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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Medalists

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

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
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	^[5]
12	?	Zdravko Pečar	Yugoslavia	54.66
13	?	Leszek Gajdziński	Poland	54.64
14	?	Emil Vladimirov	Bulgaria	53.50
15	?	Michel Chabrier	France	51.56	^[5]
16	?	Thomas Andersson	Finland	49.58

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	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	^[5]
12	Mark Wilkins	United States	55.20

^ "Zweite Plätze für Schittenhelm und Karst" [Second places for Schittenhelm und Karst]. Leichtathletik (in German). 34/1973. Bartels & Wernitz: 1202–1204. 21 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
^ "Nur ein Finale ohne einheimische Athleten" [Only one final without local athletes]. Leichtathletik (in German). 35/1973. Bartels & Wernitz: 1250–1251. 28 August 1973. ISSN 0343-5369.
^ Results at Tilastopaja
^ ^a ^b "Qualification & Final results". The Sacramento Bee. 19 August 1973. p. 94. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c French results
^ "Final results". The Spokesman-Review. 19 August 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2020.