June 6, 1986 at the competitions in Neubrandenburg, Germany, a record was set in athletics. Jürgen Schult's performance is rightfully considered one of the best in the history of the sport. The athlete sent a discus of 74 meters and 8 centimeters, he managed to throw a projectile 2.22 meters further than the holder of the previous world record. Recall that on May 29, 1983, the Soviet athlete Yuri Dumchev set a world record at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of Moscow (Luzhniki Stadium), which was improved by an athlete from the GDR 3 years later. In athletics, Schult's record is considered the "oldest", because after almost 30 years, no one could beat him. The Lithuanian Virgilius Alekna was closest to the victory over the best result, in 2000 he recorded 73.88m, slightly losing to the record holder.

World Record (WR)
	Result		Date and place of record		Athlete (country)
	71.86 m		05/29/1983 (Moscow)		Yuri Dumchev (USSR)
	74.08 m		06/06/1986 (Neubrandenburg)		Jürgen Schult (GDR)

The career of the German athlete Jürgen Schult lasted more than 20 years. During this time he won gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, at the following Summer Games in Barcelona he got silver. Due to the boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he was unable to try his hand at these competitions. At the 1996 Games, he won 6th place, and in 2000 only 8th place. His last award, being a 39-year-old athlete, was the silver medal of the 1999 World Championship (Seville). Now the greatest discus thrower with vast experience, has a coaching license and has been raising champions since 2002. Appointed as responsible person in the federation athletics Germany for throwing.

Archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations often came across stone and bronze discs weighing from two to six kilograms, 21-34 centimeters in circumference. Moreover, these products were smoothly honed and were located in the area of ​​ancient places where competitions were held. And as soon as the modern Olympic Games began to be held in 1896, this sport - discus throwing - immediately entered a separate program for men in athletics and also in all-around. To prevent women from throwing dishes at home, in 1928 they were allowed to compete in throwing a plate-like athletic projectile in stadiums. which was fashioned by the famous ancient Greek architect Myron back in the fifth century BC, is one of the oldest symbols of the Olympiads.

Discus throw rules

There are certain rules in this sport. In ancient times, the disc was thrown from a hill (mountain), and now on a flat, level area. The disc weighs differently in competition. For men - 2 kilograms, for junior and youthful ages - 1.75 and 1.5 kg, respectively (permissible circle norm from 219 to 221 millimeters). For women, juniors and girls, the disc is always of the same weight - 1 kilogram, in a circumference of 180-182 mm.

Features of discus throwing competitions

Due to the difference in the weight of the projectile, women throw their disk a little further. The competition takes place in a fenced sector (gates 6 meters wide, departure angle 34.92 degrees, lines are drawn in the field). The athlete throws from a circle 250 centimeters in diameter. It is allowed to touch the barrier gate, but the projectile must not land outside the drawn sector. The execution technique requires great strength, coordination and speed. Therefore, due to such difficulties, there are no young world record holders in this form. Here you need to combine all your skills with weather phenomena. For example, a headwind in this sport is just not a hindrance, but an assistant, if you know how to choose the right departure angle of the disk (fluctuation within 36-38 degrees).

world records

The first world discus throwing record was set by American Olympic champion Robert Garrett. Also famous was his compatriot Al Orter, who was a four-time Olympic champion 1956-1968. For the fifth time, he was not lucky due to a political boycott and the US refusal to perform at the next Olympics.

Our legendary compatriot - Yuri Dumchev - set a world record in discus throwing in 1983 - 71 meters 86 centimeters. This unique hero, with a height of 2 meters and a weight of 128 kilograms, also pushed the core, starred in multiple films, the Yeralash magazine and was a member of the What? Where? When?".

Interestingly, today's world record for discus throwing how many meters is? Nevertheless, the German athlete Jürgen Schult managed to beat the Dumchev plank in 1986 (74 meters 8 centimeters). The Olympic record belongs to Virgilius Alekne from Lithuania - 69.89 meters, set in 2004 in Athens (Greece).

Women's world records

The world record for women's discus throw belongs to German athlete Gabriele Reinsch. She installed it in her homeland in 1988 - 76 meters 80 centimeters. The Olympic best achievement in Seoul (Korea) was established by her compatriot Martina Hellman - 72.30 meters.

The outstanding athlete of the USSR - Tamara Press - was Olympic champion in the 1964 discus throw and won twice Olympic competitions in the shot put of 1960-64, this is a unique case. Our modern throwers in this discipline are the Belarusian athlete Ellina Zvereva (she was twice world champion in 1995 and 2001, the bronze medalist of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta (USA) and the champion of 2000 in Sydney) and the Russian woman Sadova (Koptyukh) Natalia, who won silver in Atlanta and took gold in the discus throw at the Athens Olympics.

Christoph Harting attempting the discus throw

Discus throw- discipline in athletics, which consists in throwing a special sports equipment - disk, for a distance. Refers to throwing and is included in the technical types of the track and field athletics program. Requires strength and coordination of movements from athletes. It has been the Olympic athletics discipline for men since 1896, for women since 1928. Included in the athletics all-around.

Competitions and rules

Competitors perform a throw from a circle with a diameter of 250 cm. The distance of the throw is measured as the distance from the outer circumference of this circle to the point of impact of the projectile. The weight of the disc for men is 2 kg, for juniors 1.75 kg, for boys 1.5 kg. For women, juniors and girls - 1 kg. The disc diameter is 219-221 mm for men and 180-182 mm for women.

AT official competitions IAAF competitors complete six attempts. If there are more than eight participants, then after the first 3 attempts, the top eight are selected and in the next three attempts they play for the best by the maximum result in six attempts.

The discus is thrown from a sector fenced with a net with a permitted horizontal take-off angle of no more than 35 °, or rather 34.92 °, otherwise the disc will not be able to fly into the field and crash into the net or supports. The width of the disc departure gate is 6 meters. It is forbidden for the athlete to leave the sector boundary until the disc lands. When thrown, the disc may touch the sector fence, if other rules are not violated.

Discus throw in ancient Greece

Discus throw - very ancient view sports. In the 5th century BC e. sculptor Miron made a sculpture of a discus ball (Diskobolos), which is now world famous. The ancient Greek gods also played with the disc. According to one of the myths, Apollo competed in discus throwing with his favorite, the prince of Sparta Hyacinthes. To impress, Apollo threw the disc as hard as he could. Hyakinthus, for his part, wanted to impress Apollo, and tried to catch the disk. The disc hit Hyakinthus and he died. According to another legend, the envious god of the western winds, Zephyr, blew into the disc to destroy Hyacinthus.

As studies by historians and archaeological excavations show, discus throwing was popular in Ancient Greece, and these competitions were held at the ancient Olympic Games. The shells were made of stone and bronze, weighing from 1.25 to 5.70 kg, with a diameter of 16.5 to 34 cm. As far as can be judged from the historical evidence of that time, athletes threw from an elevation, lateral movement, when the plane of the disk was perpendicular to the ground .

Modern technology

Discus throw as a view in modern time it was decided to revive at the First Olympic Games in Athens (1896). Then there was still no clear idea about the technique and they decided to hold competitions in the Greek style. In 1908, at the London Olympics, competitions were held in two styles: Greek and freestyle (close to modern). Freestyle won in range, and further improvement of the style began, in which, in the initial position, the disk rotates in a horizontal plane.

Initially, they threw from a hill, like the ancient Greeks, then they moved to the shot put sector. However, the size of the sector was small, and from 1910 the IAAF increased the size of the sector for discus throw to 2.5 meters.

In the year the American Dougherty proposed new style- with one and a half turns. The athlete started moving with his left side in the direction of the future throw and, rotating first on his left foot, stepped over to his right. In 1930, the American Krenz exceeded the 50 m (51.03 m) mark and his technique variant, the high jump turn, became the most popular throughout the world. Until the 1940s, this style was being improved, and since that time the technique of discus throwers has not fundamentally changed.

Discus throw physics

The initial speed of the disk in high-class male athletes reaches 25 m / s. Optimal for male discus throwers in calm weather is considered to be the projectile departure angle of the order of 36-38 °. When performing a throwing movement, athletes also give their own rotation to the disk, which allows the projectile to acquire additional stability in flight.

Headwind (as well as ski jumping) with a speed of up to ~5 m/s is a favorable factor. At the same time, the higher the headwind speed, the smaller the angle of departure of the projectile from the hands of the athlete should be. Therefore, the ability to feel the wind and the ability, as the athletes say, to "hit the projectile" and "put the disc into the wind" is one of the components of the mastery of a high-class discus thrower. Evidence of the low class of the athlete are the transverse beats of the disc in flight, an unstable trajectory when the disc falls on an edge and quickly falls down.

As a sport, throwing was included in the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece, in the disciplines of discus and javelin throwing. The first throwing discs were made of different materials: stone, wood, iron, lead. All this was discovered during excavations. And only in the 8th century BC appeared sports discs lenticular shape. The shape of the spear changes in modern sports, and in ancient games it was a pointed shaft, which was first thrown for accuracy, then for range. Javelin throwing was included in the modern Olympic Games in 1908.

Threw exclusively men. And only since 1932, javelin throwing was also allowed for women. What athletics gave women, javelin throwing gave the world the first woman champion in this discipline - American M. Didrikson threw with a score of 43 m 68 cm

In general education schools in Russia, lessons are used, which offers athletics, throwing the ball. This is of course a simplified form of throwing, but here you need to learn. In throwing training, the ball is used regularly.

You can use real preparatory training for throwing:

• Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and bring the ball over your head. Throws up and down with springy leg work, back arching and overlapping forearms and hands.
• Lunge forward and leaning on one leg, perform the same throws.
• In a lunge position, throw over your head
• Stand straight, feet a step apart, take a pancake from the bar in your hands. Swing to the right, then down, then back. The final stance is like a drawn bow, the back is arched.
• Throw with three steps, but do not release the pancake after the simulated throw.
• Take a dumbbell or an object weighing 1-2 kg in your throwing hand. Swing forward-down-backward while pivoting the push leg to the left.
• Stand straight, feet a step apart, take a 1-2 kg shot in your throwing hand. Take a swing and throw it at the target.
• Perform throwing movements from three steps and from the run of the core.
• Set aside throwing exercises and do a breathing exercise using the diaphragm.

In order to achieve the maximum flight of the projectile, one must understand the following, which must be given a high initial speed projectile, set the desired trajectory. The speed and path of passage create a formula for the best result.

The stronger the projectile is fired by the athlete and the less time is needed to overcome the maximum distance.

It is very important to take into account the desired let of the projectile. So, according to the cinematographs, it was calculated that the optimal angle for throwing a javelin is 40 degrees. Correctly put the throw, calculating the desired angle, the better the result can be achieved.

It is important to take into account the features of the projectile and the air resistance on the projectile. Achieving planning is an important success factor. For example, if you lift a spear, then the flight can only be 30 meters, because you set the angle to 90 meters of throwing, and you simply cannot give the projectile the force that overcomes air resistance. So, when calculating your efforts, you must rely on objective data.

All shots, javelins, hammers and discs used by athletes in competition comply with IAAF requirements and are certified accordingly.

IAAF weight requirements

When throwing in athletics, no special devices can be used.

It is believed that bandaging the fingers or hand can help the athlete during the push. If an athlete has an open cut on the finger or palm, then bandaging is possible, but the Chief Referee of the competition must be informed.

Bandaging of two fingers and the use of gloves when throwing the hammer are allowed. Gloves of a certain type, smooth on the back and on the palm, fingertips must be open, thumb not required to be opened.

In addition, powder can be used in hammer throwing and shot put.

In javelin throw, the use of an elbow corrector or bandaging is allowed.

Athletics - javelin throw

A special sector is allocated for the javelin thrower, which provides a direct run-up to the transverse boundary line, upon crossing which the attempt is not counted.

The spear must be held by the winding, and thrown only over the shoulder or upper part hands, otherwise throwing is prohibited. Also, you can not throw or throw a spear. New javelin throwing techniques are prohibited.

After a throw without a spade, the attempt will be counted only if the tip of the spear in the form of a metal tip touches before the main body of the spear. Irrefutable proof of throwing is sticking a spear into the throwing field. While the javelin is in the air, the athlete should not turn his back to the projectile, but should follow the gliding javelin with his eyes. Throwing is given several attempts, which determine first the passing result for the final, and then the final.

The spear consists of the following parts:

1. pole,
2. metal tip,
3. windings.

The shaft is made entirely of metal or similar homogeneous material that is acceptable in the production of spears. A metal tip with a sharp end is attached to the front. The winding covers the center of gravity of the spear and does not exceed the diameter of the shaft by more than 8 mm.

The shaft must be necessarily smooth, without holes, grooves, recesses, i.e. whole along the entire length. Pay attention to the quality of the projectile so that it meets this requirement, do not use a defective one so that your result is not challenged by your opponent.

Especially pay attention to the winding, it should not be with knots, loops, or slippery, as this all affects the quality of throwing.

Also, the spear should be straight, without a sharp change in diameter in different parts of the shaft.

It is allowed that the shaft may have a deviation in diameter, but not more than 2% between the largest and smallest diameter. It is possible to understand the round cross section of the spear or not in a simple way by twirling it in the palm of your hand without a glove. Deviations will be noticeable, and if the deviations are significant, choose another projectile.

Also, if you are a professional athlete, then you should have a thickness gauge with which you can determine whether the projectile is suitable for you in terms of quality or not. But most often, athletes evaluate the spear by eye, which of course is very subjective and helps to choose the right projectile 50/50.

The spear has a different weight and size.

And most importantly, that the individual parts of the spear should not hang out, the winding should not be unwound, because all this will change the center of gravity of the projectile and the flight path.

Initial javelin training starts from a standing position, usually with two hands above the head.

Then the training begins with a small run-up and only then with a full one, special attention is paid to the technique of throwing the javelin in front of the limit line, about three last steps before throwing. The future javelin thrower also needs to learn the coordinated movement of his arms and legs.

In turn, spear throwers are divided into left-handers and right-handers. There is no need to retrain athletes, just the description for right-handed throwing techniques will be different from the description for left-handers.

Approximate description of training for right-handers to master the technique of throwing with a small run-up:

• Step back six meters from the marking line;
• Stand in position so that the spear is over the shoulder at the ear, elbow in front and to the right;
• Raise the rear end of the spear up, above the head, the tip above the chin;
• Take a step forward with your left foot, while pulling the arm with the spear back, lower the back end of the spear to a horizontal position.

Take a step with your right foot, and take your hand back, while turning the body to the right, simultaneously lowering the rear end of the spear. The point should be at the very chin, and bend the left arm and place it across the chest.

Take a step with your left foot a little to the left, turn the body completely and tilt it to right side, straighten your right arm and turn your palm up. Now sharply turn the body so that the chest is directed forward. The loin should be arched and the entire weight of the body on the left leg. Now the arm should go forward and over the head with the elbow, the right leg forward and sharply down to achieve a strong jerk of the body. Further, the spear flies into the throwing field along the trajectory specified by this jerk. Accordingly, the stronger and more correctly the jerk is made, the farther the spear will fly.

Athletics - discus throw

Discus throwing is performed from a fenced sector using a net, the part where the projectile is released is fenced off, so spectators and other athletes are protected from danger. During the throwing, no one should be in the throwing area. Judges must look at the thrower and implement. The protective net must withstand a disc weighing 2 kg, which moves at a speed of up to 25 m per second, it is this speed that is set for the projectile during throwing. The direction of the projectile to be thrown must be such that the disk could not ricochet towards the thrower, and even more so over the edge of the barrier.

How a disk works

The disk is either solid metal or hollow, made of various materials, with a metal ring around the edge. The edge of the cross section is rounded with a radius of 6 mm, while the two sides of the disc are the same, without protrusions and recesses, smooth, rough and uniform over the entire surface.

The netting is U-shaped and must consist of at least six sections 3.17 wide each, as is done in the Sports Palace on Rabochaya. The edges of this form must be at least 6 meters, and the height of the sections must be at least 4 meters. The whole structure must be tight so that the disk does not get stuck in the joint, under the sections or in the grid.

You need to know that the discus sector is danger zone and maximum security must be ensured.

The discus is thrown with both the left and right hand.

Athletics - shot put

The core in athletics is an all-metal ball. For competitions in the female form, its mass is 4 kg, and the diameter is 110 mm, for the pushers of men, its mass is 7.257 kg and 130 in diameter. The core weight in athletics cannot be different, it is the reference weight.

You need to understand that it is correct to use the term "shot put - athletics", throwing the shot is not the right expression, try not to use it, although it occasionally slips, especially these online publications sin.

Pushing technique

It is necessary to push the core as follows:

Stand with the shot in the original position for pushing. You must be in the part of the circle that is further from the throwing zone. It is necessary to take such a position of the body in which all the weight will fall on the bent right or left leg(depending on the pushing leg), and at the same time lean the foot against the back of the circle. To do a push, you need to rock your body back and forth as you go. The second option may be a raised non-jerk leg up. For the most effective shot put, it is necessary to bring the body out of the state of dynamic rest and transfer the maximum energy that has appeared to the push movement. At the same time, everything must be done quickly and collected, while the body itself must expend a minimum of energy.

You have not violated the shot put rules if you did not step outside the circle immediately after the throw. After the throw, you must completely fix your entire body in the circle and, so that there are no controversial moments, leave the rear point of the circle. In this case, the judges will no longer be able to doubt that there was no spade.

Your cannonball push will be maximum if you correctly transferred energy to the cannonball, fired the projectile at the right angle and high. This is guaranteed to give desired result your efforts.

So, you rocked the body from rest to correct posture, you now need to transition to the first push.

The pusher must bring the non-pushing leg behind the pushing leg and make a swing in order to move the body forward. It is this movement that increases the speed of the first pushing movement. The movement is made so that the pushing leg is transferred to the center of the circle for pushing. Inhale, spin the body with the core into the sector for throwing, and at the same time lean on two legs, then, as you exhale, push the core into the sector. The pushing movement resembles a jump, but the legs seem to slide easily over the sector.

The thrower brings the left leg back, behind the right, and from there makes a swing with it, in order to give the body a jerk forward, which will increase the speed of the jump. At the same time, the right leg is strongly repelled from the ground. The jump is made in such a way that the athlete's right foot enters the center of the circle, and the left one is at the front of the circle, slightly to the left. Landing is done simultaneously with both feet. The jump should not be high, no higher than 20 - 25 cm from the ground. Feet seem to glide above the ground, rather than jump. Some pushers perform several of these movements.

It must be remembered that the correct stance is always on the legs bent at the knees, the core is pushed out by the weight of the body, and not by the hand, the correct pushing angle is 45 degrees.

It must be clearly understood that the core before performing an attempt is in a fixed position at the neck or chin, and the hand must always remain at this level.

Never lower the wrist lower, this will lead to a violation of the shot put technique, and the shot put technique in athletics is decisive in achieving better results.

The thrower may spin at the end of the throw to dissipate the kinetic energy that could push it out of the sector and the attempt will be disallowed.

Right at the moment of putting the shot, the hand must be turned inward with the fingers and the palm outward.

In our school you will learn this technique under the guidance of an experienced coach who has brought up strong athletes.

Everyone can learn, even a fragile and young girl ...

Athletics - Hammer Throw

This discipline in sports looks especially impressive on TV screens and on spectacular sports events. Powerful athletes spin the hammer and send it to the throwing sector. Most people like to watch because it looks dangerous, but there are young people who are fascinated by the movements of the thrower, and they are the ones who can become a new generation of throwers.

So about discipline - hammer throwing. This is an athletics discipline related to technical, where the hammer thrower throws sports equipment- hammer - at a distance.

Hammer throwers are athletes who are strong and do not suffer from lack of coordination.

Competitions are held in open stadiums, which are equipped with sectors for hammer throwing, in the summer.

how olympic view sports in men since 1900, in women since only 2000. It is not difficult to calculate how long it took for male dominance to be squeezed out.

What is a sports equipment made of?

• metal ball
• steel wire
• Handle (handle)

The final form of the projectile was approved in 1896.

The ball must be made of iron or metal no softer than brass. There may be a metal shell, a cavity that is filled with lead or other material. The filler must be securely fixed inside, be motionless, and the center itself must be no further than 6 mm from the center of the metal ball.

The shape must be spherical with a minimum diameter of 100 millimeters for men and 95 for women.

The wire must not stretch and must be at least 2 mm and is attached to the core and handle with a loop.

The handle must be rigid, solid, but composite is also allowed. The handle should not be deformed or scrolled, should not turn.

For men, the overall length of the projectile is 117-121.5 cm and the total weight is 7.265 kg or 16 lbs.

For women 116 to 119.5 cm, and the total weight is 4 kg or 8.82 pounds.

Throwing is made from special circle with a diameter of 2.135 m, fenced with a net, the so-called hammer throwing sector or sometimes called the base.

When performing a throwing attempt, the thrower must not leave the circle, he can leave the circle only after the projectile has landed, and he must leave the circle only from the back side of the throwing circle.

The net is needed so that the projectile, in case of an unsuccessful attempt, does not fly to the podium and does not cripple the audience. In addition, the sector is narrowed, the so-called target, so that the projectile does not fly away Treadmills or other areas of the stadium and did not injure other competitors.

In the 1900s, the grid alignment was 90 degrees, in the 1960s it was already 60 degrees, and now it is 35 degrees.

The mesh is installed on a U-shaped structure with a height of at least 7 meters at the lowest point.

The net itself must be strong so that the projectile cannot break through it or get stuck in it, and must not ricochet so that the hammer cannot bounce into the athlete.

Games with this projectile are not allowed. It's a brutal sport from the start. And you can't fool around in it.

And it owes its brutality to the history of the creation of primary technology. In Scotland and Ireland, once upon a time they simply threw some kind of load by the handle, usually a blacksmith's hammer and even a club, and threw it not at a distance, but at a height. One old engraving showed King Henry VIII of England throwing a blacksmith's hammer. It was not until 1866 that a hard-handled hammer competition was held. The first record was only 24.50 meters, for comparison we present the following data, the world record for men is 86.74 meters in 1986 and belongs to Yuri Sedykh of the USSR, the record for women is 79.42 meters in 2011 and was set by Betty Heidler ( Betty Heidler) from Germany, participant of 2 Olympic Games, world and European champion. The Olympic record for men of 84.80 meters in 1988 belongs to Sergei Litvinov of the USSR, set in Korea. The women's record of 76.34 meters was set in 2008 by Oksana Menkova from Belarus in China. Throwing rules were established in 1887 in England.

The Irish athlete Flanagan significantly developed the throwing technique and attracted spectators, making this sport popular. Flanagan was an Olympic champion in 1900, 1904, 1908 and broke 14 world records, which began to be registered by the IAAF in the hammer throw from 1913. The leaders in this sport in the 50s were athletes from Hungary and the USSR. Today the leaders are hammer throwers from Belarus, Poland, Japan, Slovenia. Our thrower Yuri Sedykh was the leader from 1976 to 1988. Among women, the leaders are throwers from Russia, Cuba, Germany, China.

How to throw a hammer.

The classical technique includes rotation in two circles of the hammer above the head without rotation of the body, while the athlete stands with his back to the throwing sector, and then 3-4 turns of the body together with the hammer, as a result of rotation, the hammer is released into the sector, the athlete stands facing the sector. An experienced athlete can give a projectile speed even 32 m / s

Before the start of the swing, it is allowed to place the hammer ball outside the throwing circle or inside.

When untwisted, the ball may touch the ground or the metal rim of the sector.

Unwinding cannot be interrupted, this is automatically counted as an unsuccessful attempt.

Note to women.

Your body is more oriented to this sport, purely anatomically, due to the fact that a long body relative to the legs helps to maintain balance in rotation, and a smaller foot helps to technically perform four turns without leaving the sector.

If you have read this article in its entirety, then the next step is to show a real interest in sports activities at the sports school.

The creators of this cartoon did not bother to learn how to draw a hammer correctly, how to throw it correctly, and they don’t even observe safety precautions, so it’s funny to look not only at the adventures of the unfortunate, but also at the blunders of the ignoramuses of this sport.

Jurgen Schult set his record back in 1986; the fact that no one has ever broken this record makes Jürgen the longest-serving record in the world history of men's athletics. He was also known as a member of the East German Olympic team; in this capacity he even won the discus throwing championship and took Olympic gold. Subsequently, Jürgen Schult joined the ranks of the united Germany and continued to play actively until 2000. He became one of the defendants in a high-profile doping scandal that occurred after the publication of previously hidden materials on the use of drugs prohibited by law to increase sports productivity.

Jurgen Schult stood out among his colleagues, first of all, outstanding even by the standards big sport external data. Height of 193 centimeters, weight of about 110 kilograms - all this together formed a very, very vivid image. Schult began to go in for sports even under the communists; he once competed with SC Traktor Schwerin, training under Dr. Hermann Brandt. Schult later moved to "Schwerin SC" and "SC Riesa"; in the period from 1993 to 2000, Jurgen prepared for the next performances personal coach. In parallel, Jurgen managed to get a higher education, becoming a certified teacher of physical education.

In 1984, Schulte failed to take part in the Summer Olympic Games- Los Angeles hosted the Olympics this year, and East Germany decided to boycott the American Games, joining the Soviet bloc. In 1986, however, Schult made the whole world talk about himself even without victories at the Olympics - he managed to set a unique world record in discus throwing. Throwing a discus at 47.08 meters, Schult improved the previous record of the Soviet athlete Yuri Dumchev by 2.22 meters. Nobody managed to break this record; it is now a record in itself due to its extraordinary duration. Previously, the holder of the most enduring record among men was Jesse Owens (Jesse Owens), whose result in the long jump was unsurpassed 25 years and 79 days; now, however, Jürgen's record has surpassed Schult's in duration.

In 1988, Jurgen took part in the first track and field competition between West and East Germany. An athlete from West Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt (Wolfgang Schmidt), managed to surpass Schult; he subsequently categorically refused to shake hands with the winner. A significant role in this act of Jurgen was played by the fact that Schmidt himself moved to West Germany from East relatively recently. There is reason to believe that Schult did not make the decision not to shake hands with the "defector" himself - according to reports, he received a clear order on this from the leadership of the GDR team.

In 1992, Jurgen Schult went to the Olympics for the second time in his life; this time, he had to settle for second place and a silver medal. Jürgen Schult also took silver at the 1999 World Championship. In 2000, Schult took part in his last Olympics; this time, the 40-year-old athlete managed to take only 8th place.

After the end of his career as a runner, Jurgen Schult did not want to leave the big sport completely - and the teaching diploma he received at one time physical culture came in very handy. In 2002 former athlete became a coach himself; he was entrusted with training a team of discus throwers in the German athletics male association. In January 2011, Jurgen became the head coach of the national level.

In 1991, the world saw a series of works by Brigitte Berendonk and Werner Franke; these works were devoted to the use of doping. Being ardent opponents of doping in their own right, the authors have set themselves a rather ambitious goal - to reveal the secrets of the use of drugs to increase productivity in the world of big sport. In their work, Brigitte and Werner revealed the secrets of a number of outstanding German athletes; among others, Jurgen Schult was also touched upon in their materials. According to published data, between 1981 and 1984, Schult took large doses of the so-called oral turinabol. For a long time, the athlete flatly refused to admit to using some kind of doping or steroids; however, the evidence presented turned out to be more than enough - and from a certain moment, it was already frankly stupid for Schult to lock himself up further. Subsequently, Jurgen admitted to using this substance - and that he had previously given false evidence about this; for this he had to pay a large fine - 12,000 marks at the price level of 2001.