Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw
# Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 1 August at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ray Lazdins | Canada | 56.88 | 58.86 | 55.22 | 58.22 | 56.52 | 56.68 | 58.86 |
| | Paul Nandapi | Australia | 55.88 | 57.60 | 56.06 | 57.74 | 55.70 | | 57.74 |
| | Werner Reiterer | Australia | 56.94 | x | 56.16 | 55.70 | 57.34 | | 57.34 |
| 4 | Paul Mardle | England | 53.60 | 56.90 | 56.90 | 55.52 | 55.46 | | 56.90 |
| 5 | Graham Savory | England | 56.28 | 56.42 | 53.76 | 55.70 | 55.50 | | 56.42 |
| 6 | Richard Slaney | England | 52.60 | x | x | x | | | 56.00 |
| 7 | Vlad Slavnic | Australia | 54.48 | | | | | | 54.48 |
| 8 | George Patience | Scotland | 51.04 | x | 52.54 | 51.96 | 50.58 | | 52.54 |
| 9 | Shaun Pickering | Wales | | | | | | | 51.30 |
| 10 | John Reynolds | Northern Ireland | | | | | | | 45.34 |
