Talk:Discus throw

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this is the most basic description of a discus throw. It is useful as an overview of what a discus throw is, but it does not begin to cover half of the different motions a thrower must use to acheive maximum distance.

Who is Garth Allen? I googled his name and found no connection between a Garth Allen and a discus record. For now I have replaced Juergen Schults name (and in any case his name should have been conserved since its a table of record progressions). I must say that this editing of the record list seems to me intentionally misleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.81.237.109 (talk) 11:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Recent Article Cleanup

I recently cleaned up the article. I placed the Top 10 above the World Record Progression list because it makes more sense that way. I deleted the whole Best Year Performance list, the National Record list, and the European Record list. The BYP list only included women and frankly was not needed. The NR and ER list are both not needed because the Top 10 is the most important list for the article. The article should not be exhaustive in terms of giving every single good throw. The Top 10 list is a good keep and the WRP list helps show the growth of the discipline. I will probably be adding more material to the article (history, technique, etc) shortly. Baegis (talk) 07:10, 17 March 2008 (UTC)