Christoph Harting about to throw the discus at the 2015 World Championship in Beijing
where he finished 8th in the men's final, with his opening throw of 63.94m.
However in 2016, at the Rio Olympic Games he followed his elder brother
Robert by winning the gold medal in the men's discus with a throw of 68.37m
on his final attempt, to snatch victory from 2016 European champion
Piotr Małachowski who had lead the event since the third round.
2016 Olympic Games.
Men's discus final. Rio de Janeiro.
| 1. |
Christoph Harting |
Germany
|
68.37 |
PB |
| 2. |
Piotr Małachowski |
Poland |
67.55 |
|
| 3. |
Daniel Jasinski |
Germany
|
67.05 |
|
| 4. |
Martin Kupper |
Estonia |
66.58 |
|
| 5. |
Gerd Kanter |
Estonia |
65.10 |
|
| 6. |
Lukas Weißhaidinger |
Austria |
64.95 |
|
| 7. |
Zoltán Kővágó |
Hungary
|
64.50 |
|
| 8. |
Apostolos Parellis |
Cyprus |
63.72 |
|
His brother Robert Harting won the title in London 2012 but failed to reach
the final in Rio with his only counting throw measuring 62.21.
Robert threw 68.27 in London to win his gold medal: brother
Christoph threw 68.37 in Rio !
ANNUAL PROGRESS:
2008 52.00 Halle (GER) 25 MAY 2008
2009 50.19 Göttingen (GER) 28 JUN 2009
2010. 61.10 Schönebeck (GER) 05 JUN 2010
2011 62.12 Wiesbaden (GER) 14 MAY 2011
2012 61.22 Schönebeck (GER) 26 JUL 2012
2013 64.99 Halle (GER) 25 MAY 2013
2014 63.78 Halle (GER) 17 MAY 2014
2015 67.93 Halle (GER) 16 MAY 2015
2016 68.37 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 13 AUG 2016 (personal best)
2017 64.55 Bruxelles (BEL) 01 SEP 2017
2018 67.59 Schönebeck (GER) 18 MAY 2018
2019 66.01 Purku (FIN) 11 JUN 2019
2020 61.28 Berlin (GER) 14 FEB 2020
2021. 65.40 Hohenschönhausen, Berlin (GER) 29 MAY 2021
2022 60.93 Schönebeck (GER) 10 JUN
2023. 65.12 Luzern (SUI) 20 JUL 2023
2024 60.41 Berlin (GER) (i) 23 FEB 2024