Knut Hjeltnes
69.50
Modesto, CA (USA) · May 12, 1979
Rankings
Discus Throw Men1979
1979 season rankings — 100 athletes
As of April 13, 2026, the 1979 Discus Throw Men season rankings are led by Mac Wilkins (United States) with 70.66. 100 athletes have a mark this season.
Top 3
1
Mac Wilkins
70.66
Walnut, CA (USA) · Jun 16, 1979
3
Art Swarts
69.40
Scotch Plains, NJ (USA) · Dec 8, 1979
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Wind | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Ken Stadel | | 69.26 | Jun 16, 1979 | Walnut, CA (USA) | |
| 05 | Wolfgang Schmidt |  | 69.08 | Jul 7, 1979 | Berlin (GER) | |
| 06 | Markku Tuokko |  | 68.12 | May 5, 1979 | Fresno, CA (USA) | |
| 07 | Al Oerter | | 67.46 | Dec 8, 1979 | Scotch Plains, NJ (USA) | |
| 08 | John Powell | | 67.34 | Jun 16, 1979 | Walnut, CA (USA) | |
| 09 | Velko Velev |  | 67.26 | Jun 21, 1979 | Athina (GRE) | |
| 10 | Luis Mariano Delis |  | 66.52 | May 19, 1979 | La Habana (CUB) | |
| 11 | Ben Plucknett | | 66.12 | May 28, 1979 | Hayward, CA (USA) | |
| 12 | Aleksandr Klimenko |  | 65.92 | Aug 15, 1979 | Turku (FIN) | |
| 13 | Pyotr Mikhailov | | 65.92 | Jun 24, 1979 | Leningrad (URS) | |
| 14 | Géza Fejér |  | 65.70 | Jun 30, 1979 | Pápa (HUN) | |
| 15 | Iosif Nagy |  | 65.38 | Aug 15, 1979 | Chania (GRE) | |
| 16 | Igor Duginyets | | 65.30 | Jul 1, 1979 | Malmö (SWE) | |
| 17 | Wayne Martin |  | 65.08 | Jan 3, 1979 | Newcastle (AUS) | |
| 18 | Juan Martinez Brito | | 64.88 | May 12, 1979 | La Habana (CUB) | |
| 19 | Imrich Bugár |  | 64.88 | Aug 19, 1979 | Mikkeli (FIN) | |
| 20 | Hans-Jürgen Jacobi | | 64.84 | Aug 10, 1979 | Karl Marx Stadt (GDR) | |
| 21 | Brad Cooper |  | 64.78 | Jun 1, 1979 | Champaign, IL (USA) | |
| 22 | Emil Vladimirov | | 64.70 | Aug 12, 1979 | Athina (GRE) | |
| 23 | Art Burns | | 64.44 | Jul 12, 1979 | Los Gatos, CA (USA) | |
| 24 | Svein-Inge Valvik | | 64.42 | May 18, 1979 | Austin, TX (USA) | |
| 25 | Kenth Gardenkrans |  | 64.40 | Apr 6, 1979 | Provo, UT (USA) | |
| 26 | Kenneth Akesson | | 64.32 | May 12, 1979 | Västerås (SWE) | |
| 27 | Viktor Rashchupkin | | 64.28 | May 12, 1979 | Leningrad (URS) | |
| 28 | Dan Gardner | | 64.24 | May 19, 1979 | Long Beach, CA (USA) | |
| 29 | Gennadiy Tiscchenko | | 64.18 | May 26, 1979 | Donetsk (URS) | |
| 30 | Wolfgang Warnemünde | | 64.10 | Jun 13, 1979 | Dresden (GER) | |
| 31 | Jim Mcgoldrick | | 64.04 | Jul 30, 1979 | Colorado Springs, CO (USA) | |
| 32 | Dmytro Kovtsun | | 63.90 | Aug 27, 1979 | Kiev (URS) | |
| 33 | Alwin Wagner | | 63.74 | Aug 26, 1979 | Caorle (ITA) | |
| 34 | Ferenc Tégla | | 63.72 | Sep 1, 1979 | Budapest (HUN) | |
| 35 | Hilmar HOßFELD | | 63.64 | Aug 3, 1979 | Sopot (POL) | |
| 36 | Armin Lemme | | 63.36 | Jul 18, 1979 | Halle (GER) | |
| 37 | Aleksandr Nazhimov | | 63.24 | Jun 25, 1979 | Chelyabinsk (URS) | |
| 38 | Silvano Simeon |  | 63.14 | Aug 1, 1979 | Klagenfurt (AUT) | |
| 39 | Viktor GUTOR | | 62.94 | Jul 8, 1979 | - | |
| 40 | Ion Zamfirache | | 62.92 | Aug 12, 1979 | Athina (GRE) | |
| 41 | János Faragó | | 62.78 | May 27, 1979 | Napoli (ITA) | |
| 42 | Tim Scott | | 62.76 | May 18, 1979 | Austin, TX (USA) | |
| 43 | Ari Huumonen | | 62.56 | Aug 19, 1979 | Mikkeli (FIN) | |
| 44 | Stanisław Wołodko |  | 62.54 | Jun 3, 1979 | Zabrze (POL) | |
| 45 | José Santa Cruz | | 62.48 | Jun 16, 1979 | Guadalajara (MEX) | |
| 46 | Ludvík Daněk | | 62.34 | Sep 8, 1979 | Nitra (TCH) | |
| 47 | Vladimir Lyakhov | | 62.10 | May 29, 1979 | Sochi (URS) | |
| 48 | Dariusz Juzyszyn | | 62.10 | Aug 3, 1979 | Sopot (POL) | |
| 49 | Volodimir Zinchenko | | 62.02 | Apr 25, 1979 | Alushta (URS) | |
| 50 | Armando De Vincentis | | 61.96 | Aug 13, 1979 | Pescara (ITA) |
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