Editing Discus throw (section)

===Men===
*Correct as of April 2025.<ref name="Top All-time Throws">[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/throws/discus-throw/outdoor/men/senior Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-20.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best Discus Throw|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mdiscok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=21 July 2019|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"|  {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} 
!scope="col"|  {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} 
!scope="col"|  Mark 
!scope="col"|  Athlete 
!scope="col"|  Nation 
!scope="col"|  Date 
!scope="col"|  Place 
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| {{T&FcalcR|75.56}}
| [[Mykolas Alekna]]
| {{flagu|Lithuania}}
| 13 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name="Alekna2025Ramona">{{Cite web |date=13 April 2025 |title=Alekna shatters discus world record with 75.56m in Ramona | url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/mykolas-alekna-discus-world-record-7556m-ramona |access-date=13 April 2025 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
|-
|
| align="center" |2
| {{T&FcalcR|74.89}}
| ''M. Alekna #2''{{efn|Typically only one throw per competition would be included on this list, however due to this throw and the subsequent throw of {{T&FcalcR|75.56}} both breaking the world record they are given special status and both are included.}}
|
| 13 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name="Alekna2025Ramona" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |3
| {{T&FcalcR|74.78}}
| [[Matthew Denny]]
| {{flagu|Australia}}
| 13 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name="Alekna2025Ramona" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |4
| {{T&FcalcR|74.35}}
| ''M. Alekna #3''
| rowspan="2" |
| 14 April 2024
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=FLASH: Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/mykolas-alekna-discus-world-record-7435m-oklahoma |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
| {{T&FcalcR|74.25}}
| ''Denny #2''
| 10 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=11 April 2025 |title=Denny threatens world discus record with 74.25m in Ramona | url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/matt-denny-discus-74-25-ramona |access-date=11 April 2025 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 6
| {{T&FcalcR|74.08}}
| [[Jürgen Schult]]
| {{flagu|East Germany}}
| 6 June 1986
| [[Neubrandenburg]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 7
| {{T&FcalcR|73.88}}
| [[Virgilijus Alekna]]
| {{flagu|Lithuania}}
| 3 August 2000
| [[Kaunas]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 8
| {{T&FcalcR|73.38}}
| [[Gerd Kanter]]
| {{flagu|Estonia}}
| 4 September 2006
| [[Helsingborg]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align="center" | 9
| {{T&FcalcR|72.07}}
| ''Denny #3''
| rowspan="3" |
| 6 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name=":1" />
|-
| align="center" | 10
| {{T&FcalcR|72.02}}
| ''Kanter #2''
| 3 May 2007
| [[Salinas, California|Salinas]]
|
|-
| align="center" | 11
| {{T&FcalcR|71.88}}
| ''Kanter #3''
| 8 May 2008
| [[Salinas, California|Salinas]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 6
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 12
| rowspan="3" | {{T&FcalcR|71.86}}
| [[Yuriy Dumchev]]
| {{flagu|Soviet Union}}
| 29 May 1983
| [[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| [[Daniel Ståhl]]
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| 29 June 2019
| [[Bottnaryd]]
| <ref>{{cite news |date=29 June 2019 |title=Stahl goes to equal fourth on the world all-time discus list with 71.86m |url=https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=stahl-goes-equal-fourth-the-world-all-time-list-with-86m/index.html |access-date=20 July 2019 |publisher=European Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| [[Kristjan Čeh]]
| {{flagu|Slovenia}}
| 16 June 2023
| [[Jõhvi]]
| <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=17 June 2023 |title=Ceh and Stahl throw beyond 71 metres in Jöhvi |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/ceh-johvi-discus-stahl-71-metres |access-date=19 June 2023 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 15
| {{T&FcalcR|71.84}}
| [[Piotr Małachowski]]
| {{flagu|Poland}}
| 8 June 2013
| [[Hengelo]]
| 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 16
| {{T&FcalcR|71.70}}
| [[Róbert Fazekas]]
| {{flagu|Hungary}}
| 14 July 2002
| [[Szombathely]]
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |
| align=center | 17
| {{T&FcalcR|71.64}}
| ''Kanter #4''
| rowspan="2" |
| 25 June 2009
| [[Kohila]]
| 
|-
| align="center" | 18
| {{T&FcalcR|71.56}}
| ''V. Alekna #2''
| 25 July 2007
| [[Kaunas]]
| 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center | 11
| align=center | 19
| {{T&FcalcR|71.50}}
| [[Lars Riedel]]
| {{flagu|Germany}}
| 3 May 1997
| [[Wiesbaden]]
| 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center | 12
| align=center | 20
| {{T&FcalcR|71.48}}
| [[Alex Rose (athlete)|Alex Rose]]
| {{flagu|Samoa}}
| 11 May 2024
| [[Allendale, Michigan|Allendale]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2024 |title=Ta Lou-Smith among athletes to shine at Jamaica Athletics Invitational |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/ta-lou-smith-jamaica-athletics-invitational-2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" align="center" |
| align=center | 21
| {{T&FcalcR|71.47}}
| ''Ståhl #2''
| rowspan="5" |
| 21 June 2022
| [[Uppsala]]
| <ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2022 |title=Daniel Ståhl with the best new year in the world in Uppsala |url=https://rockedbuzz.com/daniel-stahl-with-the-best-new-year-in-the-world-in-uppsala/29185/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621165424/https://rockedbuzz.com/daniel-stahl-with-the-best-new-year-in-the-world-in-uppsala/29185/ |archive-date=21 June 2022 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=rockedbuzz.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 22
| {{T&FcalcR|71.46}}
| ''Ståhl #3''
| 21 August 2023
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref>{{cite web |date=21 August 2023 |title=Discus Throw Final Result |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-DT-M-f----.RS6.pdf |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 23
| rowspan="2" | {{T&FcalcR|71.45}}
| ''Kanter #5''
| 29 April 2010
| [[Chula Vista]]
| 
|-
| ''Ståhl #4''
| 16 June 2023
| [[Jõhvi]]
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| align="center" | 25
| {{T&FcalcR|71.40}}
| ''Ståhl #5''
| 10 July 2021
| [[Bottnaryd]]
| 
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 13
| rowspan="13" align="center" |
| {{T&FcalcR|71.32}}
| [[Ben Plucknett]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 4 June 1983
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 14
| {{T&FcalcR|71.27}}
| [[Sam Mattis]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 13 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name="Alekna2025Ramona" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 15
| rowspan="3" | {{T&FcalcR|71.26}}
| [[John Powell (discus thrower)|John Powell]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 9 June 1984
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Ricky Bruch|Rickard Bruch]]
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| 15 November 1984
| [[Malmö]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Imrich Bugár]]
| {{flagu|Czechoslovakia}}
| 25 May 1985
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| {{T&FcalcR|71.18}}
| [[Art Burns]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 19 July 1983
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| {{T&FcalcR|71.16}}
| [[Wolfgang Schmidt (athlete)|Wolfgang Schmidt]]
| {{flagu|East Germany}}
| 9 August 1978
| [[Berlin]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| {{T&FcalcR|71.14}}
| [[Anthony Washington]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 22 May 1996
| [[Salinas, California|Salinas]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| {{T&FcalcR|71.06}}
| [[Luis Delís]]
| {{flagu|Cuba}}
| 21 May 1983
| [[Havana]]
| 
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 22
| {{T&FcalcR|71.01}}
| [[Clemens Prüfer]]
| {{flagu|Germany}}
| 13 April 2025
| [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]
| <ref name="Alekna2025Ramona" />
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| {{T&FcalcR|70.98}}
| [[Mac Wilkins]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 9 July 1980
| [[Helsinki]]
| 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| {{T&FcalcR|70.82}}
| [[Aleksander Tammert]]
| {{flagu|Estonia}}
| 15 April 2006
| [[Denton, Texas|Denton]]
| <ref>{{cite web |date=16 June 2019 |title=Discus Throw Results |url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2019/rabat/re0860040.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623072905/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2019/rabat/re0860040.pdf |archive-date=2019-06-23 |access-date=23 June 2019 |work=sportresult.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| {{T&FcalcR|70.78}}
| [[Fedrick Dacres]]
| {{flagu|Jamaica}}
| 16 June 2019
| [[Rabat]]
| <ref>{{cite web |author=Helmut Baudis |date=20 May 2023 |title=Lukas Weißhaidinger schreibt mit 70,68 m Sportgeschichte |url=https://www.oelv.at/de/newsshow-lukas-weisshaidinger-schreibt-mit-7068-m-sportgeschichte |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=ÖLV |language=German}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist}}

====Notable series====
*[[Mykolas Alekna]] had throws of 72.71, 72.89 and 74.35, initially measured as 74.41, at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona on 14 April 2024, becoming the first man to produce three throws above 72 meters (and six throws above 70 meters) in a single competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=FLASH: Alekna breaks discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/mykolas-alekna-discus-world-record-7435m-oklahoma|date=15 April 2024|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[Matthew Denny]] had throws of 71.03, 73.46, 72.93, 71.14 and 73.56 at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona on 10 April 2025, becoming the second man to produce six throws above 70 meters in a single competition.<ref name=":1" /> He achieved a series average of 72.72 m, which is the best in history.<ref>{{cite web |title=10cm short of WR! Australian Matthew Denny achieves second-best throw in discus history |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/10cm-short-of-wr-australian-matthew-denny-achieves-secondbest-throw-in-discus-history/news-story/32ab316b7b19ce6a814c4ec5a4e674fc |access-date=11 April 2025 |publisher=foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
*[[Kristjan Čeh]] had throws of 71.86, 71.70 and 71.19 in Jõhvi on 16 June 2023 becoming the first man to have three throws above 71 metres in a single competition.<ref name=":0"/>
*At the 2019 Diamond League Meeting in Doha, Qatar, [[Daniel Ståhl]] became the first man to produce six throws beyond 69.50 in a single competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stahl sends discus beyond 70 metres in Doha – IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/doha-diamond-league-2019-stahl|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=3 May 2019|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>

====Annulled marks====
*[[Ben Plucknett]] also threw a world record of 72.34 in Stockholm on 7 July 1981. This performance was annulled due to doping offences.
*[[Kamy Keshmiri]] threw 70.84 in Salinas on 27 May 1992. This performance was annulled due to doping offences.

====Non-legal marks====
*[[Rickard Bruch]] also threw 72.18 at an exhibition meeting in Piteå on 23 July 1974.
*[[John Powell (discus thrower)|John Powell]] also threw 72.08 in Klagshamn on 11 September 1987, but the throw was made onto a sloping/downhill sector.