Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 34 competitors, with twelve of them who qualified for the final. The qualification mark was set at 83.00 metres.

Medalists

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

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
02.08.1996 – 09:30h 02.08.1996 – 11:00h
Final Round
03.08.1996 – 18:55h

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record  Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m May 25, 1996 Germany Jena, Germany
Olympic Record  Jan Železný (TCH) 89.66 m August 8, 1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain
Season Best  Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m May 25, 1996 Germany Jena, Germany

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1  Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 87.12 87.12 m
2 3  Sergey Makarov (RUS) 85.88 85.88 m
3 6  Seppo Räty (FIN) 83.66 83.66 m
4 7  Raymond Hecht (GER) 83.24 83.24 m
5 9  Peter Blank (GER) 82.68 X 82.68 m
6 10  Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) 78.82 X 80.98 80.98 m
7 11  Mick Hill (GBR) 77.12 X 80.48 80.48 m
8 13  Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) 78.38 X 79.78 79.78 m
9 15  Dave Stephens (USA) 77.98 79.18 79.18 79.18 m
10 18  Emeterio González (CUB) X 77.94 74.42 77.94 m
11 20  Edgar Baumann (PAR) X 75.90 77.74 77.74 m
12 23  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) X 77.12 X 77.12 m
13 24  Sergey Voynov (UZB) 75.58 76.30 68.50 76.30 m
14 26  Dag Wennlund (SWE) 75.24 X X 75.24 m
15 29  Terry McHugh (IRL) 69.72 X 72.84 72.84 m
16 31  Chu Ki-Young (KOR) X 70.30 71.42 71.42 m
17 33  Kirt Thompson (TRI) 68.02 X 64.12 68.02 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 2  Jan Železný (CZE) 86.52 86.52 m
2 4  Tom Pukstys (USA) 80.70 81.34 84.70 84.70 m
3 5  Steve Backley (GBR) 84.14 84.14 m
4 8  Boris Henry (GER) 83.22 83.22 m
5 12  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) 76.24 76.76 79.88 79.88 m
6 14  Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) 77.96 79.34 X 79.34 m
7 16  Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS) 74.88 76.12 78.20 78.20 m
8 17  Todd Riech (USA) X 76.68 78.02 78.02 m
9 19  Dimitrios Polymerou (GRE) 76.98 X 77.82 77.82 m
10 21  Andrew Currey (AUS) 71.34 76.58 77.28 77.28 m
11 22  Andrey Moruyev (RUS) X 76.96 77.20 77.20 m
12 25  Nick Nieland (GBR) 69.54 X 75.74 75.74 m
13 27  Vladimir Parfyonov (UZB) 68.54 73.96 73.28 73.96 m
14 28  Isbel Luaces (CUB) 73.84 73.20 X 73.84 m
15 30  Donald Sild (EST) 72.54 X 68.28 72.54 m
16 32  Pius Bazighe (NGR) 68.02 70.78 65.70 70.78 m
 Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) X X X NM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st  Jan Železný (CZE) X 88.16 82.68 83.86 86.02 86.12 88.16 m
2nd  Steve Backley (GBR) 87.44 85.66 X 80.74 80.88 85.64 87.44 m
3rd  Seppo Räty (FIN) 83.44 86.66 76.52 84.52 81.70 86.98 86.98 m
4  Raymond Hecht (GER) 83.88 86.88 X 83.10 X 85.10 86.88 m
5  Boris Henry (GER) 81.24 85.68 X 82.58 83.94 84.08 85.68 m
6  Sergey Makarov (RUS) 82.72 85.30 81.12 X 82.28 83.78 85.30 m
7  Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) 82.72 80.26 X 84.02 81.98 X 84.02 m
8  Tom Pukstys (USA) 78.48 80.90 83.58 81.28 82.18 81.68 83.58 m
9  Peter Blank (GER) 76.66 81.82 X 81.82 m
10  Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) X 79.08 81.46 81.46 m
11  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) 80.28 78.86 80.96 80.96 m
12  Mick Hill (GBR) 78.58 X X 78.58 m

See also

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