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Statue
of a discus thrower,
Copenhagen
.
The
discus throw
is an event in
athletics
, where a heavy
disc
is thrown for
distance
. It was invented in 708 BC in
Ancient Greece
.
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The goal is to throw the discus farther than your opponents.
The discus throw is the subject of a number of well-known ancient
Greek
statues and
Roman
copies of them. US thrower Al Oerter is one of only two athletes to win the same individual event at four consecutive Olympic Games.