Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateAugust 4 (qualifications)
August 5 (final)
Competitors28 from 19 nations
Winning distance86.76
Medalists
File:Gold medal icon.svg Arto Härkönen
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
File:Silver medal icon.svg Dave Ottley
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Kenth Eldebrink
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
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The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, had an entry list of 28 competitors. The final was held on August 5, 1984, and the qualifying round on August 4, 1984, with the qualification mark set at 83.00 metres.[1]

Medalists

Gold Arto Härkönen
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Silver David Ottley
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Bronze Kenth Eldebrink
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
04.08.1984 – 09:30h 04.08.1984 – 10:30h
Final Round
05.08.1984 – 18:15h

Abbreviations

  • 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

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record File:Flag of East Germany.svg Uwe Hohn (GDR) 104.80 m July 20, 1984 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Berlin, East Germany
Olympic Record File:Flag of Hungary.svg Miklós Németh (HUN) 94.58 m July 25, 1976 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 3 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Roald Bradstock (GBR) 79.52 81.08 83.06 83.06 m
2 5 File:Flag of Germany.svg Wolfram Gambke (FRG) 75.10 82.98 X 82.98 m
3 6 File:Flag of Norway.svg Per Erling Olsen (NOR) 82.46 X X 82.46 m
4 7 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laslo Babits (CAN) X 76.68 82.18 82.18 m
5 8 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masami Yoshida (JPN) 78.14 81.42 78.06 81.42 m
6 10 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 79.78 X 80.94 80.94 m
7 11 File:Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA) 80.52 66.26 78.02 80.52 m
8 12 File:Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Atwood (USA) 77.08 79.34 X 79.34 m
9 13 File:Flag of Finland.svg Raimo Manninen (FIN) 79.26 X X 79.24 m
10 14 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Juan de la Garza (MEX) 78.80 X 79.16 79.16 m
11 16 File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) 76.52 X X 76.52 m
12 19 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) 71.80 X 75.18 75.18 m
13 23 File:Flag of Italy.svg Agostino Ghesini (ITA) 72.16 63.92 72.96 72.96 m
14 27 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Justin Arop (UGA) 69.76 66.30 X 69.76 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Petranoff (USA) 85.96 — — 85.96 m
2 2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg David Ottley (GBR) 85.68 — — 85.68 m
3 4 File:Flag of Finland.svg Arto Härkönen (FIN) 82.82 83.06 — 83.06 m
4 9 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) 79.36 81.06 79.42 81.06 m
5 2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Reidar Lorentzen (NOR) X 68.00 76.62 76.62 m
6 17 File:Flag of Finland.svg Tero Saviniemi (FIN) X 76.46 X 76.46 m
7 18 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Roller (USA) 75.50 75.48 X 75.50 m
8 20 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) 74.82 72.58 69.18 74.82 m
9 21 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Rashid Khan (PAK) 72.48 70.76 74.58 74.58 m
10 22 File:Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) X X 73.52 73.52 m
11 24 File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Hung-yen (TPE) 62.46 71.48 68.54 71.48 m
12 25 File:Flag of India.svg Gurtej Singh (IND) 63.62 70.08 69.32 70.08 m
13 26 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) 69.82 66.68 67.02 69.82 m
— — File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike O'Rourke (NZL) X X X NM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
File:Gold medal icon.svg File:Flag of Finland.svg Arto Härkönen (FIN) X 78.74 84.34 86.76 X X 86.76 m
File:Silver medal icon.svg File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg David Ottley (GBR) 85.74 81.52 X X 83.92 84.46 85.74 m
File:Bronze medal icon.svg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) X 80.28 X X 83.72 83.30 83.72 m
4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Wolfram Gambke (FRG) 82.00 82.46 X 78.88 X 72.08 82.46 m
5 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masami Yoshida (JPN) X 81.98 X 81.98 77.92 81.66 81.98 m
6 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 80.44 77.66 79.22 81.58 X 79.26 81.58 m
7 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Roald Bradstock (GBR) 70.20 81.22 78.22 76.68 X 78.82 81.22 m
8 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laslo Babits (CAN) X X 80.68 X X X 80.68 m
9 File:Flag of Norway.svg Per Erling Olsen (NOR) 73.64 X 78.98 78.98 m
10 File:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Petranoff (USA) X X 78.40 78.40 m
11 File:Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Atwood (USA) 72.54 78.10 X 78.10 m
12 File:Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA) X X 70.86 70.86 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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