The Cal junior finishes behind surprise discus winner Roje Stona of Jamaica in Paris
Mykolas Alekna broke his father’s 20-year-old Olympic record in the men’s discus final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, and it wasn’t enough.
Alekna, the native of Lithuania, had hoped to become the youngest Olympic champion in the event since 1956, when American legend Al Oerter won the first of his four straight gold medals at the age of 19. He held the lead after the first of six rounds with his throw of 224-11 . Denny, 28, went into the lead in the second round with his throw of 227-4 .
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