Jürgen Schult

Jürgen Schult is a German discus thrower who set the men’s world record of 74.08 metres in 1986. The record remains unbroken.

1986 European Athletics Championships: The European athletics championships held in Stuttgart from 26 to 31 August 1986. Schult set his 74.08-metre world record in the discus final at these championships.
Wolfgang Schmidt: A German discus thrower who won silver at the 1976 Olympics and held the world record from 1978 to 1981. Schmidt was Schult's major East German predecessor in the discus and a fellow Olympic medalist.
Discus throw: A track-and-field event in which athletes throw a heavy disc from a circular throwing area. It is the event in which Schult set his world record.
East German sports doping: A state-directed doping system that exposed athletes in the German Democratic Republic to performance-enhancing drugs. Schult's record was set within the East German sports system, whose doping history shapes discussion of his era.
Men's discus world record progression: The chronological sequence of recognized world records in the men's discus throw. It places Schult's mark in the history of the event's record.
Róbert Fazekas: A Hungarian discus thrower who won Olympic gold in 2004 before losing it after a doping violation. His career illustrates how doping controversies have shaped the sport Schult competed in.
Discus: A circular throwing implement used in athletics, with weight and dimensions specified by competition rules. Its mass, shape, and release determine the physical demands of Schult's event.
World Athletics: The international governing body for track and field athletics, formerly known as the International Association of Athletics Federations. Its record ratification and event rules determine the official status of Schult's mark.
Women's discus world record: The best performance recognized as the world record in the women's discus throw. The women's record offers a parallel history of the same throwing event.
Virgilijus Alekna: A Lithuanian discus thrower who won Olympic gold medals in 2000 and 2004. Alekna became a leading rival in the era when Schult's world record remained unbeaten.

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