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 !