# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July 2008. A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gordon Wolf Germany |
| Silver | Marin Premeru Croatia |
| Bronze | Mykyta Nesterenko Ukraine |

## Results
### Final

9 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Gordon Wolf | Germany | 55.90 | 60.75 | 55.59 | 61.82 | 62.00 | x | 62.00 | |
| | Marin Premeru | Croatia | 57.25 | x | 56.70 | 60.19 | 61.85 | 58.72 | 61.85 | |
| | Mykyta Nesterenko | Ukraine | x | 61.01 | x | x | x | 59.54 | 61.01 | |
| 4 | Victor Hogan | South Africa | x | 57.56 | 59.08 | x | 60.64 | 60.64 | 60.64 | |
| 5 | Mikhail Dvornikov | Russia | 58.77 | 58.96 | 58.99 | 59.89 | 59.44 | 59.67 | 59.89 | |
| 6 | Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania | x | 55.95 | x | 53.48 | 58.63 | x | 58.63 | |
| 7 | Fredrik Amundgård | Norway | x | 53.41 | 55.43 | 56.75 | 56.48 | x | 56.75 | |
| 8 | Tibor Petrovszki | Hungary | 56.41 | 54.52 | 53.46 | 55.62 | x | 54.95 | 56.41 | |
| 9 | Mateusz Suchocki | Poland | 48.31 | 54.65 | 49.40 | | | | 54.65 | |
| 10 | Hamed Mansour | Syria | x | 54.14 | x | | | | 54.14 | |
| 11 | Alan Moreno | Mexico | 52.69 | x | 52.50 | | | | 52.69 | |
| | Johnny Karlsson | Sweden | x | x | x | | | | NM | |

### Qualifications

8 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Mikhail Dvornikov | Russia | 57.71 | 52.78 | 58.53 | 58.53 | q |
| 2 | Victor Hogan | South Africa | 58.18 | x | 58.16 | 58.18 | q |
| 3 | Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania | 54.76 | 57.32 | x | 57.32 | q |
| 4 | Mateusz Suchocki | Poland | 51.43 | 50.58 | 55.80 | 55.80 | q |
| 5 | Fredrik Amundgård | Norway | x | 55.33 | 54.28 | 55.33 | q |
| 6 | Johnny Karlsson | Sweden | x | 53.62 | 52.52 | 53.62 | q |
| 7 | Eduardo Albertazzi | Italy | 53.06 | 46.58 | 50.22 | 53.06 | |
| 8 | Curtis Griffith-Parker | United Kingdom | 51.49 | 52.64 | 44.96 | 52.64 | |
| 9 | Andrew Peska | Australia | 48.21 | 52.29 | 50.70 | 52.29 | |
| 10 | Claudiu Rusu | Romania | 51.85 | 51.95 | 52.18 | 52.18 | |
| 11 | Jérémy Baillard | France | 49.91 | 35.61 | 51.00 | 51.00 | |
| 12 | Daniel Jasinski | Germany | 48.71 | 50.36 | 45.72 | 50.36 | |
| 13 | Yeóryios Tremos | Greece | 50.24 | x | x | 50.24 | |
| 14 | Mario Cota | Mexico | 49.43 | x | - | 49.43 | |
| 15 | Geoffrey Tabor | United States | x | 49.22 | x | 49.22 | |
| 16 | George Bedoshvili | Georgia | x | 48.91 | 46.15 | 48.91 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Mykyta Nesterenko | Ukraine | 61.77 | - | - | 61.77 | Q |
| 2 | Marin Premeru | Croatia | 59.29 | - | - | 59.29 | Q |
| 3 | Gordon Wolf | Germany | 56.18 | 58.60 | 57.04 | 58.60 | q |
| 4 | Alan Moreno | Mexico | 55.80 | x | 56.19 | 56.19 | q |
| 5 | Hamed Mansour | Syria | x | 53.97 | 55.17 | 55.17 | q |
| 6 | Tibor Petrovszki | Hungary | 51.26 | 51.92 | 54.74 | 54.74 | q |
| 7 | Pyry Niskala | Finland | 50.91 | 50.21 | 53.04 | 53.04 | |
| 8 | Andrew Welch | Australia | 51.67 | 52.88 | 51.20 | 52.88 | |
| 9 | Priidu Niit | Estonia | 48.79 | 48.34 | 51.88 | 51.88 | |
| 10 | Quincy Wilson | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.67 | 43.71 | 50.10 | 51.67 | |
| 11 | Robert Tracz | Poland | x | 49.77 | 51.49 | 51.49 | |
| 12 | Brian Bishop | United States | 49.48 | 51.22 | 51.05 | 51.22 | |
| 13 | Magnus Røsholm Berntsen | Norway | x | x | 48.75 | 48.75 | |
| 14 | Andrei Gag | Romania | x | 46.98 | x | 46.98 | |
| | Brett Morse | United Kingdom | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Croatia (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Syria (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)