1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July. [1] [2]

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Medalists

Gold Vladimir Ovchinnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver Steve Backley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Bronze Jens Reimann
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany

Results

Final

29 July

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
123456
Gold medal icon.svg Vladimir Ovchinnikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 67.2873.6674.6874.82x77.0877.08
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Backley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 64.8271.5075.4072.4873.5672.1475.40
Bronze medal icon.svg Jens Reimann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 68.2271.2671.6467.5466.14x71.64
4 Dmitriy Polyunin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 66.7267.5668.9869.1267.6867.9069.12
5 Kimmo Solehmainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 67.3467.0668.6268.7868.2268.5868.78
6 Johan van Lieshout Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 66.3468.2268.68x65.2267.0468.68
7 Angel Mandzhukov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 68.54x68.5266.80xx68.54
8 Art Skipper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 63.4263.5268.32x64.3665.2868.32
9 Park Yong-Young Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 68.2863.9461.4068.28
10 Juha Laukkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 65.54x60.8665.54
11 John Richardson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 61.3264.0065.2065.20
12 Kimio Morisawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63.7063.94x63.94

Qualifications

28 Jul

Group A

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
123
1 Vladimir Ovchinnikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 72.32--72.32Q
2 Kimmo Solehmainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 70.96--70.96Q
3 Jens Reimann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 65.3470.10-70.10Q
4 Park Yong-Young Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 69.88--69.88Q
5 Steve Backley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 66.3068.66-68.66Q
6 Juha Laukkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 68.26--68.26Q
7 Art Skipper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66.9067.78-67.78Q
8 Dmitriy Polyunin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 67.64--67.64Q
9 Johan van Lieshout Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 65.1666.3467.3867.38Q
10 Angel Mandzhukov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 63.3666.8267.2567.26Q
11 Kimio Morisawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 62.8864.1867.2467.24Q
12 John Richardson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66.9666.3067.1667.16Q
13 Koji Simada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 66.6662.72x66.66
14 Dag Inge Hansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 59.5661.66x61.66
15 Arne Indrebo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 61.5459.44x61.54
16 Matt Hodgson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 61.1461.4260.9661.42
17 Hans-Günter Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 60.1661.2859.4061.28

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015