Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 21 August 2008 (qualification) 23 August 2008 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 90.57 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's javelin throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres.
The qualifying standards were 81.80 m (268.37 ft) (A standard) and 77.80 m (255.25 ft) (B standard).[2]
Schedule
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 10:10 | Qualifications[3] |
Saturday, 23 August 2008 | 19:10 | Finals[4] |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading mark were as follows:
World record | Jan Železný (CZE) | 98.48 m | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
Olympic record | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.17 m | Sydney, Australia | 23 September 2000 |
World Leading | Jarrod Bannister (AUS) | 89.02 | Brisbane, Australia | 29 February 2008 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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23 August | Final | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 90.57 | OR |
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | B | Vadims Vasiļevskis | Latvia | 83.51 | 83.51 | Q | ||
2 | B | Ilya Korotkov | Russia | 79.13 | 83.33 | 83.33 | Q | |
3 | B | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | x | 82.61 | 82.61 | Q | |
4 | B | Tero Järvenpää | Finland | 77.76 | 82.34 | - | 82.34 | q |
5 | B | Vítězslav Veselý | Czech Republic | x | 78.93 | 81.20 | 81.20 | q, PB |
6 | A | Scott Russell | Canada | 80.42 | - | - | 80.42 | q |
7 | A | Ainārs Kovals | Latvia | x | x | 80.15 | 80.15 | q |
8 | A | Uladzimir Kazlou | Belarus | 77.07 | 80.06 | 78.41 | 80.06 | q |
9 | B | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway | 79.85 | x | - | 79.85 | q |
10 | A | Teemu Wirkkala | Finland | 79.79 | 78.89 | 75.81 | 79.79 | q |
11 | A | Jarrod Bannister | Australia | 79.79 | x | 77.40 | 79.79 | q |
12 | A | Magnus Arvidsson | Sweden | 79.70 | 75.35 | 76.07 | 79.70 | q |
13 | A | Ēriks Rags | Latvia | 79.33 | x | 77.97 | 79.33 | |
14 | B | Alexandr Ivanov | Russia | 75.73 | 73.89 | 79.27 | 79.27 | |
15 | A | Yukifumi Murakami | Japan | x | 78.21 | 76.29 | 78.21 | |
16 | A | Igor Janik | Poland | 71.43 | 67.59 | 77.63 | 77.63 | |
17 | A | Park Jae-Myong | South Korea | 76.63 | 75.61 | 74.25 | 76.63 | |
18 | B | Leigh Smith | United States | x | 74.18 | 76.55 | 76.55 | |
19 | A | John Robert Oosthuizen | South Africa | x | 74.55 | 76.16 | 76.16 | |
20 | B | Stuart Farquhar | New Zealand | 76.14 | 75.51 | 73.87 | 76.14 | |
21 | B | Mihkel Kukk | Estonia | 63.42 | 70.55 | 75.56 | 75.56 | |
22 | A | Breaux Greer | United States | 73.68 | - | - | 73.68 | SB |
23 | B | Chen Qi | China | 73.50 | x | x | 73.50 | |
24 | A | Ignacio Guerra | Chile | 71.07 | 71.35 | 73.03 | 73.03 | |
25 | B | Mike Hazle | United States | x | 72.75 | 71.69 | 72.75 | |
26 | A | Sergey Makarov | Russia | x | x | 72.47 | 72.47 | |
27 | B | Ioannis-Georgios Smalios | Greece | x | 71.87 | 67.39 | 71.87 | |
28 | A | Anier Boue | Cuba | 71.29 | 71.85 | x | 71.85 | |
29 | B | Roman Avramenko | Ukraine | 71.64 | 70.68 | 71.10 | 71.64 | |
30 | A | Victor Fatecha | Paraguay | 70.59 | 71.58 | 68.79 | 71.58 | |
31 | B | Matija Kranjc | Slovenia | 71.00 | x | x | 71.00 | |
32 | A | Stephan Steding | Germany | x | 70.05 | x | 70.05 | |
33 | A | Bobur Shokirjonov | Uzbekistan | 69.54 | 66.29 | 68.29 | 69.54 | |
34 | B | Pablo Pietrobelli | Argentina | 58.04 | 66.95 | 69.09 | 69.09 | |
35 | B | Alexander Vieweg | Germany | 67.49 | 66.37 | 67.39 | 67.49 | |
36 | B | Kolyo Neshev | Bulgaria | 66.00 | x | x | 66.00 | |
37 | B | Melik Janoyan | Armenia | x | x | 64.47 | 64.47 | |
A | Csongor Olteán | Hungary | x | x | x | NM |
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway | 84.72 | 85.91 | 87.93 | 85.13 | 90.57 | x | 90.57 | OR | |
Ainārs Kovals | Latvia | 79.45 | 82.63 | 82.28 | 78.98 | 80.65 | 86.64 | 86.64 | PB | |
Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | 83.75 | x | 80.69 | 85.83 | x | 86.16 | 86.16 | ||
4 | Tero Järvenpää | Finland | 83.95 | x | x | x | x | 83.63 | 83.95 | |
5 | Teemu Wirkkala | Finland | – | 73.90 | 83.46 | x | x | 78.23 | 83.46 | |
6 | Jarrod Bannister | Australia | 83.45 | 80.59 | 82.20 | x | x | x | 83.45 | |
7 | Ilya Korotkov | Russia | 82.54 | x | 76.84 | 82.15 | x | 83.15 | 83.15 | |
8 | Uladzimir Kazlou | Belarus | 82.06 | 77.57 | 74.09 | x | x | 75.36 | 82.06 | PB |
9 | Vadims Vasiļevskis | Latvia | 76.75 | x | 81.32 | 81.32 | ||||
10 | Scott Russell | Canada | 80.90 | 78.02 | x | 80.90 | ||||
11 | Magnus Arvidsson | Sweden | 79.85 | 79.57 | 80.16 | 80.16 | ||||
12 | Vítězslav Veselý | Czech Republic | x | x | 76.76 | 76.76 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Javelin Throw Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.