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LANZAMIENTO DISCO [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Track and Field
DEF

The six-metre-wide area from which a competitor throws a discus or hammer.

CONT

Hammer or Discus Throwing Cage: All hammer and discus throws shall be made from an enclosure or cage to ensure the safety of spectators, officials, and competitors. The cage should be C-shaped in plan, the diameter being 7 metres ... with the opening through which the throw is made 6 metres ... wide. The height should not be less than 3.35 metres ... but preferably should be at least 4 metres ...

OBS

The term "protection net" is often used as a synonym of "throwing cage."

OBS

Shot-put, discus and hammer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Zone de six mètres de largeur depuis laquelle un compétiteur lance un disque ou un marteau.

CONT

Au lancer de poids, le cercle est délimité à l'avant par un butoir peint en blanc, qui épouse la forme du cercle et fait 10 cm de hauteur. Cas particulier des lancers de disque et de marteau : pour la sécurité des juges et du public, il est nécessaire d'avoir une cage de protection.

CONT

Le disque se lance à partir d'une aire circulaire entourée d'un filet de protection. Le sportif tourne sur lui-même pour donner le maximum de vitesse à son engin avant de le lâcher.

OBS

Le terme «filet de protection» s'emploie fréquemment comme synonyme de «cage de protection».

OBS

Poids, disque et marteau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y sedes deportivas
  • Atletismo
DEF

Área de seis metros de ancho desde la que un atleta lanza un disco o un martillo.

OBS

Lanzamiento de disco, martillo y peso.

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Record 2 2010-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

A field event in which a heavy, circular plate of stone or metal is hurled for distance with one hand from within a throwing circle which is 8 feet 2 1/2 inches in diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Le lancer de disque est un lancer à dominante rotation (volte), mais il y a aussi une translation puisque le lanceur avance dans le plateau.

OBS

Le terme «lancement du disque» est très rarement employé au niveau international. (Jean-Paul Baert, Entraîneur national, Association canadienne d'athlétisme amateur.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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