Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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.

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date21 August 2008 (qualification)
23 August 2008 (final)
Competitors38 from 29 nations
Winning distance90.57 OR
Medalists
Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway
Ainārs Kovals  Latvia
Tero Pitkämäki  Finland

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
Thursday, 21 August 200810:10Qualifications[3]
Saturday, 23 August 200819:10Finals[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Jan Železný (CZE)98.48 mJena, Germany25 May 1996
Olympic record Jan Železný (CZE)90.17 mSydney, Australia23 September 2000

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
23 AugustFinal Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)90.57OR

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1BVadims Vasiļevskis Latvia 83.5183.51Q
2BIlya Korotkov Russia 79.1383.3383.33Q
3BTero Pitkämäki Finland x82.6182.61Q
4BTero Järvenpää Finland 77.7682.34-82.34q
5BVitezslav Veselý Czech Republic x78.9381.2081.20q, PB
6AScott Russell Canada 80.42-- 80.42q
7AAinārs Kovals Latvia xx80.1580.15q
8AUladzimir Kazlou Belarus 77.0780.0678.4180.06q
9BAndreas Thorkildsen Norway 79.85x-79.85q
10ATeemu Wirkkala Finland 79.7978.8975.81 79.79q
11AJarrod Bannister Australia 79.79x77.4079.79q
12AMagnus Arvidsson Sweden 79.7075.3576.0779.70q
13AĒriks Rags Latvia 79.33x77.9779.33
14BAlexandr Ivanov Russia 75.7373.8979.2779.27
15AYukifumi Murakami Japan x78.2176.2978.21
16AIgor Janik Poland 71.4367.5977.6377.63
17APark Jae-Myong South Korea 76.6375.6174.2576.63
18BLeigh Smith United States x74.1876.5576.55
19AJohn Robert Oosthuizen South Africa x74.5576.1676.16
20BStuart Farquhar New Zealand 76.1475.5173.8776.14
21BMihkel Kukk Estonia 63.4270.5575.5675.56
22ABreaux Greer United States 73.68--73.68SB
23BChen Qi China 73.50xx73.50
24AIgnacio Guerra Chile 71.0771.3573.0373.03
25BMike Hazle United States x72.7571.6972.75
26ASergey Makarov Russia xx72.4772.47
27BIoannis-Georgios Smalios Greece x71.8767.3971.87
28AAnier Boue Cuba 71.2971.85x71.85
29BRoman Avramenko Ukraine 71.6470.6871.1071.64
30AVictor Fatecha Paraguay 70.5971.5868.7971.58
31BMatija Kranjc Slovenia 71.00xx71.00
32AStephan Steding Germany x70.05x70.05
33ABobur Shokirjonov Uzbekistan 69.5466.2968.2969.54
34BPablo Pietrobelli Argentina 58.0466.9569.0969.09
35BAlexander Vieweg Germany 67.4966.3767.3967.49
36BKolyo Neshev Bulgaria 66.00xx66.00
37BMelik Janoyan Armenia xx64.4764.47
ACsongor Olteán Hungary xxxNM
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

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
Andreas Thorkildsen Norway84.7285.9187.9385.1390.57x90.57OR
Ainārs Kovals Latvia79.4582.6382.2878.9880.6586.6486.64PB
Tero Pitkämäki Finland83.75x80.6985.83x86.1686.16
4Tero Järvenpää Finland 83.95xxxx83.6383.95
5Teemu Wirkkala Finland 73.9083.46xx78.2383.46
6Jarrod Bannister Australia 83.4580.5982.20xxx83.45
7Ilya Korotkov Russia 82.54x76.8482.15x83.1583.15
8Uladzimir Kazlou Belarus 82.0677.5774.09xx75.3682.06PB
9Vadims Vasiļevskis Latvia 76.75x81.3281.32
10Scott Russell Canada 80.9078.02x80.90
11Magnus Arvidsson Sweden 79.8579.5780.1680.16
12Vitezslav Veselý Czech Republic xx76.7676.76

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "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.
  3. "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Javelin Throw Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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