Olympic bronze medallist Matt Denny threw a world-leading 74.04m to win an extraordinary men\u2019s discus contest at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational in Ramona, where six athletes surpassed the 70-metre mark in a single competition for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Denny ultimately took the win, Germany\u2019s Steven Richter delivered the most notable performance of the competition. The European U23 champion moved into the lead in the third round with a huge PB of 74.00m, improving significantly on his previous best of 69.61m, and backed it up immediately with 73.96m in the fourth round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Denny, who led for the first two rounds with his opening throw of 72.01m, regained the lead in the fifth round with 74.04m \u2013 the third-best throw of his career behind the Oceanian records of 74.25m and 74.78m he set in Ramona last year. He closed with 71.84m to complete a series in which all six throws exceeded 70 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richter, meanwhile, produced five throws beyond 70 metres and three beyond 73m. His breakthrough performance lifts him to fourth on the world all-time list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slovenia\u2019s 2022 world champion Kristjan Ceh finished third with a national record of 72.61m, achieved with his final throw, while USA\u2019s Sam Mattis set a North American record of 72.45m in the second round to finish fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olympic champion Roje Stona finished fifth with a PB of 70.66m, and world bronze medallist Alex Rose of Samoa placed sixth with 70.43m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USA\u2019s Texas Tanner narrowly missed joining the 70-metre group, placing seventh with a PB of 69.56m. Earlier in the programme, Reggie Jagers won the left-handed discus competition with 69.09m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World silver medallist Jorinde van Klinken of the Netherlands won the women\u2019s contest with a world-leading 68.98m, leading a Dutch 1-2 from compatriot Alida van Daalen, who set a PB of 67.99m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Germany\u2019s Marike Steinacker was third (66.55m) and France\u2019s Melina Robert-Michon finished fourth with 65.96m, a world best for the W45 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World and Olympic champion Valarie Sion (n\u00e9e Allman) placed sixth with 65.18m, recording four fouls in a rare off day that ended a winning streak stretching back to the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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