the discus
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a discus (a heavy flat round object) farther than everyone else
winner of the discus
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Oceanside junior Jayden Gibbs won the shot put at 52-6 and the discus with a throw of 159-7.Mission Bay also had a section champion in the boys’ 100-meter dash, where senior Elliot Getz leaned into the tape in 10.37 seconds, a personal best and the seventh-fastest 100 time in the state this year.
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Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Those marks placed her second among female athletes in the shot put and first in the discus amid an overall state meet performance that underscored Natotschi’s refusal to dwell on the snow-day accident that changed her life.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Classmate Tarique George will join Coffey in the discus; the former ranks 24th in the event.
—Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
For the Shakopee girls, junior Sloane Hennen led the team winning the discus with a toss of 117-5.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
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Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Those marks placed her second among female athletes in the shot put and first in the discus amid an overall state meet performance that underscored Natotschi’s refusal to dwell on the snow-day accident that changed her life.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Classmate Tarique George will join Coffey in the discus; the former ranks 24th in the event.
—Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
For the Shakopee girls, junior Sloane Hennen led the team winning the discus with a toss of 117-5.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
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“The discus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20discus. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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