Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 5 and 7 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background
The men's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.

Qualification
For the men's discus throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 67.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

Qualification
The qualification is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 10:10 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:35 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.

Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 7 August, starting at 20:25 (UTC+2) in the evening.