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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates10 August (qualification)
12 August (final)
Competitors32 from 25 nations
Winning distance89.89
Medalists
gold medal    Germany
silver medal    Czech Republic
bronze medal    Czech Republic
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The men's javelin throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics is being held at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.[1]

Summary

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Thirteen athletes made the automatic qualifying mark to get into the final. Five throws into the first round, Johannes Vetter (GER) threw the winner, 89.89 m (294 ft 10 in). At the end of the round, his teammate Thomas Röhler threw 87.08 m to move into second place. On the second throw of the second round, Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) threw tantalizingly close to Vetter with an 89.73 m. Three throws later, Vetter's second throw even bettered that, 89.78 m. At the end of round, Röhler improved to 88.26 m Through the next three rounds, nobody could surpass that third best throw, not even the leaders, though Petr Frydrych (CZE) threw 87.93 m twice. On his final throw, Frydrych threw 88.32m to take the bronze medal. Both Czech athletes are coached by world record holder Jan Železný. Both threw personal bests.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 98.48 Jan Železný  CZE 25 May 1996 Jena, Germany
Championship 92.80 Jan Železný  CZE 12 Aug 2001 Edmonton, Canada
World leading 94.44 Johannes Vetter  GER 11 Jul 2017 Lucerne, Switzerland
African 92.72 Julius Yego  KEN 26 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
Asian 89.15 Zhao Qinggang  CHN 2 Oct 2014 Incheon, South Korea
NACAC 91.29 Breaux Greer  USA 21 Jun 2007 Indianapolis, IN, United States
South American 84.70 Edgar Baumann  PAR 17 Oct 1999 San Marcos, TX, United States
European 98.48 Jan Železný  CZE 25 May 1996 Jena, Germany
Oceanian 89.02 Jarrod Bannister  AUS 29 Feb 2008 Brisbane, Australia

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 83.00 metres.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
10 August 19:05 Qualification
12 August 20:15 Final

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification took place on 10 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 19:03 and Group B at 20:34.[6] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 83.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Johannes Vetter  Germany (GER) 91.20 91.20 Q
2 B Petr Frydrych  Czech Republic (CZE) 86.22 86.22 Q, SB
3 B Keshorn Walcott  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 86.01 86.01 Q
4 A Tero Pitkämäki  Finland (FIN) 85.97 85.97 Q
5 B Andreas Hofmann  Germany (GER) 82.35 85.62 85.62 Q
6 B Ioannis Kiriazis  Greece (GRE) 84.60 84.60 Q
7 B Davinder Singh Kang  India (IND) 82.22 82.14 84.22 84.22 Q
8 B Thomas Röhler  Germany (GER) 80.88 83.87 83.87 Q
9 B Jakub Vadlejch  Czech Republic (CZE) 83.87 83.87 Q
10 B Magnus Kirt  Estonia (EST) 83.86 83.86 Q
11 A Ahmed Bader Magour  Qatar (QAT) 83.83 83.83 Q
12 A Julius Yego  Kenya (KEN) 83.57 83.57 Q
13 A Marcin Krukowski  Poland (POL) 81.79 77.48 83.49 83.49 Q
14 A Hamish Peacock  Australia (AUS) 77.88 82.46 82.19 82.46
15 A Neeraj Chopra  India (IND) 82.26 x 80.54 82.26
16 A Jaroslav Jílek  Czech Republic (CZE) 73.48 72.79 80.97 80.97
17 A Andrian Mardare  Moldova (MDA) 78.68 76.80 80.18 80.18
18 B Cyrus Hostetler  United States (USA) 77.51 75.79 79.71 79.71
19 A Rolands Štrobinders  Latvia (LAT) 78.22 79.68 79.28 79.68
20 B Anderson Peters  Grenada (GRN) 70.49 78.99 78.82 78.99
21 B Norbert Rivasz-Tóth  Hungary (HUN) 78.76 74.37 74.22 78.76
22 A Cheng Chao-tsun  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 76.58 x 77.87 77.87
23 A Ryohei Arai  Japan (JPN) x 77.38 74.77 77.38
24 B Ben Langton-Burnell  New Zealand (NZL) 76.46 73.47 74.46 76.46
25 A Tanel Laanmäe  Estonia (EST) 76.41 73.84 x 76.41
26 A Vítězslav Veselý  Czech Republic (CZE) 75.50 x x 75.50
27 A Pavel Mialeshka  Belarus (BLR) 75.33 x x 75.33
28 B Braian Toledo  Argentina (ARG) 75.24 x 75.29 75.29
29 B Alexandru Novac  Romania (ROM) 74.67 x x 74.67
30 B Rocco van Rooyen  South Africa (RSA) 73.93 74.02 70.27 74.02
31 B Waruna Lakshan  Sri Lanka (SRI) 73.16 x x 73.16
A Edis Matusevičius  Lithuania (LTU) x x x NM

Final

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The final took place on 12 August at 20:15. The results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Johannes Vetter  Germany (GER) 89.89 89.78 87.22 x 82.25 87.71 89.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jakub Vadlejch  Czech Republic (CZE) 77.10 89.73 85.04 86.23 87.70 83.22 89.73 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petr Frydrych  Czech Republic (CZE) 84.31 80.48 82.94 87.93 87.93 88.32 88.32 PB
4 Thomas Röhler  Germany (GER) 87.08 88.26 x 86.14 85.97 86.40 88.26
5 Tero Pitkämäki  Finland (FIN) 83.49 x 86.94 79.69 x x 86.94
6 Ioannis Kiriazis  Greece (GRE) 79.57 81.68 84.52 82.79 x 79.4 84.52
7 Keshorn Walcott  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 84.48 x 80.63 83.62 x 81.82 84.48
8 Andreas Hofmann  Germany (GER) 75.45 83.76 80.96 83.65 81.94 83.98 83.98
9 Marcin Krukowski  Poland (POL) 82.01 x 79.54 82.01
10 Ahmed Bader Magour  Qatar (QAT) 76.34 81.77 79.34 81.77
11 Magnus Kirt  Estonia (EST) 80.48 x x 80.48
12 Davinder Singh Kang  India (IND) 75.40 x 80.02 80.02
13 Julius Yego  Kenya (KEN) x 76.29 75.31 76.29

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Javelin Throw Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.