# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's discus throw

The Men's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 29 to September 3, 2021. A total of 5 events were contested in this discipline.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| F11 | | | | | | | | | F | | | |
| F37 | | | | | | | | | | | F | |
| F52 | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| F56 | | | F | | | | | | | | | |
| F64 | | | | | | | | | | F | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all discus throw events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| F11 details | Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva Brazil | 43.16 GR | Mahdi Olad Iran | 40.60 | Oney Tapia Italy | 39.52 |
| F37 details | Haider Ali Pakistan | 55.26 | Mykola Zhabnyak Ukraine | 52.43 | João Victor Teixeira de Souza Silva Brazil | 51.86 |
| F52 details | Piotr Kosewicz Poland | 20.02 | Velimir Šandor Croatia | 19.98 | Aigars Apinis Latvia | 19.54 |
| F56 details | Claudiney Batista Brazil | 45.59 GR | Yogesh Kathuniya India | 44.38 | Leonardo Díaz Cuba | 43.36 |
| F64 details | Jeremy Campbell United States | 60.22 | Ivan Katanušić Croatia | 55.06 | Dan Greaves Great Britain | 53.56 |

## Results
### F11

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (BRA) | 46.10 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13 November 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva (BRA) | 43.06 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 36.80 | Yasser Satouri | Tunisia |
| America | 46.10 WR | Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva | Brazil |
| Asia | 42.37 | Mahdi Olad | Iran |
| Europe | 46.07 | Oney Tapia | Italy |
| Oceania | 18.51 | Ben Theodore | Papua New Guinea |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 10:32:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva | Brazil | 42.09 | 43.16 | 41.46 | 42.53 | x | 42.27 | 43.16 | PR |
| | Mahdi Olad | Iran | 39.22 | x | 39.68 | 40.60 | x | 38.21 | 40.60 | SB |
| | Oney Tapia | Italy | 38.56 | 37.88 | x | 35.23 | 39.52 | 37.27 | 39.52 | |
| 4 | Igor Baskakov | RPC | x | 34.47 | x | 32.77 | x | 31.27 | 34.47 | |
| 5 | Bil Marinkovic | Austria | 32.91 | 30.46 | 33.45 | 33.39 | x | x | 33.45 | |
| 6 | Nourmohammad Arekhi | Iran | 28.78 | x | 30.19 | x | 31.77 | 33.37 | 33.37 | SB |
| 7 | Álvaro del Amo Cano | Spain | x | x | 31.05 | x | 32.71 | x | 32.71 | |
| 8 | Sergei Shatalov | RPC | 32.08 | 31.64 | x | x | x | x | 32.08 | SB |
| 9 | Mirosław Madzia | Poland | x | x | 29.46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 29.46 | |

### F37

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Khusniddin Norbekov (UZB) | 59.75 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record | Khusniddin Norbekov (UZB) | 59.75 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 51.92 | Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan | Egypt |
| America | 52.76 | João Victor Teixeira de Souza Silva | Brazil |
| Asia | 59.75 WR | Khusniddin Norbekov | Uzbekistan |
| Europe | 55.71 | Mykola Zhabnyak | Ukraine |
| Oceania | 53.61 | Guy Henly | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:55:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Haider Ali | Pakistan | x | x | 47.84 | x | 55.26 | x | 55.26 | PB |
| | Mykola Zhabnyak | Ukraine | 48.45 | x | x | 52.43 | x | 45.53 | 52.43 | |
| | João Victor Teixeira de Souza Silva | Brazil | x | 46.94 | x | 48.22 | 51.86 | 49.37 | 51.86 | |
| 4 | Guy Henly | Australia | x | 40.64 | x | 47.29 | 48.14 | 48.72 | 48.72 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Mohamed Ramadan | Egypt | 43.14 | 47.13 | 48.38 | 48.03 | 47.04 | 48.55 | 48.55 | SB |
| 6 | Edwars Alexander Varela Meza | Venezuela | x | 41.20 | x | 46.57 | 42.75 | x | 46.57 | SB |
| 7 | Donatas Dundzys | Lithuania | 40.21 | x | 44.02 | 43.45 | 44.98 | x | 44.98 | SB |
| 8 | Shahrad Nasajpour | Refugee Paralympic Team | x | 42.25 | x | 42.05 | x | x | 42.25 | |

### F52

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Andre Rocha (BRA) | 23.80 | London, United Kingdom | 18 July 2017 |
| Paralympic Record | Aigars Apinis (LAT) | 21.00 | London, United Kingdom | 6 September 2012 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 12.08 | Jacobus Pieters | South Africa |
| America | 23.80 WR | Andre Rocha | Brazil |
| Asia | 19.91 | Vinod Kumar | India |
| Europe | 21.95 | Aigars Apinis | Latvia |
| Oceania | 16.81 | Rod Farr | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:24:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Piotr Kosewicz | Poland | F52 | 19.48 | 20.02 | x | x | 19.66 | x | 20.02 | |
| | Velimir Šandor | Croatia | F52 | 19.09 | 19.81 | 19.79 | 19.79 | 19.98 | 19.68 | 19.98 | |
| | Aigars Apinis | Latvia | F52 | 18.25 | 19.24 | 19.54 | 18.66 | 19.39 | 18.58 | 19.54 | SB |
| 4 | Rafał Rocki | Poland | F52 | 19.45 | 19.51 | x | 18.92 | 18.30 | 19.11 | 19.51 | PB |
| 5 | Robert Jachimowicz | Poland | F52 | 19.36 | 18.68 | x | x | x | 19.49 | 19.49 | |
| 6 | Henrik Plank | Slovenia | F52 | x | 13.31 | 14.26 | 14.79 | x | 14.34 | 14.79 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Berrahal | Algeria | F51 | 10.14 | x | 11.86 | 12.74 | x | 12.15 | 12.74 | |
| | Vinod Kumar | India | CNC | CNC | CNC | CNC | CNC | CNC | CNC | CNC | CNC |
CNC - Classification not Completed

### F56

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Claudiney Batista (BRA) | 46.68 | São Paulo, Brazil | 3 June 2018 |
| Paralympic Record | Claudiney Batista (BRA) | 45.33 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 41.51 | Ibrahim Ibrahim | Egypt |
| America | 46.68 WR | Claudiney Batista | Brazil |
| Asia | 45.49 | Ali Mohammad Yari | Iran |
| Europe | 42.74 | Konstantinos Tzounis | Greece |
| Oceania | 30.63 | Bryan Stitfall | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:35:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Claudiney Batista dos Santos | Brazil | F56 | 44.57 | 43.77 | x | 44.92 | 45.25 | 45.59 | 45.59 | GR |
| | Yogesh Kathuniya | India | F56 | x | 42.84 | x | x | 43.55 | 44.38 | 44.38 | SB |
| | Leonardo Diaz Aldana | Cuba | F56 | 42.22 | 42.65 | 43.36 | x | 40.99 | 43.29 | 43.36 | SB |
| 4 | Konstantinos Tzounis | Greece | F56 | 42.61 | 41.77 | 41.68 | 42.86 | 41.58 | 42.80 | 42.86 | AR |
| 5 | Dušan Laczkó | Slovakia | F56 | 40.91 | x | 39.15 | 40.75 | 41.37 | 40.63 | 41.37 | PB |
| 6 | Nebojša Đurić | Serbia | F55 | x | x | 38.26 | 39.14 | 36.98 | 38.28 | 39.14 | GR |
| 7 | Olokhan Musayev | Azerbaijan | F55 | 36.79 | 37.92 | 37.24 | 37.15 | 35.56 | x | 37.92 | SB |
| 8 | Ignas Madumla Mtweve | Tanzania | F55 | 22.38 | x | 21.62 | x | 22.88 | x | 22.88 | SB |

### F64

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Jeremy Campbell (USA) | 65.86 | Arizona, United States | 30 May 2021 |
| Paralympic Record | Vacant | – | | |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 46.39 | Lean Simon | South Africa |
| America | 65.86 WR | Jeremy Campbell | United States |
| Asia | 54.61 | Record Mark | Record Mark |
| Europe | 62.13 | Ivan Katanušić | Croatia |
| Oceania | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 19:05:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best |
| | Jeremy Campbell | United States | F64 | 60.22 | x | x | 54.66 | 55.62 | – | 60.22 |
| | Ivan Katanušić | Croatia | F64 | 54.88 | 53.90 | 55.06 | 53.70 | x | x | 55.06 |
| | Dan Greaves | Great Britain | F44 | x | 51.79 | 53.56 | x | x | x | 53.56 |
| 4 | David Blair | United States | F44 | x | 53.18 | x | 48.00 | x | x | 53.18 |
| 5 | Egert Jõesaar | Estonia | F44 | 44.07 | x | 43.35 | 43.95 | x | x | 44.07 |
| | Harrison Walsh | Great Britain | F44 | | | | | | | DNS |