2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 12, 2001. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.

Medalists edit

Gold   Jan Železný
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver   Aki Parviainen
Finland (FIN)
Bronze   Kostas Gatsioudis
Greece (GRE)

Schedule edit

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
10.08.2001 – 19:10h 10.08.2001 – 21:00h
Final Round
12.08.2001 – 14:40h

Abbreviations edit

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m May 25, 1996   Jena, Germany
Event Record   Jan Železný (CZE) 89.58 m August 13, 1995   Gothenburg, Sweden
Season Best   Aki Parviainen (FIN) 92.41 m June 24, 2001   Vaasa, Finland
Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships
Event Record   Aki Parviainen (FIN) 91.31 m August 12, 2001   Edmonton, Canada
Event Record   Jan Železný (CZE) 92.80 m
Season Best

Qualification edit

Group A edit

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2   Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 87.81 87.81 m
2 4   Raymond Hecht (GER) 84.90 84.90 m
3 6   Ēriks Rags (LAT) 81.99 77.86 84.13 84.13 m
4 8   Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) 83.18 78.04 X 83.18 m
5 12   Li Rongxiang (CHN) 81.39 81.78 80.71 81.78 m SB
6 14   Steve Backley (GBR) 81.50 80.63 81.40 81.50 m
7 15   Harri Haatainen (FIN) X 79.61 81.43 81.43 m
8 16   Dariusz Trafas (POL) 79.06 81.38 81.07 81.38 m
9 17   Peter Blank (GER) 80.96 79.11 X 80.96 m
10 18   Emeterio González (CUB) 74.38 79.71 72.96 79.71 m
11 20   Tom Pukstys (USA) 78.10 X 72.88 78.10 m
12 22   Vadim Bavikin (ISR) 77.91 X 71.59 77.91 m
13 23   Sergey Voynov (UZB) 76.77 X X 76.77 m
  Matti Närhi (FIN) X X X NM

Group B edit

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1   Jan Železný (CZE) 90.76 90.76 m CR
2 3   Boris Henry (GER) 86.53 86.53 m SB
3 5   Mick Hill (GBR) 84.88 84.88 m SB
4 7   Breaux Greer (USA) 83.60 79.26 83.60 m
5 9   Sergey Makarov (RUS) 81.80 82.92 80.10 82.92 m
6 10   Voldemārs Lūsis (LAT) 76.13 X 81.85 81.85 m
7 11   Aki Parviainen (FIN) 81.82 X 81.17 81.82 m
8 13   Scott Russell (CAN) 79.98 80.04 81.66 81.66 m NR
9 19   Juha Laukkanen (FIN) 78.28 X X 78.28 m
10 21   Nick Nieland (GBR) 78.02 71.61 X 78.02 m
11 24   Terry McHugh (IRL) 71.99 75.49 73.12 75.49 m
12 25   Marc Van Mensel (BEL) 71.89 X X 71.89 m
13 26   Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 66.42 X 68.41 68.41 m

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Jan Železný (CZE) 81.76 92.80 89.45 X 87.28 X 92.80 m CR
    Aki Parviainen (FIN) 91.31 X X X X X 91.31 m
    Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) X 88.39 87.54 89.95 X X 89.95 m
4   Breaux Greer (USA) 87.00 85.61 X X X X 87.00 m PB
5   Raymond Hecht (GER) 80.61 80.24 86.46 X 81.59 X 86.46 m
6   Boris Henry (GER) 80.70 85.52 84.52 X 85.51 85.33 85.52 m
7   Sergey Makarov (RUS) 83.64 78.59 X X 83.64 m
8   Ēriks Rags (LAT) 77.83 79.56 82.82 X 79.66 X 82.82 m
9   Li Rongxiang (CHN) 79.98 81.80 81.70 81.80 m SB
10   Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) X 78.85 80.56 80.56 m
11   Voldemārs Lūsis (LAT) X X 79.70 79.70 m
12   Mick Hill (GBR) 77.81 X X 77.81 m

See also edit

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