United States | Dick Cochran United States |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Al Oerter United States | Fortune Gordien United States | Des Koch United States |
| 1952 Helsinki | Sim Iness United States | Adolfo Consolini Italy | James Dillion United States |
| 1948 London | Adolfo Consolini Italy | Giuseppe Tosi Italy | Fortune Gordien United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Ken Carpenter United States | Gordon Dunn United States | Giorgio Oberweger Italy |
| 1932 Los Angeles | John Anderson United States | Henri LaBorde United States | Paul Winter France |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Bud Houser United States | Antero Kivi Finland | James Corson United States |
| 1924 Paris | Bud Houser United States | Vilho Niittymaa Finland | Thomas Lieb United States |
| 1920 Antwerp | Elmer Niklander Finland | Armas Taipale Finland | Gus Pope United States |
| 1912 Stockholm | Armas Taipale Finland | Richard Byrd United States | James Duncan United States |
| 1908 London | Martin Sheridan United States | Merritt Giffin United States | Bill Horr United States |
| 1904 St. Louis | Martin Sheridan United States | Ralph Rose United States | Nicolaos Georgandas Greece |
| 1900 Paris | Rudolf Bauer Hungary | František Janda-Suk Bohemia | Richard Sheldon United States |
| 1896 Athens | Robert Garrett United States | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos Greece | Sotirios Versis Greece |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 13 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Finland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Al Oerter | 4 | 4 |
| Virgilijus Alekna | 2 | 3 |
| Martin Sheridan | 2 | 2 |
| Bud Houser | 2 | 2 |
| Armas Taipale | 1 | 2 |
| Adolfo Consolini | 1 | 2 |
| Ludvík Daněk | 1 | 2 |
| Mac Wilkins | 1 | 2 |
| Rolf Danneberg | 1 | 2 |
| Jürgen Schult | 1 | 2 |
| Romas Ubartas | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Riedel | 1 | 2 |