These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes. The final was held on August 8, 1992, and the qualifying round on August 7, 1992, with the qualification mark set at 80.00 metres.[1]
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for athletics | ||||||||||
| Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
| Date | 7 August (qualification) 8 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 89.66 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Jan Železný Czechoslovakia
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| Silver | Seppo Räty Finland
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| Bronze | Steve Backley Great Britain
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Schedule edit
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.1992 – 09:25h | 07.08.1992 – 10:45h |
| Final Round | |
| 08.08.1992 – 18:55h | |
Abbreviations edit
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Steve Backley (GBR) |
91.46 m | January 25, 1992 |  North Shore, New Zealand
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| Olympic Record | Jan Železný (TCH) |
85.90 m | September 24, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea
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| Broken records during the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Jan Železný (TCH) |
89.66 m | August 8, 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain
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Qualification edit
Group A edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 |  Jan Železný (TCH) |
83.96 | — | — | 83.96 m |
| 2 | 2 |  Tom Pukstys (USA) |
74.30 | 81.16 | — | 81.16 m |
| 3 | 4 |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
76.28 | X | 81.04 | 81.04 m |
| 4 | 9 |  Juha Laukkanen (FIN) |
X | 77.14 | 79.78 | 79.78 m |
| 5 | 10 |  Mick Hill (GBR) |
76.30 | 76.76 | 79.66 | 79.66 m |
| 6 | 11 |  Siggi Einarsson (ISL) |
76.06 | 77.02 | 79.50 | 79.50 m |
| 7 | 13 |  Viktor Zaitsev (EUN) |
75.24 | X | 79.12 | 79.12 m |
| 8 | 16 |  Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
75.78 | X | 77.70 | 77.70 m |
| 9 | 17 |  Ivan Mustapić (CRO) |
75.66 | 77.50 | X | 77.50 m |
| 10 | 20 |  Julián Sotelo (ESP) |
X | 75.34 | 72.98 | 75.34 m |
| 11 | 21 | Brian Crouser (USA) |
71.42 | 74.98 | X | 74.98 m |
| 12 | 25 |  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) |
70.84 | 73.86 | 73.68 | 73.86 m |
| 13 | 26 | Nigel Bevan (GBR) |
X | 73.78 | X | 72.78 m |
| 14 | 27 |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
70.76 | 73.26 | 71.64 | 73.26 m |
| 15 | 29 |  Stephen Feraday (CAN) |
70.94 | X | X | 70.94 m |
| 16 | 31 |  Youssef Ali Nesaif Boukhamas (BRN) |
55.24 | 53.80 | 52.30 | 55.24 m |
Group B edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 |  Volker Hadwich (GER) |
81.10 | — | — | 81.10 m |
| 2 | 5 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
79.36 | 80.76 | — | 80.76 m |
| 3 | 6 | Seppo Räty (FIN) |
78.96 | 80.24 | — | 80.24 m |
| 4 | 7 | Andrey Shevchuk (EUN) |
80.22 | — | — | 80.22 m |
| 5 | 7 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
80.22 | — | — | 80.22 m |
| 6 | 12 | Michael Barnett (USA) |
77.08 | 79.14 | 75.34 | 79.14 m |
| 7 | 14 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
76.18 | 76.82 | 78.70 | 78.70 m |
| 8 | 15 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) |
76.28 | 77.70 | 77.88 | 77.88 m |
| 9 | 18 | Dmitriy Polyunin (EUN) |
X | 75.70 | 76.40 | 76.40 m |
| 10 | 19 |  Mārcis Štrobinders (LAT) |
73.76 | X | 76.32 | 76.32 m |
| 11 | 22 | Peter Borglund (SWE) |
71.38 | 74.72 | 72.70 | 74.72 m |
| 12 | 23 |  Masami Yoshida (JPN) |
71.66 | 73.68 | 73.88 | 73.88 m |
| 13 | 24 |  Vadim Bavikim (ISR) |
73.88 | X | 73.24 | 73.88 m |
| 14 | 28 |  Kim Ki-Hoon (KOR) |
72.68 | 69.30 | 68.26 | 72.68 m |
| 15 | 30 |  Nery Kennedy (PAR) |
65.00 | 55.10 | 59.34 | 65.00 m |
| — | 2 |  Ghanim Mabrouk (KUW) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Jan Železný (TCH) |
89.66 | X | X | 88.18 | 86.28 | X | 89.66 m | OR |
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Seppo Räty (FIN) |
78.50 | 86.60 | 81.44 | 83.22 | X | X | 86.60 m | |
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Steve Backley (GBR) |
82.44 | 82.02 | 79.46 | 83.38 | 78.32 | 79.86 | 83.38 m | |
| 4 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
X | 82.62 | X | X | X | X | 82.62 m | |
| 5 | Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) |
79.52 | 75.02 | 77.96 | X | X | 80.34 | 80.34 m | |
| 6 | Juha Laukkanen (FIN) |
77.44 | X | 74.56 | 76.92 | 79.20 | 78.46 | 79.20 m | |
| 7 | Michael Barnett (USA) |
78.64 | 78.58 | X | 77.70 | 74.12 | X | 78.64 m | |
| 8 | Andrey Shevchuk (EUN) |
77.00 | X | 77.74 | X | X | 73.42 | 77.74 m | |
| 9 | Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
74.46 | 77.08 | 76.78 | 77.08 m | ||||
| 10 | Tom Pukstys (USA) |
76.72 | X | 72.12 | 76.72 m | ||||
| 11 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
75.50 | X | 72.02 | 75.50 m | ||||
| 12 | Volker Hadwich (GER) |
75.28 | 72.98 | 70.12 | 75.28 m | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.