Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw
# Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 17 and 18 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Viktor Zhurba Soviet Union | Gunnar Müller East Germany | Ferenc Tégla Hungary |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ? | Viktor Zhurba | Soviet Union | 58.74 |
| 2 | ? | Ferenc Tégla | Hungary | 57.54 |
| 3 | ? | Mark Wilkins | United States | 57.14 |
| 4 | ? | Silvano Simeon | Italy | 56.94 |
| 5 | ? | Gunnar Müller | East Germany | 56.76 |
| 6 | ? | Markku Tuokko | Finland | 56.34 |
| 7 | ? | Jim Penrose | United States | 55.68 |
| 8 | ? | Velislav Prokhaska | Bulgaria | 55.52 |
| 9 | ? | Ain Roost | Canada | 55.48 |
| 10 | ? | Igor Spasovkhodskiy | Soviet Union | 55.36 |
| 11 | ? | Frédéric Piette | France | 54.88 |
| 12 | ? | Zdravko Pečar | Yugoslavia | 54.66 |
| 13 | ? | Leszek Gajdziński | Poland | 54.64 |
| 14 | ? | Emil Vladimirov | Bulgaria | 53.50 |
| 15 | ? | Michel Chabrier | France | 51.56 |
| 16 | ? | Thomas Andersson | Finland | 49.58 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Viktor Zhurba | Soviet Union | 61.60 |
| | Gunnar Müller | East Germany | 59.72 |
| | Ferenc Tégla | Hungary | 59.48 |
| 4 | Silvano Simeon | Italy | 58.20 |
| 5 | Markku Tuokko | Finland | 58.16 |
| 6 | Igor Spasovkhodskiy | Soviet Union | 57.80 |
| 7 | Zdravko Pečar | Yugoslavia | 57.72 |
| 8 | Ain Roost | Canada | 56.12 |
| 9 | Jim Penrose | United States | 55.92 |
| 10 | Velislav Prokhaska | Bulgaria | 55.66 |
| 11 | Frédéric Piette | France | 55.22 |
| 12 | Mark Wilkins | United States | 55.20 |
