The men's discus throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 12–13 August.

Małachowski had also won silver eight years before, making him the 16th man to win multiple medals in the discus throw.

[4][5] The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final.

In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 65.50 metres advanced to the final.

Only two athletes achieved the automatic qualifying mark: Małachowski headed the field over Lukas Weißhaidinger of Austria.

In the last round the competitors came to life: Estonia's Martin Kupper threw 66.58 m to take the silver medal position.

Małachowski could not respond with his last effort and finished with the silver medal, having led for almost the entire competition and holding three of the four best marks of the 2016 Olympics.

Harting's win made it the first time in Olympic athletics history that siblings had won successive gold medals.