Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
Venue	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Date	7 August (qualification) 8 August (final)
Competitors	32 from 21 nations
Winning distance	89.66
Medalists
Jan Železný  Czechoslovakia Seppo Räty  Finland Steve Backley  Great Britain

Official Video Highlights

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
Wheelchair races

These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes. The final was held on August 8, 1992, and the qualifying round on August 7, 1992, with the qualification mark set at 80.00 metres.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Jan Železný  Czechoslovakia
Silver	Seppo Räty  Finland
Bronze	Steve Backley  Great Britain

Schedule

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record	Steve Backley (GBR)	91.46 m	January 25, 1992	North Shore, New Zealand
Olympic Record	Jan Železný (TCH)	85.90 m	September 24, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
Broken records during the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record	Jan Železný (TCH)	89.66 m	August 8, 1992	Barcelona, Spain

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1	Jan Železný (TCH)	83.96	—	—	83.96 m
2	2	Tom Pukstys (USA)	74.30	81.16	—	81.16 m
3	4	Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)	76.28	X	81.04	81.04 m
4	9	Juha Laukkanen (FIN)	X	77.14	79.78	79.78 m
5	10	Mick Hill (GBR)	76.30	76.76	79.66	79.66 m
6	11	Siggi Einarsson (ISL)	76.06	77.02	79.50	79.50 m
7	13	Viktor Zaitsev (EUN)	75.24	X	79.12	79.12 m
8	16	Patrik Bodén (SWE)	75.78	X	77.70	77.70 m
9	17	Ivan Mustapić (CRO)	75.66	77.50	X	77.50 m
10	20	Julián Sotelo (ESP)	X	75.34	72.98	75.34 m
11	21	Brian Crouser (USA)	71.42	74.98	X	74.98 m
12	25	Zhang Lianbiao (CHN)	70.84	73.86	73.68	73.86 m
13	26	Nigel Bevan (GBR)	X	73.78	X	72.78 m
14	27	Terry McHugh (IRL)	70.76	73.26	71.64	73.26 m
15	29	Stephen Feraday (CAN)	70.94	X	X	70.94 m
16	31	Youssef Ali Nesaif Boukhamas (BRN)	55.24	53.80	52.30	55.24 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	3	Volker Hadwich (GER)	81.10	—	—	81.10 m
2	5	Steve Backley (GBR)	79.36	80.76	—	80.76 m
3	6	Seppo Räty (FIN)	78.96	80.24	—	80.24 m
4	7	Andrey Shevchuk (EUN)	80.22	—	—	80.22 m
5	7	Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)	80.22	—	—	80.22 m
6	12	Michael Barnett (USA)	77.08	79.14	75.34	79.14 m
7	14	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	76.18	76.82	78.70	78.70 m
8	15	Dag Wennlund (SWE)	76.28	77.70	77.88	77.88 m
9	18	Dmitriy Polyunin (EUN)	X	75.70	76.40	76.40 m
10	19	Mārcis Štrobinders (LAT)	73.76	X	76.32	76.32 m
11	22	Peter Borglund (SWE)	71.38	74.72	72.70	74.72 m
12	23	Masami Yoshida (JPN)	71.66	73.68	73.88	73.88 m
13	24	Vadim Bavikim (ISR)	73.88	X	73.24	73.88 m
14	28	Kim Ki-Hoon (KOR)	72.68	69.30	68.26	72.68 m
15	30	Nery Kennedy (PAR)	65.00	55.10	59.34	65.00 m
—	2	Ghanim Mabrouk (KUW)	X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Jan Železný (TCH)	89.66	X	X	88.18	86.28	X	89.66 m	OR
	Seppo Räty (FIN)	78.50	86.60	81.44	83.22	X	X	86.60 m
	Steve Backley (GBR)	82.44	82.02	79.46	83.38	78.32	79.86	83.38 m
4	Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)	X	82.62	X	X	X	X	82.62 m
5	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	79.52	75.02	77.96	X	X	80.34	80.34 m
6	Juha Laukkanen (FIN)	77.44	X	74.56	76.92	79.20	78.46	79.20 m
7	Michael Barnett (USA)	78.64	78.58	X	77.70	74.12	X	78.64 m
8	Andrey Shevchuk (EUN)	77.00	X	77.74	X	X	73.42	77.74 m
9	Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)	74.46	77.08	76.78				77.08 m
10	Tom Pukstys (USA)	76.72	X	72.12				76.72 m
11	Mick Hill (GBR)	75.50	X	72.02				75.50 m
12	Volker Hadwich (GER)	75.28	72.98	70.12				75.28 m

See also

• 1990 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
• 1991 Men's World Championship Javelin Throw
• 1992 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)

References

External links

• Official Report
• Results
• koti.welho