Men's javelin throw at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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![]() Winner Julius Yego became the third farthest thrower in the history of the modern javelin | ||||||||||
Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 24 August (qualification) 26 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 92.72 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2015 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's javelin throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 26 August. [1] [2]
Two years earlier, Julius Yego was notable in fourth place, as a Kenyan athlete succeeding in a different event, one unrelated to distance running. His 85.40 national record put him one throw away from a medal. Since then, he has added six more metres to his record and came into this championship as the world leader and favorite. Vítězslav Veselý was back as the defending champion as was silver medalist Tero Pitkämäki. Dmitriy Tarabin, whose final throw took the bronze medal away from Yego and Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott did not make the final this time.
In the first round of the final Thomas Röhler took the lead with an 86.68. In the second round, Ihab El-Sayed took the lead with his season best 88.99. [3] Meanwhile, Yego fouled his first attempt and his 82.45 only had him in 5th place and highly vulnerable to not making the top 8 after three throws, the requirement to get three more throws. On his third throw, he launched a 92.72. Not only did the throw put him in the lead, it was a new African record and the farthest throw in the world in 14 years, since world record holder Jan Železný threw 92.80 to win this championship in 2001, near the end of his top throwing days. [4] It made Yego the third farthest thrower in the history of the contemporary javelin. He didn't need any more throws. In the fourth round Pitkämäki threw 87.64 to move into bronze medal position, which was confirmed when Röhler came up short in his effort to answer. [5]
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [6]
World record | ![]() | 98.48 | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
Championship record | ![]() | 92.80 | Edmonton, Canada | 12 August 2001 |
World leading | ![]() | 91.39 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 7 June 2015 |
African record | ||||
Asian record | ![]() | 89.15 | Incheon, South Korea | 2 October 2014 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 91.29 | Indianapolis, IN, United States | 21 June 2007 |
South American record | ![]() | 84.70 | San Marcos, TX, United States | 17 October 1999 |
European record | ![]() | 98.48 | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 89.02 | Brisbane, Australia | 29 February 2008 |
The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
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World leading | ![]() | 92.72 | Beijing, China | 26 August 2015 |
African record |
Entry standards [7] |
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82.00 |
Date | Time | Round |
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24 August 2015 | 19:00 | Qualification |
26 August 2015 | 19:05 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification: 83.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q). [8]
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Notes |
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1 | B | Andreas Hofmann | ![]() | 86.14 | 86.14 | Q, PB | ||
2 | A | Ryohei Arai | ![]() | 79.50 | 81.28 | 84.66 | 84.66 | Q, SB |
3 | B | Julius Yego | ![]() | 80.79 | 84.46 | 84.46 | Q | |
4 | B | Vítězslav Veselý | ![]() | 83.63 | 83.63 | Q | ||
5 | B | Tero Pitkämäki | ![]() | 79.67 | 83.43 | 83.43 | Q | |
6 | A | Braian Toledo | ![]() | 83.32 | 83.32 | Q, NR | ||
7 | A | Thomas Röhler | ![]() | 81.73 | 78.70 | 83.23 | 83.23 | Q |
8 | B | Ihab El-Sayed | ![]() | 82.85 | – | – | 82.85 | q |
9 | A | Antti Ruuskanen | ![]() | x | 82.20 | x | 82.20 | q |
10 | B | Kim Amb | ![]() | 81.63 | x | – | 81.63 | q |
11 | B | Risto Mätas | ![]() | 72.93 | 77.72 | 81.56 | 81.56 | q |
12 | B | Johannes Vetter | ![]() | 79.40 | 79.48 | 80.86 | 80.86 | q |
13 | B | Tanel Laanmäe | ![]() | 76.79 | 73.90 | 80.65 | 80.65 | |
14 | A | Ari Mannio | ![]() | 80.19 | 77.79 | x | 80.19 | |
15 | B | Júlio César de Oliveira | ![]() | 79.81 | 78.36 | 79.51 | 79.81 | |
16 | A | Lars Hamann | ![]() | 79.56 | 77.78 | 76.44 | 79.56 | |
17 | B | Zhao Qinggang | ![]() | x | 79.47 | 75.77 | 79.47 | SB |
18 | A | Hamish Peacock | ![]() | 75.15 | 79.37 | 78.99 | 79.37 | |
19 | B | Rolands Štrobinders | ![]() | 79.11 | 76.88 | x | 79.11 | |
20 | A | Jakub Vadlejch | ![]() | 73.47 | 78.95 | x | 78.95 | |
21 | B | Marcin Krukowski | ![]() | 78.91 | 77.11 | 78.91 | 78.91 | |
22 | A | Magnus Kirt | ![]() | 74.73 | 78.84 | 77.08 | 78.84 | |
23 | A | Stuart Farquhar | ![]() | 78.30 | x | 77.53 | 78.30 | |
24 | A | Riley Dolezal | ![]() | x | 73.41 | 77.64 | 77.64 | |
25 | A | Dmitriy Tarabin | ![]() | 71.78 | 77.48 | 74.82 | 77.48 | |
26 | A | Keshorn Walcott | ![]() | x | 75.16 | 76.83 | 76.83 | |
27 | B | Huang Shih-feng | ![]() | x | 75.72 | x | 75.72 | |
28 | A | Rocco van Rooyen | ![]() | 70.38 | 75.55 | x | 75.55 | |
29 | B | Sean Furey | ![]() | x | 72.64 | 75.01 | 75.01 | |
30 | B | Petr Frydrych | ![]() | 73.77 | 74.24 | x | 74.24 | |
31 | A | Sam Crouser | ![]() | 70.47 | x | 73.88 | 73.88 | |
32 | B | Valeriy Iordan | ![]() | 73.22 | x | 73.43 | 73.43 | |
33 | A | Patrik Žeňúch | ![]() | 69.31 | x | r | 69.31 |
The final was started at 19:05. [9]
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Mark | Notes |
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![]() | Julius Yego | ![]() | x | 82.42 | 92.72 | – | – | x | 92.72 | WL, AR |
![]() | Ihab El-Sayed | ![]() | 86.07 | 88.99 | x | x | x | x | 88.99 | SB |
![]() | Tero Pitkämäki | ![]() | 83.45 | 85.03 | 85.08 | 87.64 | 84.49 | 87.34 | 87.64 | |
4 | Thomas Röhler | ![]() | 86.68 | 86.03 | 86.77 | 87.18 | 84.00 | 87.41 | 87.41 | |
5 | Antti Ruuskanen | ![]() | 76.24 | 81.29 | 87.12 | 80.63 | 84.30 | x | 87.12 | |
6 | Andreas Hofmann | ![]() | 79.38 | 77.33 | 84.85 | 82.43 | x | 86.01 | 86.01 | |
7 | Johannes Vetter | ![]() | 83.79 | 81.98 | 80.28 | x | 79.43 | x | 83.79 | |
8 | Vítězslav Veselý | ![]() | 78.38 | x | 83.13 | 81.45 | 82.98 | x | 83.13 | |
9 | Ryohei Arai | ![]() | 80.81 | 83.07 | x | 83.07 | ||||
10 | Braian Toledo | ![]() | 78.27 | 78.30 | 80.27 | 80.27 | ||||
11 | Kim Amb | ![]() | 77.38 | 75.77 | 78.51 | 78.51 | ||||
12 | Risto Mätas | ![]() | 75.79 | 70.10 | 76.79 | 76.79 |
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