Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venues Seoul Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 24 (qualifications)
September 25 (final)
Competitors38 from 22 nations
Winning distance84.28
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tapio Korjus
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Jan Železný
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1984
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The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 38 competitors, with two qualifying groups (38 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. This was the first time that the competitors had to use the new javelin. The qualification mark was set at 79.00 metres. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Tapio Korjus
Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Silver Jan Železný
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia
Bronze Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg Finland

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
24.09.1988 09:40h24.09.1988 11:00h
Final Round
25.09.1988 12:00h

Abbreviations

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 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (TCH)87.66 m May 31, 1987 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Olympic Record Flag of Hungary.svg  Miklós Németh  (HUN)94.58 m [2] July 25, 1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Räty  (FIN)76.76 mSeptember 24, 1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kazuhiro Mizoguchi  (JPN)77.44 mSeptember 24, 1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record Flag of Sweden.svg  Peter Borglund  (SWE)78.66 mSeptember 24, 1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Železný  (TCH)85.90 mSeptember 24, 1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Železný  (TCH)85.9085.90 m
22Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Räty  (FIN)76.7677.7081.6281.62 m
36Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Ovchinnikov  (URS)X77.6880.2680.26 m
47Flag of Finland.svg  Kimmo Kinnunen  (FIN)77.2280.2480.24 m
58Flag of East Germany.svg  Gerald Weiß  (GDR)78.2074.8080.2280.22 m
69Flag of Sweden.svg  Peter Borglund  (SWE)78.6673.7680.1680.16 m
710Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sejad Krdžalić  (YUG)72.4078.0679.9079.90 m
813Flag of Iceland.svg  Einar Vilhjálmsson  (ISL)78.4675.6478.9278.92 m
918Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Petranoff  (USA)71.4275.0477.4877.48 m
1019Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kazuhiro Mizoguchi  (JPN)77.44X77.4677.46 m
1124Flag of Switzerland.svg  Rudolf Steiner  (SUI)76.0267.56X76.02 m
1225Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roald Bradstock  (GBR)75.9673.6672.6075.96 m
1329Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Crouser  (USA)72.6672.6472.7272.72 m
1430Flag of France.svg  Charlus Bertimon  (FRA)70.8470.5870.4870.84 m
1531Flag of Canada.svg  Mike Mahovlich  (CAN)X69.4467.3269.44 m
1632Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Laporte  (FRA)63.66X69.4069.40 m
1734Flag of Tanzania.svg  Zakayo Malekwa  (TAN)X67.1467.5667.56 m
1835Flag of Kuwait.svg  Ghanem Zaid  (KUW)62.8863.5065.8465.84 m
1937Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Paul Hurlston  (CAY)X62.3461.7862.34 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
13Flag of Finland.svg  Tapio Korjus  (FIN)76.4278.2681.4281.42 m
24Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Ottley  (GBR)80.9880.98 m
35Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Tafelmeier  (FRG)77.9875.0880.5280.52 m
411Flag of Sweden.svg  Dag Wennlund  (SWE)X79.6679.66 m
512Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Yevsyukov  (URS)71.1879.2679.26 m
614Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Stephens  (USA)78.4276.8070.8678.42 m
715Flag of East Germany.svg  Silvio Warsönke  (GDR)75.8875.7878.2278.22 m
816Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Uk-jong  (KOR)X67.9678.1078.10 m
917Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Michel  (GDR)73.5477.6877.7077.70 m
1020Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mick Hill  (GBR)77.2074.9872.9877.20 m
1121Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masami Yoshida  (JPN)74.7671.3876.9076.90 m
1222Flag of Ireland.svg  Terry McHugh  (IRL)76.4673.3469.1876.46 m
1323Flag of France.svg  Pascal Lefèvre  (FRA)76.4274.5672.9076.42 m
1426Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Zdeněk Nenadál  (TCH)75.5669.7875.3475.56 m
1527Flag of Iceland.svg  Sigurður Einarsson  (ISL)69.1872.9075.5275.52 m
1628Flag of Canada.svg  Stephen Feraday  (CAN)68.7866.2273.3273.32 m
1733Flag of Uganda.svg  Justin Arop  (UGA)67.5469.1067.6869.10 m
1836Flag of Syria.svg  Hafez El-Hussein  (SYR)63.3463.3463.3063.34 m
1938Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat  (KSA)56.3253.3249.4856.32 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistance
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Tapio Korjus  (FIN)82.7476.26X84.2884.28 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jan Železný  (TCH)X82.3281.6083.4677.8884.1284.12 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Seppo Räty  (FIN)80.0076.2683.2678.7480.6680.4483.26 m
4Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Tafelmeier  (FRG)80.1478.7278.28X77.7682.7282.72 m
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Yevsyukov  (URS)81.4282.32X80.3881.4279.5282.32 m
6Flag of East Germany.svg  Gerald Weiß  (GDR)80.6681.3079.9477.2677.8078.2881.30 m
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Ovchinnikov  (URS)76.4876.5879.12X77.3274.6479.12 m
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Dag Wennlund  (SWE)76.8875.6278.30X76.60X78.30 m
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Peter Borglund  (SWE)78.1678.2274.7678.22 m
10Flag of Finland.svg  Kimmo Kinnunen  (FIN)75.6277.7878.0478.04 m
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Ottley  (GBR)74.5275.7076.9676.96 m
12Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Sejad Krdžalić  (YUG)72.1273.28X73.28 m

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. Németh set his Olympic record with the old javelin