Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games:

Men's Discus Throw Final Round

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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 25, 1976
Date Finished: July 25, 1976

Gold:	Mac Wilkins
Silver:	Wolfgang Schmidt
Bronze:	John Powell

Final Round

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D
1	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	67.50
2	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	66.22
3	John Powell	29	United States	USA	65.70
4	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	64.30
5	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	64.24
6	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	63.12
7	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	63.06
8	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	61.98
9	Ludvík Daněk	39	Czechoslovakia	TCH	61.28
10	Velko Velev	28	Bulgaria	BUL	60.94
11	Ferenc Tégla	29	Hungary	HUN	60.54
12	Hein-Direck Neu	32	West Germany	FRG	60.46
13	Josef Šilhavý	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	58.42
14	János Faragó	30	Hungary	HUN	57.48
15	Armando De Vincentis	32	Italy	ITA	55.86

Final Round Round One

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D
1	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	63.68
2	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	63.12
3	John Powell	29	United States	USA	62.48
4	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	62.40
5	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	61.78
6	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	61.60
7	Velko Velev	28	Bulgaria	BUL	60.94
8	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	60.26
9	Ludvík Daněk	39	Czechoslovakia	TCH	60.12
10	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	59.62
11	Hein-Direck Neu	32	West Germany	FRG	59.44
12	Josef Šilhavý	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	57.62
13	János Faragó	30	Hungary	HUN	57.48
14	Ferenc Tégla	29	Hungary	HUN	57.44
15	Armando De Vincentis	32	Italy	ITA	55.86

Final Round Round Two

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	67.50	67.50
2	John Powell	29	United States	USA	64.24	64.24
3	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	64.04	64.04
4	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	foul	63.68
5	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	61.22	63.12
6	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	61.66	62.40
7	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	62.02	62.02
8	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	foul	61.60
9	Ludvík Daněk	39	Czechoslovakia	TCH	61.28	61.28
10	Velko Velev	28	Bulgaria	BUL	60.68	60.94
11	Hein-Direck Neu	32	West Germany	FRG	60.26	60.26
12	Josef Šilhavý	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	58.42	58.42
13	János Faragó	30	Hungary	HUN	57.30	57.48
14	Ferenc Tégla	29	Hungary	HUN	57.00	57.44
15	Armando De Vincentis	32	Italy	ITA	foul	55.86

Final Round Round Three

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	63.44	67.50
2	John Powell	29	United States	USA	65.70	65.70
3	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	65.16	65.16
4	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	60.02	64.04
5	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	foul	63.12
6	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	61.98	62.40
7	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	61.60	62.02
8	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	foul	61.60
9	Ludvík Daněk	39	Czechoslovakia	TCH	59.62	61.28
10	Velko Velev	28	Bulgaria	BUL	foul	60.94
11	Ferenc Tégla	29	Hungary	HUN	60.54	60.54
12	Hein-Direck Neu	32	West Germany	FRG	60.46	60.46
13	Josef Šilhavý	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	foul	58.42
14	János Faragó	30	Hungary	HUN	foul	57.48
15	Armando De Vincentis	32	Italy	ITA	foul	55.86

Final Round Round Four

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	63.52	67.50
2	John Powell	29	United States	USA	60.48	65.70
3	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	foul	65.16
4	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	61.08	64.04
5	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	foul	63.12
6	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	63.02	63.02
7	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	61.26	62.02
8	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	foul	61.60

Final Round Round Five

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	foul	67.50
2	John Powell	29	United States	USA	60.20	65.70
3	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	63.96	65.16
4	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	64.30	64.30
5	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	59.62	64.04
6	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	foul	63.12
7	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	61.24	62.02
8	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	61.98	61.98

Final Round Round Six

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D
NP	Wolfgang Schmidt	22	East Germany	GDR	66.22
NP	Mac Wilkins	25	United States	USA	66.14
NP	Siegfried Pachale	26	East Germany	GDR	64.24
NP	John Powell	29	United States	USA	64.24
NP	Knut Hjeltnes	24	Norway	NOR	63.06
NP	Norbert Thiede	27	East Germany	GDR	63.04
NP	Pentti Kahma	32	Finland	FIN	61.94
NP	Jay Silvester	38	United States	USA	foul

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