Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' discus throw
# Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' discus throw

The boys’ discus throw competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 20–23 August 2014 in Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 20 August 2014 | 20:20 | Qualification |
| 23 August 2014 | 19:05 | Final |

## Results

### Qualification

First 50% of the athletes from the Qualification round progress to the A Final and the remaining athletes to the B Final.

| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes | Q |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cheng Yulong (CHN) | 59.88 | 59.81 | 58.83 | 58.43 | 59.88 | | FA |
| 2 | Clemens Prüfer (GER) | x | 59.25 | 59.88 | 57.04 | 59.88 | | FA |
| 3 | Pavol Žencár (SVK) | x | x | x | 59.64 | 59.64 | | FA |
| 4 | Ruslan Valitov (UKR) | x | 55.41 | 56.97 | 55.71 | 56.97 | PB | FA |
| 5 | Tyler Merkley (USA) | x | 56.61 | x | x | 56.61 | PB | FA |
| 6 | Yume Ando (JPN) | 54.24 | x | 52.93 | 55.87 | 55.87 | | FA |
| 7 | Stefan Mura (MDA) | x | x | 55.57 | 55.27 | 55.57 | | FA |
| 8 | Andréas Thanásis (GRE) | 48.53 | x | 55.36 | x | 55.36 | | FA |
| 9 | Mithravarun Senthil Kumar (IND) | 54.67 | 51.89 | x | 54.71 | 54.71 | SB | FA |
| 10 | Zakaria Al Ahmer (LBA) | 54.66 | 50.22 | 50.85 | 54.67 | 54.67 | | FB |
| 11 | Vashon Mccarty (JAM) | x | 50.20 | x | 53.85 | 53.85 | | FB |
| 12 | Eoin Sheridan (IRL) | 52.71 | x | 53.63 | 51.22 | 53.63 | | FB |
| 13 | Hassan Elshabnawry (EGY) | 51.12 | 52.51 | x | 51.87 | 52.51 | | FB |
| 14 | Maycon Bonadeo (BRA) | 50.57 | x | 51.28 | 51.65 | 51.65 | | FB |
| 15 | José Miguel Ballivián (CHI) | x | 50.53 | x | 51.40 | 51.40 | | FB |
| 16 | Josh Boateng (GRN) | x | x | 51.24 | 49.60 | 51.24 | PB | FB |
| | Taui Saiasi Hauma (TUV) | x | x | x | x | NM | | FB |

### Finals

**Final A**

| Rank | Final Placing | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Cheng Yulong (CHN) | 61.02 | x | 63.05 | 64.14 | 64.14 | PB |
| | 2 | Clemens Prüfer (GER) | x | x | 60.62 | 63.52 | 63.52 | |
| | 3 | Ruslan Valitov (UKR) | 54.17 | 57.48 | 52.77 | x | 57.48 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Yume Ando (JPN) | 53.57 | 55.31 | x | 57.36 | 57.36 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mithravarun Senthil Kumar (IND) | 57.06 | x | 55.03 | 54.79 | 57.06 | PB |
| 6 | 6 | Andréas Thanásis (GRE) | 56.80 | 53.14 | 54.81 | x | 56.80 | PB |
| 7 | 7 | Tyler Merkley (USA) | 55.04 | x | 56.27 | x | 56.61 | |
| 8 | 8 | Stefan Mura (MDA) | 49.81 | x | x | x | 55.57 | |
| | | Pavol Žencár (SVK) | x | x | x | x | NM | |

**Final B**

| Rank | Final Placing | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Hassan Elshabnawry (EGY) | x | 56.39 | x | x | 56.39 | |
| 2 | 10 | Vashon Mccarty (JAM) | x | 54.66 | 55.63 | 53.62 | 55.63 | PB |
| 3 | 11 | Maycon Bonadeo (BRA) | 53.02 | x | 54.15 | 53.99 | 54.15 | |
| 4 | 12 | Zakaria Al Ahmer (LBA) | 53.79 | x | 51.63 | x | 53.79 | |
| 5 | 13 | Eoin Sheridan (IRL) | x | 47.88 | x | 51.19 | 51.19 | |
| 6 | 14 | José Miguel Ballivián (CHI) | x | 50.05 | x | 50.88 | 50.88 | |
| 7 | 15 | Josh Boateng (GRN) | 48.22 | 49.06 | 48.44 | 50.07 | 50.07 | |
| 8 | 16 | Taui Saiasi Hauma (TUV) | 31.71 | x | 31.26 | 33.45 | 33.45 | PB |
