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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 August 2008 (qualification) 23 August 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 90.57 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 2008 | 10:10 | Qualifications[3] |
| Saturday, 23 August 2008 | 19:10 | Finals[4] |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 98.48 m | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| Olympic record | | 90.17 m | Sydney, Australia | 23 September 2000 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Final |  | 90.57 | OR |
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Vadims Vasiļevskis |  |
83.51 | 83.51 | Q | ||
| 2 | B | Ilya Korotkov |  |
79.13 | 83.33 | 83.33 | Q | |
| 3 | B | Tero Pitkämäki |  |
x | 82.61 | 82.61 | Q | |
| 4 | B | Tero Järvenpää | |
77.76 | 82.34 | - | 82.34 | q |
| 5 | B | Vitezslav Veselý | |
x | 78.93 | 81.20 | 81.20 | q, PB |
| 6 | A | Scott Russell |  |
80.42 | - | - | 80.42 | q |
| 7 | A | Ainārs Kovals | |
x | x | 80.15 | 80.15 | q |
| 8 | A | Uladzimir Kazlou | .svg.png){kind=small} |
77.07 | 80.06 | 78.41 | 80.06 | q |
| 9 | B | Andreas Thorkildsen | |
79.85 | x | - | 79.85 | q |
| 10 | A | Teemu Wirkkala | |
79.79 | 78.89 | 75.81 | 79.79 | q |
| 11 | A | Jarrod Bannister |  |
79.79 | x | 77.40 | 79.79 | q |
| 12 | A | Magnus Arvidsson |  |
79.70 | 75.35 | 76.07 | 79.70 | q |
| 13 | A | Ēriks Rags | |
79.33 | x | 77.97 | 79.33 | |
| 14 | B | Alexandr Ivanov | |
75.73 | 73.89 | 79.27 | 79.27 | |
| 15 | A | Yukifumi Murakami |  |
x | 78.21 | 76.29 | 78.21 | |
| 16 | A | Igor Janik |  |
71.43 | 67.59 | 77.63 | 77.63 | |
| 17 | A | Park Jae-Myong | .svg.png){kind=small} |
76.63 | 75.61 | 74.25 | 76.63 | |
| 18 | B | Leigh Smith |  |
x | 74.18 | 76.55 | 76.55 | |
| 19 | A | John Robert Oosthuizen |  |
x | 74.55 | 76.16 | 76.16 | |
| 20 | B | Stuart Farquhar |  |
76.14 | 75.51 | 73.87 | 76.14 | |
| 21 | B | Mihkel Kukk |  |
63.42 | 70.55 | 75.56 | 75.56 | |
| 22 | A | Breaux Greer | |
73.68 | - | - | 73.68 | SB |
| 23 | B | Chen Qi |  |
73.50 | x | x | 73.50 | |
| 24 | A | Ignacio Guerra |  |
71.07 | 71.35 | 73.03 | 73.03 | |
| 25 | B | Mike Hazle | |
x | 72.75 | 71.69 | 72.75 | |
| 26 | A | Sergey Makarov | |
x | x | 72.47 | 72.47 | |
| 27 | B | Ioannis-Georgios Smalios |  |
x | 71.87 | 67.39 | 71.87 | |
| 28 | A | Anier Boue |  |
71.29 | 71.85 | x | 71.85 | |
| 29 | B | Roman Avramenko |  |
71.64 | 70.68 | 71.10 | 71.64 | |
| 30 | A | Victor Fatecha | .svg.png){kind=small} |
70.59 | 71.58 | 68.79 | 71.58 | |
| 31 | B | Matija Kranjc |  |
71.00 | x | x | 71.00 | |
| 32 | A | Stephan Steding |  |
x | 70.05 | x | 70.05 | |
| 33 | A | Bobur Shokirjonov |  |
69.54 | 66.29 | 68.29 | 69.54 | |
| 34 | B | Pablo Pietrobelli |  |
58.04 | 66.95 | 69.09 | 69.09 | |
| 35 | B | Alexander Vieweg | |
67.49 | 66.37 | 67.39 | 67.49 | |
| 36 | B | Kolyo Neshev |  |
66.00 | x | x | 66.00 | |
| 37 | B | Melik Janoyan |  |
x | x | 64.47 | 64.47 | |
| A | Csongor Olteán |  |
x | x | x | NM |
WR world record | 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) |
| DNF = did not finish | 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
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andreas Thorkildsen | | 84.72 | 85.91 | 87.93 | 85.13 | 90.57 | x | 90.57 | OR |
 | Ainārs Kovals | | 79.45 | 82.63 | 82.28 | 78.98 | 80.65 | 86.64 | 86.64 | PB |
 | Tero Pitkämäki | | 83.75 | x | 80.69 | 85.83 | x | 86.16 | 86.16 | |
| 4 | Tero Järvenpää | |
83.95 | x | x | x | x | 83.63 | 83.95 | |
| 5 | Teemu Wirkkala | |
– | 73.90 | 83.46 | x | x | 78.23 | 83.46 | |
| 6 | Jarrod Bannister | |
83.45 | 80.59 | 82.20 | x | x | x | 83.45 | |
| 7 | Ilya Korotkov | |
82.54 | x | 76.84 | 82.15 | x | 83.15 | 83.15 | |
| 8 | Uladzimir Kazlou | |
82.06 | 77.57 | 74.09 | x | x | 75.36 | 82.06 | PB |
| 9 | Vadims Vasiļevskis | |
76.75 | x | 81.32 | 81.32 | ||||
| 10 | Scott Russell | |
80.90 | 78.02 | x | 80.90 | ||||
| 11 | Magnus Arvidsson | |
79.85 | 79.57 | 80.16 | 80.16 | ||||
| 12 | Vitezslav Veselý | |
x | x | 76.76 | 76.76 | ||||
References
- "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- "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.
- "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Men's Javelin Throw Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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