Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates2 August (qualification)
3 August (final)
Competitors34 from 21 nations
Winning distance88.16
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jan Železný
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Backley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 34 competitors, of which 12 qualified for the final. The qualification mark was set at 83.00 metres. [1]

Medalists

Gold Jan Železný
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Silver Steve Backley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Bronze Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg Finland

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
02.08.1996 09:30h02.08.1996 11:00h
Final Round
03.08.1996 18:55h

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 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)98.48 m May 25, 1996 Flag of Germany.svg Jena, Germany
Olympic Record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (TCH)89.66 m August 8, 1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain
Season Best Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)98.48 m May 25, 1996 Flag of Germany.svg Jena, Germany

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11Flag of Greece.svg  Konstadinos Gatsioudis  (GRE)87.1287.12 m
23Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Makarov  (RUS)85.8885.88 m
36Flag of Finland.svg  Seppo Räty  (FIN)83.6683.66 m
47Flag of Germany.svg  Raymond Hecht  (GER)83.2483.24 m
59Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Blank  (GER)82.68X82.68 m
610Flag of Finland.svg  Kimmo Kinnunen  (FIN)78.82X80.9880.98 m
711Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mick Hill  (GBR)77.12X80.4880.48 m
813Flag of Norway.svg  Pål Arne Fagernes  (NOR)78.38X79.7879.78 m
915Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Stephens  (USA)77.9879.1879.1879.18 m
1018Flag of Cuba.svg  Emeterio González  (CUB)X77.9474.4277.94 m
1120Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Edgar Baumann  (PAR)X75.9077.7477.74 m
1223Flag of New Zealand.svg  Gavin Lovegrove  (NZL)X77.12X77.12 m
1324Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Sergey Voynov  (UZB)75.5876.3068.5076.30 m
1426Flag of Sweden.svg  Dag Wennlund  (SWE)75.24XX75.24 m
1529Flag of Ireland.svg  Terry McHugh  (IRL)69.72X72.8472.84 m
1631Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Chu Ki-Young  (KOR)X70.3071.4271.42 m
1733Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Kirt Thompson  (TRI)68.02X64.1268.02 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)86.5286.52 m
24Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Pukstys  (USA)80.7081.3484.7084.70 m
35Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Backley  (GBR)84.1484.14 m
48Flag of Germany.svg  Boris Henry  (GER)83.2283.22 m
512Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Lianbiao  (CHN)76.2476.7679.8879.88 m
614Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Hakkarainen  (FIN)77.9679.34X79.34 m
716Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Ovchinnikov  (RUS)74.8876.1278.2078.20 m
817Flag of the United States.svg  Todd Riech  (USA)X76.6878.0278.02 m
919Flag of Greece.svg  Dimitrios Polymerou  (GRE)76.98X77.8277.82 m
1021Flag of Australia.svg  Andrew Currey  (AUS)71.3476.5877.2877.28 m
1122Flag of Russia.svg  Andrey Moruyev  (RUS)X76.9677.2077.20 m
1225Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Nieland  (GBR)69.54X75.7475.74 m
1327Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Vladimir Parfyonov  (UZB)68.5473.9673.2873.96 m
1428Flag of Cuba.svg  Isbel Luaces  (CUB)73.8473.20X73.84 m
1530Flag of Estonia.svg  Donald Sild  (EST)72.54X68.2872.54 m
1632Flag of Nigeria.svg  Pius Bazighe  (NGR)68.0270.7865.7070.78 m
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Vladimir Sasimovich  (BLR)XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistance
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)X88.1682.6883.8686.0286.1288.16 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Backley  (GBR)87.4485.66X80.7480.8885.6487.44 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Seppo Räty  (FIN)83.4486.6676.5284.5281.7086.9886.98 m
4Flag of Germany.svg  Raymond Hecht  (GER)83.8886.88X83.10X85.1086.88 m
5Flag of Germany.svg  Boris Henry  (GER)81.2485.68X82.5883.9484.0885.68 m
6Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Makarov  (RUS)82.7285.3081.12X82.2883.7885.30 m
7Flag of Finland.svg  Kimmo Kinnunen  (FIN)82.7280.26X84.0281.98X84.02 m
8Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Pukstys  (USA)78.4880.9083.5881.2882.1881.6883.58 m
9Flag of Germany.svg  Peter Blank  (GER)76.6681.82X81.82 m
10Flag of Greece.svg  Konstadinos Gatsioudis  (GRE)X79.0881.4681.46 m
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Lianbiao  (CHN)80.2878.8680.9680.96 m
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mick Hill  (GBR)78.58XX78.58 m

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.