Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates17 August 2016 (qualifications)
20 August 2016 (final)
Competitors37 from 23 nations
Winning distance90.30 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Thomas Röhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Keshorn Walcott Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
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The men's javelin throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between August 17–20. [1] [2]

Summary

Defending champion, Keshorn Walcott started the final with a respectable 83.45 m. The second thrower was Johannes Vetter who topped it with an 85.32 m. The eighth thrower in the round was reigning World Champion Julius Yego, who tossed it 88.24 m (289 ft 6 in), landing on his hands to avoid a face plant on the runway. He moved into the gold medal position. The next competitor was the number one thrower in 2016, Thomas Röhler who answered with an 87.40 m to move into silver position. On his second attempt, Walcott threw it 85.38 to move into bronze position by just 6 cm, still more than 3 metres short of the mark he threw in the qualifying round. Nobody was able to improve in the next two rounds. As the final thrower in the fourth round, Yego twisted his left ankle during his fouled attempt. He limped to the bench and was wheelchair out of the stadium still in gold medal position. On his fifth attempt, Röhler threw it 90.30 m (296 ft 3 in), less than a foot short of the Olympic record, to move ahead of Yego. Nobody was able to improve their position in the final round and the gold medal was confirmed. [3] After treatment, Yego limped back into the stadium to congratulate Röhler and celebrate his silver medal by limping around his victory lap.

The medals for the competition were presented by Richard Peterkin, St. Lucia, Member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Antti Pihlakoski, IAAF Council Member.

Competition format

Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. The nine athletes who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. A further three athletes who did not achieve the qualifying distance also advanced to the final. All twelve starters were allowed three throws in the final, with the top eight athletes after that point receiving three further attempts.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 17 August 201620:30Qualifications
Saturday, 20 August 201620:55Finals

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)98.48 m Jena, Germany 25 May 1996
Olympic recordFlag of Norway.svg  Andreas Thorkildsen  (NOR)90.57 m Beijing, China 23 August 2008
2016 World leadingFlag of Germany.svg  Thomas Röhler  (GER)91.28 m Turku, Finland 29 June 2016

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification rule: qualification standard 83.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1B Keshorn Walcott Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 88.6888.68 Q
2B Johannes Vetter Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 85.9685.96 Q
3A Julian Weber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 84.4684.46 Q
4B Ryohei Arai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 84.1684.16 Q
5B Petr Frydrych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 78.5780.1783.6083.60 Q
6B Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 78.88x83.5583.55 Q
7A Jakub Vadlejch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 78.2380.9083.2783.27 Q
8A Dmytro Kosynskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 80.0876.7983.2383.23 Q
9A Thomas Röhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 79.4781.6183.0183.01 Q
10B Vítězslav Veselý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 81.3281.3282.8582.85 q
11B Antti Ruuskanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 82.20xx82.20 q
12A Braian Toledo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 78.9981.9680.3681.96 q
13A Joshua Robinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 78.8780.8476.7880.84
14B Zigismunds Sirmais Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 76.8780.6575.9580.65
15A Marcin Krukowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland x78.0680.6280.62
16B Júlio César de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 79.3380.4980.2980.49
17A Kim Amb Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 77.9178.7580.4980.49
18B Tanel Laanmäe Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 80.4578.7879.2480.45
19B John Ampomah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 79.0980.3978.9080.39
20A Cyrus Hostetler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 76.4878.6979.7679.76
21A Tero Pitkämäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 77.9178.5879.5679.56
22A Risto Mätas Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 76.2379.2679.4079.40
23A Magnus Kirt Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia x77.6079.3379.33
24A Rocco van Rooyen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa x71.0578.4878.48 SB
25B Hamish Peacock Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 77.9176.2276.4077.91
26B Ivan Zaytsev Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 73.4972.9277.8377.83
27B Ari Mannio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 77.1476.7777.7377.73
28A Rolands Štrobinders Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 76.76x77.7377.73
29A Stuart Farquhar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 74.2477.3274.3877.32
30A Ahmed Bader Magour Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar x77.19x77.19
31B Łukasz Grzeszczuk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 76.3176.5276.1476.52
32A Leslie Copeland Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 76.0475.68x76.04
33B Huang Shih-feng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 74.33xx74.33
34B Sam Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  United States 73.7873.66x73.78
35B Sean Furey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69.4072.6171.3572.61
36A RM Sumeda Ranasinghe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 69.6271.93x71.93
A Bobur Shokirjonov Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan xxx NM

Final

RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Thomas Röhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 87.4085.6187.0784.8490.30x90.30
Silver medal icon.svg Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 88.24xx*88.24 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Keshorn Walcott Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 83.4585.3883.3880.33xx85.38
4 Johannes Vetter Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 85.32x82.54x83.6181.7485.32
5 Dmytro Kosynskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 82.5183.9583.6481.6181.21x83.95 PB
6 Antti Ruuskanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland x77.8183.05xx80.0083.05
7 Vítězslav Veselý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 78.2082.51xxx78.6382.51
8 Jakub Vadlejch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 80.0282.4281.5980.32xx82.42
9 Julian Weber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 80.2980.1381.36did not advance81.36
10 Braian Toledo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 77.8979.5179.81did not advance79.81
11 Ryohei Arai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 77.9879.4772.49did not advance79.47
12 Petr Frydrych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 76.1576.7979.12did not advance79.12

*Julius Yego retired from the competition after his fourth throw due to an ankle injury, but nevertheless won silver due to his first throw. [4]

References

  1. "Men's Javelin Throw". Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  2. "Rio 2016: Germany's Rohler wins javelin gold" . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Julius Yego speaks after Rio Olympics heartbreak". tuko.co.ke. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.