When was discus introduced to the olympics

The discus throw is difficult to master. It requires strong arms and legs, agility, balance and timing. The mechanics of the discus throw are intricate and it typically takes serveral years to master. Top: Ancient Greek Olympics. Bottom: Olympics. All rights reserved. The force of the throw would not come from his arms alone, but rather from the lift of his thighs and the swing of his body. As the discus left the right hand, the athlete would follow through with the right foot.

The throw was measured from the front of the measuring line to the place where it fell, where it was marked with a peg called a semeion. Sweet, W. Sport and recreation in ancient Greece: A sourcebook with translations.

New York: Oxford University Press. Scanlon, T. Sport in the Greek and Roman worlds. Vol 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Zarnowski, F. The pentathlon of the ancient world. Golden, M. Sport and society in ancient Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. It was also one of the five disciplines contested when women's athletics made its debut at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. The greatest male thrower in Olympic history is Al Oerter, who became the first man to win gold in the same individual event at four successive Games, winning from to Among the former Olympic champions are Micheline Ostermeyer of France, who struck gold at the Games.

She was also a famous concert pianist and a great-niece of the legendary French author Victor Hugo. All Lifestyle Performance Culture. Season Top Lists All time Top lists.