Top 10 Discus Throwers of All Time

Top 10 ranked according to their Personal Bests. *video included/avaiable 10. Imrich Bugar 0:00 - 0:33 (TCH) May 25, 1985 Ricky Bruch 0:31 - 0:56 (SWE) Nov 15, 1984 John Powell 0:57- 1:18 (USA) June 9, 1984 * 9. Ben Plucknett 1:19 - 1:38 (USA) June 4, 1983 8. Lars Reidel 1:39 - 2:03 (GER) May 3, 1997 7. Robert Fazekas 2:04 - 2:34 (HUN) July 14, 2002 6. Piotr Malachowski 2:35 - 2:55 (POL) June 8, 2013 * 4. Daniel Stahl 2:56- 3:19 (SWE) June 29, 2019 * Yuriy Dumchev (URS) 3:20 - 3:32 May 29, 1983 3. Gerd Kanter 3:33 - 4:01 (EST) Sept 4, 2006 * 2. Virgilijus Alekna 4:02 - 4:37 (LTU) Aug 3, 2000 * 1. Jurgen Shult 4:38 (GDR) June 6 1986 After reviewing a whole lot of footage over the years there seems to be 3 Technical Keys to Elite Discus Performance: 1. Stretch : That is “posture“. A big chest, locked low back, arms pulled to the sides, and shoulder and hip line forming an X if looked at from a bird’s eye view.. 2. Right foot turning : The right foot/heel must continually turn throughout the throw and finish. 3. Orbit : the discus must have a good high orbit through the throw. This being the discus has a low and a high point, the high point is shoulder or head height coming into 3 and Butt level low point out of the back and just before release. A Short Book by Dan John on the teaching and technique of discus: John Powell Discus Instructional: Notes from John Powell’s Discus camp: Dan John’s Commentary on Discus technique: Video Version of above article: My Website: Pick Up A Technical Analysis: Get Online Coaching: Articles: Socials: