2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates10 August (qualification)
12 August (final)
Competitors32 from 25 nations
Winning distance89.89
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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The men's javelin throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics is being held at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August. [1]

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Summary

Thirteen athletes made the automatic qualifying mark to get into the final. Five throws into the first round, Johannes Vetter (GER) threw the winner, 89.89 m (294 ft 10 in). At the end of the round, his teammate Thomas Röhler threw 87.08 m to move into second place. On the second throw of the second round, Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) threw tantalizingly close to Vetter with an 89.73 m. Three throws later, Vetter's second throw even bettered that, 89.78 m. At the end of round, Röhler improved to 88.26 m Through the next three rounds, nobody could surpass that third best throw, not even the leaders, though Petr Frydrych (CZE) threw 87.93 m twice. On his final throw, Frydrych threw 88.32m to take the bronze medal. Both Czech athletes are coached by world record holder Jan Železný. Both threw personal bests.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 98.48 Jan Železný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE 25 May 1996 Jena, Germany
Championship 92.80 Jan Železný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE 12 Aug 2001 Edmonton, Canada
World leading94.44 Johannes Vetter Flag of Germany.svg GER 11 Jul 2017 Lucerne, Switzerland
African 92.72 Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg KEN 26 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
Asian 89.15 Zhao Qinggang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN 2 Oct 2014 Incheon, South Korea
NACAC 91.29 Breaux Greer Flag of the United States.svg USA 21 Jun 2007 Indianapolis, IN, United States
South American 84.70 Edgar Baumann Flag of Paraguay.svg PAR 17 Oct 1999 San Marcos, TX, United States
European 98.48 Jan Železný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE 25 May 1996Jena, Germany
Oceanian 89.02 Jarrod Bannister Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS 29 Feb 2008 Brisbane, Australia

No records were set at the competition. [3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 83.00 metres. [4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows: [5]

DateTimeRound
10 August19:05 Qualification
12 August20:15 Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification took place on 10 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 19:03 and Group B at 20:34. [6] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 83.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: [7]

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1A Johannes Vetter Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)91.2091.20 Q
2B Petr Frydrych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)86.2286.22 Q, SB
3B Keshorn Walcott Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)86.0186.01 Q
4A Tero Pitkämäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)85.9785.97 Q
5B Andreas Hofmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)82.3585.6285.62 Q
6B Ioannis Kiriazis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)84.6084.60 Q
7B Davinder Singh Kang Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)82.2282.1484.2284.22 Q
8B Thomas Röhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)80.8883.8783.87 Q
9B Jakub Vadlejch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)83.8783.87 Q
10B Magnus Kirt Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)83.8683.86 Q
11A Ahmed Bader Magour Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)83.8383.83 Q
12A Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)83.5783.57 Q
13A Marcin Krukowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)81.7977.4883.4983.49 Q
14A Hamish Peacock Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)77.8882.4682.1982.46
15A Neeraj Chopra Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)82.26x80.5482.26
16A Jaroslav Jílek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)73.4872.7980.9780.97
17A Andrian Mardare Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)78.6876.8080.1880.18
18B Cyrus Hostetler Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)77.5175.7979.7179.71
19A Rolands Štrobinders Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)78.2279.6879.2879.68
20B Anderson Peters Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)70.4978.9978.8278.99
21B Norbert Rivasz-Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)78.7674.3774.2278.76
22A Cheng Chao-tsun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)76.58x77.8777.87
23A Ryohei Arai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)x77.3874.7777.38
24B Ben Langton-Burnell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)76.4673.4774.4676.46
25A Tanel Laanmäe Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)76.4173.84x76.41
26A Vítězslav Veselý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)75.50xx75.50
27A Pavel Mialeshka Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)75.33xx75.33
28B Braian Toledo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)75.24x75.2975.29
29B Alexandru Novac Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)74.67xx74.67
30B Rocco van Rooyen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)73.9374.0270.2774.02
31B Waruna Lakshan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)73.16xx73.16
A Edis Matusevičius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)xxx NM

Final

The final took place on 12 August at 20:15. The results were as follows: [8]

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
Gold medal icon.svg Johannes Vetter Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)89.8989.7887.22x82.2587.7189.89
Silver medal icon.svg Jakub Vadlejch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)77.1089.7385.0486.2387.7083.2289.73 PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Petr Frydrych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)84.3180.4882.9487.9387.9388.3288.32 PB
4 Thomas Röhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)87.0888.26x86.1485.9786.4088.26
5 Tero Pitkämäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)83.49x86.9479.69xx86.94
6 Ioannis Kiriazis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)79.5781.6884.5282.79x79.484.52
7 Keshorn Walcott Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)84.48x80.6383.62x81.8284.48
8 Andreas Hofmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)75.4583.7680.9683.6581.9483.9883.98
9 Marcin Krukowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)82.01x79.5482.01
10 Ahmed Bader Magour Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)76.3481.7779.3481.77
11 Magnus Kirt Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)80.48xx80.48
12 Davinder Singh Kang Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)75.40x80.0280.02
13 Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)x76.2975.3176.29

References

  1. Start list
  2. "Javelin Throw Men – Records". IAAF . Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "Javelin Throw Men − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "Javelin Throw Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 13 August 2017.