Men · Throws · All-Time
Discus Throw
75.56
Best mark
World record
69.62
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
70.99
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
22
Countries
USA 10 · GER 8 · 20 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 75.56 to 69.62 · median 70.99
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mykolas Alekna WR | LTU | 75.56 | 13 Apr 2025 | Ramona | 22 |
| 2 | Matthew Denny | AUS | 74.78 | 13 Apr 2025 | Ramona | 28 |
| 3 | Jürgen Schult | GER | 74.08 | 6 Jun 1986 | Neubrandenburg | 26 |
| 4 | Steven Richter | GER | 74.00 | 9 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 23 |
| 5 | Virgilijus Alekna | LTU | 73.88 | 3 Aug 2000 | Kaunas | 28 |
| 6 | Gerd Kanter | EST | 73.38 | 4 Sep 2006 | Helsingborg | 27 |
| 7 | Kristjan Čeh | SLO | 72.61 | 9 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 27 |
| 8 | Sam Mattis | USA | 72.45 | 9 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 32 |
| 9 | Ralford Mullings | JAM | 72.01 | 16 Aug 2025 | Ramona | 22 |
| 10 | Lawrence Okoye | GBR | 71.88 | 11 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 34 |
| 11 | Yuriy Dumchev | RUS | 71.86 | 29 May 1983 | Moskva | 24 |
| 12 | Daniel Ståhl | SWE | 71.86 | 29 Jun 2019 | Bottnaryd | 26 |
| 13 | Piotr Małachowski | POL | 71.84 | 8 Jun 2013 | Hengelo | 30 |
| 14 | Róbert Fazekas | HUN | 71.70 | 14 Jul 2002 | Szombathely | 26 |
| 15 | Lars Riedel | GER | 71.50 | 3 May 1997 | Wiesbaden | 29 |
| 16 | Ben Plucknett | USA | 71.32 | 4 Jun 1983 | Eugene | 29 |
| 17 | John Powell | USA | 71.26 | 9 Jun 1984 | San José | 36 |
| 18 | Richard Bruch | SWE | 71.26 | 15 Nov 1984 | Malmö | |
| 19 | Imrich Bugár | CZE | 71.26 | 25 May 1985 | San José | 30 |
| 20 | Ruben Rolvink | NED | 71.22 | 31 May 2026 | Ramona | 23 |
| 21 | Arthur Burns | USA | 71.18 | 19 Jul 1983 | San José | |
| 22 | Wolfgang Schmidt | GER | 71.16 | 9 Aug 1978 | Berlin | 24 |
| 23 | Anthony Washington | USA | 71.14 | 22 May 1996 | Salinas | 30 |
| 24 | Luis Mariano Delís | CUB | 71.06 | 21 May 1983 | La Habana | |
| 25 | Clemens Prüfer | GER | 71.01 | 13 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 26 | Mac Wilkins | USA | 70.98 | 9 Jul 1980 | Helsinki | |
| 27 | Aleksander Tammert | EST | 70.82 | 15 Apr 2006 | Denton | |
| 28 | Fedrick Dacres | JAM | 70.78 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | |
| 29 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | AUT | 70.68 | 19 May 2023 | Schwechat | |
| 30 | Robert Harting | GER | 70.66 | 22 May 2012 | Turnov | |
| 31 | Roje Stona | JAM | 70.66 | 9 Apr 2026 | Ramona | |
| 32 | Marcus Gustaveson | USA | 70.63 | 21 Mar 2025 | Fort Worth | |
| 33 | Dmitriy Shevchenko | RUS | 70.54 | 7 May 2002 | Krasnodar | |
| 34 | Alex Rose | SAM | 70.43 | 9 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 34 |
| 35 | Simon Pettersson | SWE | 70.42 | 6 Aug 2022 | Norrköping | |
| 36 | Jay Silvester | USA | 70.38 | 16 May 1971 | Lancester | |
| 37 | Frantz Kruger | RSA | 70.32 | 26 May 2002 | Salôn-de-Provence | |
| 38 | Mauricio Ortega | COL | 70.29 | 22 Jul 2020 | Lovelhe | |
| 39 | Lolassonn Djouhan | FRA | 70.25 | 21 Jun 2025 | Alès | |
| 40 | Romas Ubartas | LTU | 70.06 | 8 May 1988 | Smalininkai | |
| 41 | Mika Sosna | GER | 70.05 | 10 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 42 | Juan Martinez Brito | CUB | 70.00 | 21 May 1983 | La Habana | |
| 43 | Zoltán Kövágó | HUN | 69.95 | 25 May 2006 | Salôn-de-Provence | |
| 44 | Henrik Janssen | GER | 69.94 | 13 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 45 | John Godina | USA | 69.91 | 19 May 1998 | Salinas | |
| 46 | Jason Young | USA | 69.90 | 26 Mar 2010 | Lubbock | |
| 47 | Gejza Valent | CZE | 69.70 | 26 Aug 1984 | Nitra | |
| 48 | Claudio Romero | CHI | 69.65 | 13 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 49 | Shaquille Emanuelson | NED | 69.65 | 17 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 50 | Knut Hjeltnes | NOR | 69.62 | 25 May 1985 | San José |