# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15 and 16 August. A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Margus Hunt Estonia |
| Silver | Mahmoud Samimi Iran |
| Bronze | Martin Wierig Germany |

## Results
### Final

16 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Margus Hunt | Estonia | 64.96 | 56.60 | x | 66.68 | 66.40 | 67.32 | 67.32 | |
| | Mahmoud Samimi | Iran | 52.55 | 60.42 | 59.44 | 60.82 | x | 63.00 | 63.00 | |
| | Martin Wierig | Germany | 58.26 | 60.11 | 59.26 | 62.02 | 62.17 | 61.86 | 62.17 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Sedyuk | Russia | 60.38 | 61.09 | 57.20 | 59.01 | 55.13 | 62.00 | 62.00 | |
| 5 | Jorge Fernández | Cuba | 56.22 | 58.82 | 59.55 | 59.01 | 58.43 | x | 59.55 | |
| 6 | Mihai Grasu | Romania | 57.23 | 59.39 | 56.24 | 58.96 | 58.97 | x | 59.39 | |
| 7 | Martin Wischer | Germany | 54.57 | x | 56.73 | 53.56 | 56.26 | x | 56.73 | |
| 8 | Egidijus Petrauskas | Lithuania | 56.65 | 55.53 | x | x | 56.18 | x | 56.65 | |
| 9 | Giedrius Šakinis | Lithuania | 55.47 | 52.72 | 53.06 | | | | 55.47 | |
| 10 | Nicholas Robinson | United States | 55.22 | 51.18 | 51.48 | | | | 55.22 | |
| 11 | Andrew Welch | Australia | 51.54 | 54.14 | 52.22 | | | | 54.14 | |
| 12 | Marin Premeru | Croatia | 51.96 | 51.22 | 53.50 | | | | 53.50 | |

### Qualifications

15 August

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Margus Hunt | Estonia | 66.35 | - | - | 66.35 | Q |
| 2 | Nikolay Sedyuk | Russia | x | 60.43 | - | 60.43 | Q |
| 3 | Mahmoud Samimi | Iran | 58.91 | - | - | 58.91 | Q |
| 4 | Jorge Fernández | Cuba | 58.42 | - | - | 58.42 | Q |
| 5 | Egidijus Petrauskas | Lithuania | 54.20 | 51.92 | 57.85 | 57.85 | Q |
| 6 | Martin Wischer | Germany | 56.54 | 55.71 | 55.82 | 56.54 | q |
| 7 | Axel Härstedt | Sweden | 53.85 | 55.12 | 54.02 | 55.12 | |
| 8 | Vladislav Tulácek | Czech Republic | x | x | 54.46 | 54.46 | |
| 9 | António Silva | Portugal | x | 54.04 | x | 54.04 | |
| 10 | Federico Apolloni | Italy | 50.38 | 53.97 | 49.71 | 53.97 | |
| 11 | Bo Taylor | United States | x | 51.29 | 52.96 | 52.96 | |
| 12 | Savvas Arestis | Cyprus | x | 44.91 | 51.56 | 51.56 | |
| 13 | Hou Wei | China | 46.56 | 50.78 | x | 50.78 | |
| 14 | Stephen Lasei | Samoa | x | 39.34 | 41.10 | 41.10 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Mihai Grasu | Romania | 55.72 | 58.38 | - | 58.38 | Q |
| 2 | Marin Premeru | Croatia | 54.92 | 57.88 | - | 57.88 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Wierig | Germany | 57.78 | - | - | 57.78 | Q |
| 4 | Nicholas Robinson | United States | 55.20 | 56.06 | 50.68 | 56.06 | q |
| 5 | Andrew Welch | Australia | 50.62 | 54.03 | 55.58 | 55.58 | q |
| 6 | Giedrius Šakinis | Lithuania | x | 55.01 | 55.45 | 55.45 | q |
| 7 | Alessandro Botti | Italy | 55.40 | 54.87 | 54.98 | 55.40 | |
| 8 | Hu Tai | China | 54.24 | 55.02 | 51.06 | 55.02 | |
| 9 | Maarten Persoon | Netherlands | 51.44 | x | 53.07 | 53.07 | |
| 10 | Pavlo Karsak | Ukraine | 52.86 | 53.06 | x | 53.06 | |
| 11 | Talat Erdogan | Turkey | 50.50 | 50.95 | 48.81 | 50.95 | |
| 12 | Per Rosell | Sweden | 50.46 | x | 50.53 | 50.53 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* China (2)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Germany (2)
* Iran (1)
* Italy (2)
* Lithuania (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Samoa (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (2)