Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The Men's javelin throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–11 August.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men's javelin throw victory ceremony
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date8–11 August
Competitors44 from 31 nations
Winning distance84.58
Medalists
Keshorn Walcott
 Trinidad and Tobago
Antti Ruuskanen
 Finland
Vítězslav Veselý
 Czech Republic

Competition format

Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If fewer than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[2]

Summary

Seven athletes hit the automatic qualifying mark, two on their first attempt. 80.39 was the last qualifier. Julius Yego set a new national record for Kenya. With his one throw, Vítězslav Veselý improved his 2012 world lead to 88.34.

In the first round of the final, 19-year-old world junior champion Keshorn Walcott, only the 10th place qualifier, took the lead with an 83.51 national record for Trinidad and Tobago. Spiridon Lebesis was the only other competitor over 80 m in that round. In the second round Walcott improved his record out to 84.58m (277 feet 10 inches). 2007 World Champion Tero Pitkämäki moved into second place and two-time defending champion Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) moved into third, but that was to be his best throw. In the third round Oleksandr Pyatnytsya threw 84.51, just 7 cm out of Walcott's lead. Nobody made a move in the fourth round. In the fifth round Antti Ruuskanen threw 84.12 to move into third place. In the final round Vesely put out his best throw of the competition, but his 83.34 was only good enough for 4th place, exactly 5 meters behind his lone throw in the qualifying round the day before. Walcott's mark of 84.58 was the shortest winning throw since the 1988 Seoul Olympics - the first with the [then] new, re-balanced javelin - when Tapio Korjus (Finland) won with 84.28m.[3]

On August 9, 2016, Oleksandr Pyatnytsya was disqualified after his anti-doping test sample was reanalyzed and found positive (dehydrochlormethyltestosterone). On February 24, 2017 Antti Ruuskanen received the silver medal in Finland.[4] Vítězslav Veselý received the bronze medal during Golden Spike Ostrava on 28 June 2017.[5][6]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 8 August 201219:05Qualifications
Saturday, 11 August 201219:20Finals

Records

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

World record  Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m Jena, Germany 25 May 1996
Olympic record  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 90.57 m Beijing, China 23 August 2008
2012 World leading  Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) 88.11 m Oslo, Norway 7 June 2012
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 World leading  Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) 88.34 m London, United Kingdom 8 August 2012

The Following new National records were set during this competition

Kenya national record  Julius Yego (KEN) 81.81 m
Trinidad and Tobago national record  Keshorn Walcott (TRI) 84.58 m

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 82.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1BVitezslav Vesely Czech Republic88.3488.34Q, WL, PB
2AAndreas Thorkildsen Norway76.2084.4784.47Q
3BTero Pitkämäki Finland76.53x83.0183.01Q
4BOleksandr Pyatnytsya Ukraine77.0782.7282.72Q, DQ
5ASpiridon Lebesis Greece81.8082.4082.40Q
6AStuart Farquhar New Zealand82.3282.32Q
7BRoderick Genki Dean Japan71.5882.0782.07Q
8AAri Mannio Finland81.99x76.2581.99q
9BJulius Yego Kenya79.1079.3381.8181.81q, NR
10BKeshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago78.9176.4481.7581.75q
11BAntti Ruuskanen Finland77.8381.74x81.74q
12ATino Häber Germany78.1969.5480.3980.39q
13ALeslie Copeland Fiji77.0080.1972.5280.19SB
14ARoman Avramenko Ukraine79.1577.0380.0680.06
15AUladzimir Kazlou Belarusx79.1080.0680.06
16AGuillermo Martinez Cuba75.3980.0677.2280.06
17AAinārs Kovals Latvia77.4276.4579.1979.19
18BKim Amb Swedenx71.8578.9478.94
19AIgor Janik Poland76.0178.90x78.90
20BFatih Avan Turkey78.7478.2078.8778.87
21ARisto Mätas Estonia70.3478.5676.3078.56
22ACurtis Moss Canada74.2178.1378.2278.22
23BCraig Kinsley United States72.8071.4778.1878.18
24AYukifumi Murakami Japan76.3777.8077.7777.80
25BJakub Vadlejch Czech Republicx77.61x77.61
26BDayron Marquez Colombia75.1577.5976.5077.59
27BJarrod Bannister Australia77.3876.23x77.38
28APaweł Rakoczy Poland77.3673.2273.4477.36
29AIhab Abdelrahman El Sayed Egypt72.9377.3575.1977.35
30BBraian Toledo Argentina76.87x73.3076.87
31BJung Sangjin South Korea76.3774.77x76.37
32ACyrus Hostetler United States70.6275.7675.0075.76
33AIlya Korotkov Russia75.68xx75.68
34APetr Frydrych Czech Republic69.5470.4475.4675.46
35BMervyn Luckwell Great Britain74.09xx74.09
36AIvan Zaytsev Uzbekistan73.0773.9471.3973.94
37BSean Furey United Statesx72.8171.8672.81
38AVadims Vasilevskis Latviax72.81x72.81
39BMelik Janoyan Armenia72.6470.8168.7272.64
40BMatija Kranjc Slovenia72.6369.7071.1772.63
41AQin Qiang China72.2968.7665.2872.29
42BBartosz Osewski Polandxx71.1971.19
BMatthias De Zordo GermanyxxxNM
BZigismunds Sirmais LatviaxxxNM

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago83.5184.58x80.64x84.58NR
Antti Ruuskanen Finland79.6081.0981.6081.9784.1279.8884.12
Vítězslav Veselý Czech Republicx81.6981.80x80.3283.3483.34
4Tero Pitkämäki Finland77.3382.6880.6780.4682.8082.5382.80
5Andreas Thorkildsen Norwayx82.63x81.70xx82.63
6Spiridon Lebesis Greece81.2181.9181.2780.36x79.4581.91
7Tino Haber Germany76.9974.3381.2179.9576.3675.8581.21
8Stuart Farquhar New Zealand76.8076.6480.2280.22
9Roderick Genki Dean Japanx79.95x79.95
10Ari Mannio Finland78.6077.71x78.60
11Julius Yego Kenya72.5977.1574.0877.15
DSQ[6]Oleksandr Pyatnytsya  Ukraine 77.47 81.61 84.51 81.53 81.01 83.53 84.51 DQ

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