Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between August 17–20.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates17 August 2016 (qualifications)
20 August 2016 (final)
Competitors37 from 23 nations
Winning distance90.30 m
Medalists
Thomas Röhler  Germany
Julius Yego  Kenya
Keshorn Walcott  Trinidad and Tobago

Summary

Defending champion, Keshorn Walcott started the final with a respectable 83.45 m. The second thrower was Johannes Vetter who topped it with an 85.32 m. The eighth thrower in the round was reigning World Champion Julius Yego, who tossed it 88.24 m (289 ft 6 in), landing on his hands to avoid a face plant on the runway. He moved into the gold medal position. The next competitor was the number one thrower in 2016, Thomas Röhler who answered with an 87.40 m to move into silver position. On his second attempt, Walcott threw it 85.38 to move into bronze position by just 6 cm, still more than 3 metres short of the mark he threw in the qualifying round. Nobody was able to improve in the next two rounds. As the final thrower in the fourth round, Yego twisted his left ankle during his fouled attempt. He limped to the bench and was wheelchair out of the stadium still in gold medal position. On his fifth attempt, Röhler threw it 90.30 m (296 ft 3 in), less than a foot short of the Olympic record, to move ahead of Yego. Nobody was able to improve their position in the final round and the gold medal was confirmed.[2] After treatment, Yego limped back into the stadium to congratulate Röhler and celebrate his silver medal by limping around his victory lap.

The medals for the competition were presented by Richard Peterkin, St. Lucia, Member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Antti Pihlakoski, IAAF Council Member.

Competition format

Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. The nine athletes who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. A further three athletes who did not achieve the qualifying distance also advanced to the final. All twelve starters were allowed three throws in the final, with the top eight athletes after that point receiving three further attempts.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 17 August 201620:30Qualifications
Saturday, 20 August 201620:55Finals

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
2016 World leading  Thomas Rohler (GER) 91.28 m Turku, Finland 29 June 2016

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification rule: qualification standard 83.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1BKeshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago88.6888.68Q
2BJohannes Vetter Germany85.9685.96Q
3AJulian Weber Germany84.4684.46Q
4BRyohei Arai Japan84.1684.16Q
5BPetr Frydrych Czech Republic78.5780.1783.6083.60Q
6BJulius Yego Kenya78.88x83.5583.55Q
7AJakub Vadlejch Czech Republic78.2380.9083.2783.27Q
8ADmytro Kosynskyy Ukraine80.0876.7983.2383.23Q
9AThomas Röhler Germany79.4781.6183.0183.01Q
10BVítězslav Veselý Czech Republic81.3281.3282.8582.85q
11BAntti Ruuskanen Finland82.20xx82.20q
12ABraian Toledo Argentina78.9981.9680.3681.96q
13AJoshua Robinson Australia78.8780.8476.7880.84
14BZigismunds Sirmais Latvia76.8780.6575.9580.65
15AMarcin Krukowski Polandx78.0680.6280.62
16BJúlio César de Oliveira Brazil79.3380.4980.2980.49
17AKim Amb Sweden77.9178.7580.4980.49
18BTanel Laanmäe Estonia80.4578.7879.2480.45
19BJohn Ampomah Ghana79.0980.3978.9080.39
20ACyrus Hostetler United States76.4878.6979.7679.76
21ATero Pitkämäki Finland77.9178.5879.5679.56
22ARisto Mätas Estonia76.2379.2679.4079.40
23AMagnus Kirt Estoniax77.6079.3379.33
24ARocco van Rooyen South Africax71.0578.4878.48SB
25BHamish Peacock Australia77.9176.2276.4077.91
26BIvan Zaytsev Uzbekistan73.4972.9277.8377.83
27BAri Mannio Finland77.1476.7777.7377.73
28ARolands Štrobinders Latvia76.76x77.7377.73
29AStuart Farquhar New Zealand74.2477.3274.3877.32
30AAhmed Bader Magour Qatarx77.19x77.19
31BŁukasz Grzeszczuk Poland76.3176.5276.1476.52
32ALeslie Copeland Fiji76.0475.68x76.04
33BHuang Shih-feng Chinese Taipei74.33xx74.33
34BSam Crouser United States73.7873.66x73.78
35BSean Furey United States69.4072.6171.3572.61
36ARM Sumeda Ranasinghe Sri Lanka69.6271.93x71.93
ABobur Shokirjonov UzbekistanxxxNM

Final

RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Thomas Röhler Germany87.4085.6187.0784.8490.30x90.30
Julius Yego Kenya88.24xxr*88.24SB
Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago83.4585.3883.3880.33xx85.38
4Johannes Vetter Germany85.32x82.54x83.6181.7485.32
5Dmytro Kosynskyy Ukraine82.5183.9583.6481.6181.21x83.95PB
6Antti Ruuskanen Finlandx77.8183.05xx80.0083.05
7Vítězslav Veselý Czech Republic78.2082.51xxx78.6382.51
8Jakub Vadlejch Czech Republic80.0282.4281.5980.32xx82.42
9Julian Weber Germany80.2980.1381.36Did not advance81.36
10Braian Toledo Argentina77.8979.5179.81Did not advance79.81
11Ryohei Arai Japan77.9879.4772.49Did not advance79.47
12Petr Frydrych Czech Republic76.1576.7979.12Did not advance79.12

*Julius Yego retired from the competition after his fourth throw due to an ankle injury.[3]

References

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