Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 38 competitors, with two qualifying groups (38 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. This was the first time that the competitors had to use the new javelin. The qualification mark was set at 79.00 metres.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuesSeoul Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 24 (qualifications)
September 25 (final)
Competitors38 from 22 nations
Winning distance84.28
Medalists
Tapio Korjus
 Finland
Jan Železný
 Czechoslovakia
Seppo Räty
 Finland
Athletics at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldTapio Korjus
 Finland
SilverJan Železný
 Czechoslovakia
BronzeSeppo Räty
 Finland

Schedule
  • All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Qualification Round
Group A Group B
24.09.1988 – 09:40h 24.09.1988 – 11:00h
Final Round
25.09.1988 – 12:00h

Abbreviations
  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records
Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record Jan Železný (TCH)87.66 m May 31, 1987 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Olympic Record Miklós Németh (HUN)94.58 m [2]July 25, 1976 Montreal, Canada
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Seppo Räty (FIN)76.76 mSeptember 24, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN)77.44 mSeptember 24, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record Peter Borglund (SWE)78.66 mSeptember 24, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record Jan Železný (TCH)85.90 mSeptember 24, 1988 Seoul, South Korea

Qualification

Group A
Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
11 Jan Železný (TCH) 85.90 — — 85.90 m
22 Seppo Räty (FIN) 76.76 77.70 81.62 81.62 m
36 Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS) X 77.68 80.26 80.26 m
47 Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) 77.22 80.24 — 80.24 m
58 Gerald Weiß (GDR) 78.20 74.80 80.22 80.22 m
69 Peter Borglund (SWE) 78.66 73.76 80.16 80.16 m
710 Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) 72.40 78.06 79.90 79.90 m
813 Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 78.46 75.64 78.92 78.92 m
918 Tom Petranoff (USA) 71.42 75.04 77.48 77.48 m
1019 Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) 77.44 X 77.46 77.46 m
1124 Rudolf Steiner (SUI) 76.02 67.56 X 76.02 m
1225 Roald Bradstock (GBR) 75.96 73.66 72.60 75.96 m
1329 Brian Crouser (USA) 72.66 72.64 72.72 72.72 m
1430 Charlus Bertimon (FRA) 70.84 70.58 70.48 70.84 m
1531 Mike Mahovlich (CAN) X 69.44 67.32 69.44 m
1632 Stéphane Laporte (FRA) 63.66 X 69.40 69.40 m
1734 Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) X 67.14 67.56 67.56 m
1835 Ghanem Zaid (KUW) 62.88 63.50 65.84 65.84 m
1937 Paul Hurlston (CAY) X 62.34 61.78 62.34 m

Group B
Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
13 Tapio Korjus (FIN) 76.42 78.26 81.42 81.42 m
24 David Ottley (GBR) 80.98 — — 80.98 m
35 Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) 77.98 75.08 80.52 80.52 m
411 Dag Wennlund (SWE) X 79.66 — 79.66 m
512 Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) 71.18 79.26 — 79.26 m
614 Dave Stephens (USA) 78.42 76.80 70.86 78.42 m
715 Silvio Warsönke (GDR) 75.88 75.78 78.22 78.22 m
816 Lee Uk-jong (KOR) X 67.96 78.10 78.10 m
917 Detlef Michel (GDR) 73.54 77.68 77.70 77.70 m
1020 Mick Hill (GBR) 77.20 74.98 72.98 77.20 m
1121 Masami Yoshida (JPN) 74.76 71.38 76.90 76.90 m
1222 Terry McHugh (IRL) 76.46 73.34 69.18 76.46 m
1323 Pascal Lefèvre (FRA) 76.42 74.56 72.90 76.42 m
1426 Zdeněk Nenadál (TCH) 75.56 69.78 75.34 75.56 m
1527 Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) 69.18 72.90 75.52 75.52 m
1628 Stephen Feraday (CAN) 68.78 66.22 73.32 73.32 m
1733 Justin Arop (UGA) 67.54 69.10 67.68 69.10 m
1836 Hafez El-Hussein (SYR) 63.34 63.34 63.30 63.34 m
1938 Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat (KSA) 56.32 53.32 49.48 56.32 m

Final
Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Tapio Korjus (FIN) 82.74 76.26 — — X 84.28 84.28 m
 Jan Železný (TCH) X 82.32 81.60 83.46 77.88 84.12 84.12 m
 Seppo Räty (FIN) 80.00 76.26 83.26 78.74 80.66 80.44 83.26 m
4 Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) 80.14 78.72 78.28 X 77.76 82.72 82.72 m
5 Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) 81.42 82.32 X 80.38 81.42 79.52 82.32 m
6 Gerald Weiß (GDR) 80.66 81.30 79.94 77.26 77.80 78.28 81.30 m
7 Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS) 76.48 76.58 79.12 X 77.32 74.64 79.12 m
8 Dag Wennlund (SWE) 76.88 75.62 78.30 X 76.60 X 78.30 m
9 Peter Borglund (SWE) 78.16 78.22 74.7678.22 m
10 Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) 75.62 77.78 78.0478.04 m
11 David Ottley (GBR) 74.52 75.70 76.9676.96 m
12 Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) 72.12 73.28 X73.28 m

See also
  • 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
  • 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
  • 1988 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
  • 1990 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
  • 1991 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo)
  • 1992 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. Németh set his Olympic record with the old javelin
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