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

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]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
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VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Date7 August (qualification)
8 August (final)
Competitors32 from 21 nations
Winning distance89.66
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jan Železný
 Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Seppo Räty
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Steve Backley
 Great Britain
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Medalists

GoldJan Železný
 Czechoslovakia
SilverSeppo Räty
 Finland
BronzeSteve Backley
 Great Britain

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
07.08.1992 – 09:25h07.08.1992 – 10:45h
Final Round
08.08.1992 – 18:55h

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 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

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11  Jan Železný (TCH)83.9683.96 m
22  Tom Pukstys (USA)74.3081.1681.16 m
34  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)76.28X81.0481.04 m
49  Juha Laukkanen (FIN)X77.1479.7879.78 m
510  Mick Hill (GBR)76.3076.7679.6679.66 m
611  Siggi Einarsson (ISL)76.0677.0279.5079.50 m
713  Viktor Zaitsev (EUN)75.24X79.1279.12 m
816  Patrik Bodén (SWE)75.78X77.7077.70 m
917  Ivan Mustapić (CRO)75.6677.50X77.50 m
1020  Julián Sotelo (ESP)X75.3472.9875.34 m
1121  Brian Crouser (USA)71.4274.98X74.98 m
1225  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN)70.8473.8673.6873.86 m
1326  Nigel Bevan (GBR)X73.78X72.78 m
1427  Terry McHugh (IRL)70.7673.2671.6473.26 m
1529  Stephen Feraday (CAN)70.94XX70.94 m
1631  Youssef Ali Nesaif Boukhamas (BRN)55.2453.8052.3055.24 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
13  Volker Hadwich (GER)81.1081.10 m
25  Steve Backley (GBR)79.3680.7680.76 m
36  Seppo Räty (FIN)78.9680.2480.24 m
47  Andrey Shevchuk (EUN)80.2280.22 m
57  Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)80.2280.22 m
612  Michael Barnett (USA)77.0879.1475.3479.14 m
714  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)76.1876.8278.7078.70 m
815  Dag Wennlund (SWE)76.2877.7077.8877.88 m
918  Dmitriy Polyunin (EUN)X75.7076.4076.40 m
1019  Mārcis Štrobinders (LAT)73.76X76.3276.32 m
1122  Peter Borglund (SWE)71.3874.7272.7074.72 m
1223  Masami Yoshida (JPN)71.6673.6873.8873.88 m
1324  Vadim Bavikim (ISR)73.88X73.2473.88 m
1428  Kim Ki-Hoon (KOR)72.6869.3068.2672.68 m
1530  Nery Kennedy (PAR)65.0055.1059.3465.00 m
2  Ghanim Mabrouk (KUW)XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
 Jan Železný (TCH)89.66XX88.1886.28X89.66 mOR
 Seppo Räty (FIN)78.5086.6081.4483.22XX86.60 m
 Steve Backley (GBR)82.4482.0279.4683.3878.3279.8683.38 m
4  Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)X82.62XXXX82.62 m
5  Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)79.5275.0277.96XX80.3480.34 m
6  Juha Laukkanen (FIN)77.44X74.5676.9279.2078.4679.20 m
7  Michael Barnett (USA)78.6478.58X77.7074.12X78.64 m
8  Andrey Shevchuk (EUN)77.00X77.74XX73.4277.74 m
9  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)74.4677.0876.7877.08 m
10  Tom Pukstys (USA)76.72X72.1276.72 m
11  Mick Hill (GBR)75.50X72.0275.50 m
12  Volker Hadwich (GER)75.2872.9870.1275.28 m

See also

References