1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldVladimir Ovchinnikov
 Soviet Union
SilverSteve Backley
 United Kingdom
BronzeJens Reimann
 East Germany

Results

Final

29 July

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
123456
Vladimir Ovchinnikov Soviet Union67.2873.6674.6874.82x77.0877.08
Steve Backley United Kingdom64.8271.5075.4072.4873.5672.1475.40
Jens Reimann East Germany68.2271.2671.6467.5466.14x71.64
4Dmitriy Polyunin Soviet Union66.7267.5668.9869.1267.6867.9069.12
5Kimmo Solehmainen Finland67.3467.0668.6268.7868.2268.5868.78
6Johan van Lieshout Netherlands66.3468.2268.68x65.2267.0468.68
7Angel Mandzhukov Bulgaria68.54x68.5266.80xx68.54
8Art Skipper United States63.4263.5268.32x64.3665.2868.32
9Park Yong-Young South Korea68.2863.9461.4068.28
10Juha Laukkanen Finland65.54x60.8665.54
11John Richardson United States61.3264.0065.2065.20
12Kimio Morisawa Japan63.7063.94x63.94

Qualifications

28 Jul

Group A

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
123
1Vladimir Ovchinnikov Soviet Union72.32--72.32Q
2Kimmo Solehmainen Finland70.96--70.96Q
3Jens Reimann East Germany65.3470.10-70.10Q
4Park Yong-Young South Korea69.88--69.88Q
5Steve Backley United Kingdom66.3068.66-68.66Q
6Juha Laukkanen Finland68.26--68.26Q
7Art Skipper United States66.9067.78-67.78Q
8Dmitriy Polyunin Soviet Union67.64--67.64Q
9Johan van Lieshout Netherlands65.1666.3467.3867.38Q
10Angel Mandzhukov Bulgaria63.3666.8267.2567.26Q
11Kimio Morisawa Japan62.8864.1867.2467.24Q
12John Richardson United States66.9666.3067.1667.16Q
13Koji Simada Japan66.6662.72x66.66
14Dag Inge Hansen Norway59.5661.66x61.66
15Arne Indrebo Norway61.5459.44x61.54
16Matt Hodgson Australia61.1461.4260.9661.42
17Hans-Günter Schmidt West Germany60.1661.2859.4061.28

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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