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The discus, the object to be thrown, is a heavy lenticular disc with a diameter of 220 mm (8.66 inches) and a weight of two kilograms (4 lb 7 oz) for the men's event, and one kg (2 lb 3 oz) for the women's, with a smaller diameter of 181 mm (7.17 inches). In U.S. high school Track and Field, boys typically throw a discus weighing 1.616 kg (3 lb 9 oz) and the girls throw the 1 kg (2.2 lb) women's disc.
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∙ 15y agoThis will help answer your question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discus_throw In short, it can be dated back as far as 708BC
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What is the weight of the discus in the Olympics discus?
1.50KG
What is the weight of the discus for junior athletes?
1 kg
What was the weight of a discus in ancient greek Olympics?
2kg
Weight of a discus in Women Discus Competition?
The Official weight of a female discus is 1.0 Kilograms or about 2.2 pounds for high school, college, and international compitions
What is discus weight for 12 year old boys?
The girls discus weighs 1 kilogram.
What sort of sports were played in the palaestra?
Roman Wrestling, Discus, Weight-Lifting
How heavy is a Olympic discus?
The weight of an Olympic discus is 2kg or (4.4 lbs). -Dillon
Has girls high school discus always weighed 1k?
Yes. Since discus throwing for women was allowed as an Olympic sport (back in 1928) the weight of a discus for women of all ages has remained fixed at 1 kg. The rules go on to say that for women still active above the age of 75 (!) a discus is allowed of .75 kg.
How does the rim weight of a discus effect how far you can throw it?
More weight in the rim would reduce or flatten any wobble out of the discus quicker so it would be more aerodynamic. The smoother the flight, the farther it will fly. At the release, the smoothness and proper angle are very important to distance.
What is thrown at the olympic games that weighs 4lb 6oz?
That is the weight (2 kg) of the men's discus.
What has the author Bernd Degen written?
Bernd Degen has written: 'Pr\\' 'Discus in the Community Tank' 'Degen discus book' -- subject(s): Discus (Fish) 'Wild-Caught Discus' 'The Proper Care of Discus' 'The Discus--\\' -- subject(s): Discus (Fish), Pictorial works
What weight in discus do under 15 men throw?
girls will alway throw the same size discus no matter how old 1 kilogram or 2.2 pounds
