Date | 24 – 25 September 2000 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
Participants | 45 from 28 countries |
The favorite in 2000 was Lithuania’s Virgilijus Alekna. He was undefeated early in the pre-Olympic season, and had become the first person to surpass 70 metres three times in one series. He also recorded the second and third longest throws of all-time with 73.88 (242-4¾) and 72.35 (237-4½). But the defending champion, Lars Riedel, was back and defeated Alekna a few weeks before the Olympics, and Alekna had never bettered him at a major meet. The first round leader was South Africa’s Frantz Kruger with 67.89 (222-9). In round three he improved to 68.19 (223-8¾) which would win the bronze medal. But both Alekna and Riedel bettered him in that round, Alekna taking the lead with 68.73 (225-6). Riedel’s mark of 68.50 (224-9) would be his best and get the silver medal. Alekna improved in round five to 69.30 (227-4½) to win the gold medal.
Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
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1 | 2484 | Virgilijus Alekna | LTU | 67.10 (3) | 69.30 (1) | Gold | ||
2 | 1884 | Lars Riedel | GER | 68.15 (1) | 68.50 (2) | Silver | ||
3 | 2842 | Frantz Kruger | RSA | 67.54 (2) | 68.19 (3) | Bronze | ||
4 | 1226 | Vasil Kapiukh | BLR | 65.90 (4) | 67.59 (4) | |||
5 | 3313 | Adam Setliff | USA | 63.25 (10) | 66.02 (5) | |||
6 | 1330 | Jason Tunks | CAN | 64.40 (6) | 65.80 (6) | |||
7 | 1224 | Uladzimir Dubroushchyk | BLR | 64.03 (7) | 65.13 (7) | |||
8 | 1886 | Jürgen Schult | GER | 63.76 (8) | 64.41 (8) | |||
9 | 1648 | Aleksander Tammert | EST | 63.52 (9) | 63.25 (9) | |||
10 | 1881 | Michael Möllenbeck | GER | 62.72 (12) | 63.14 (10) | |||
11 | 2904 | Dmitry Shevchenko | RUS | 65.29 (5) | 62.65 (11) | |||
12 | 3319 | Tony Washington | USA | 62.82 (11) | 59.87 (12) | |||
13 r1/2 | 1369 | Li Shaojie | CHN | 62.29 (13) | – | |||
14 r1/2 | 2197 | Diego Fortuna | ITA | 62.24 (14) | – | |||
15 r1/2 | 2864 | Aleksandr Borichevsky | RUS | 61.98 (15) | – | |||
16 r1/2 | 2047 | Róbert Fazekas | HUN | 61.76 (16) | – | |||
17 r1/2 | 3273 | John Godina | USA | 61.60 (17) | – | |||
18 r1/2 | 2848 | Frits Potgieter | RSA | 61.56 (18) | – | |||
19 r1/2 | 1597 | David Martínez | ESP | 61.50 (19) | – | |||
20 r1/2 | 1469 | Alexis Elizalde | CUB | 61.13 (20) | – | |||
21 r1/2 | 2163 | Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson | ISL | 60.95 (21) | – | |||
22 r1/2 | 1208 | Jo Van Daele | BEL | 60.93 (22) | – | |||
23 r1/2 | 2059 | Gábor Máté | HUN | 60.86 (23) | – | |||
24 r1/2 | 1466 | Frank Casañas | CUB | 60.84 (24) | – | |||
25 r1/2 | 1515 | Libor Malina | CZE | 60.83 (25) | – | |||
26 r1/2 | 2909 | Vitaly Sidorov | RUS | 60.65 (26) | – | |||
27 r1/2 | 2490 | Romas Ubartas | LTU | 60.50 (27) | – | |||
28 r1/2 | 1819 | Bob Weir | GBR | 60.01 (28) | – | |||
29 r1/2 | 2723 | Olgierd Stański | POL | 59.31 (29) | – | |||
30 r1/2 | 2487 | Vaclavas Kidykas | LTU | 58.96 (30) | – | |||
31 r1/2 | 2679 | Ian Winchester | NZL | 58.64 (31) | – | |||
32 r1/2 | 3195 | Kyrylo Chuprynin | UKR | 58.38 (32) | – | |||
33 r1/2 | 1222 | Leanid Charauko | BLR | 58.32 (33) | – | |||
34 r1/2 | 1453 | Dragan Mustapić | CRO | 58.10 (34) | – | |||
35 r1/2 | 1306 | Mickaël Conjungo | CAF | 57.85 (35) | – | |||
36 r1/2 | 2146 | Nick Sweeney | IRL | 57.37 (36) | – | |||
37 r1/2 | 1037 | Marcelo Pugliese | ARG | 56.30 (37) | – | |||
38 r1/2 | 1815 | Glen Smith | GBR | 56.22 (38) | – | |||
39 r1/2 | 2799 | Rashid Al-Dosari | QAT | 54.47 (39) | – | |||
40 r1/2 | 2141 | John Menton | IRL | 54.21 (40) | – | |||
41 r1/2 | 3392 | Roman Poltoratsky | UZB | 47.83 (41) | – | |||
AC r1/2 | 1319 | Jason Gervais | CAN | – ( | – | |||
AC r1/2 | 2057 | Zoltán Kővágó | HUN | – ( | – | |||
AC r1/2 | 2813 | Costel Grasu | ROU | – ( | – | |||
AC r1/2 | 3146 | Chary Mamedov | TKM | – ( | – | |||
2637 | Chima Ugwu | NGR | – ( | – |
Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 64.00 metres advanced to the final.
Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Group A Round One | Group A Round Two | Group A Round Three | |||
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1 | 11 | Lars Riedel | GER | 68.15 | 68.15 | - | - | |||
2 | 13 | Frantz Kruger | RSA | 67.54 | 67.54 | - | - | |||
3 | 22 | Vasil Kapiukh | BLR | 65.90 | 65.90 | - | - | |||
4 | 23 | Dmitry Shevchenko | RUS | 65.29 | 62.82 | 63.09 | 65.29 | |||
5 | 17 | Uladzimir Dubroushchyk | BLR | 64.03 | 64.03 | - | - | |||
6 | 9 | Jürgen Schult | GER | 63.76 | 63.76 | 60.97 | × | |||
7 | 12 | Aleksander Tammert | EST | 63.52 | 63.52 | 61.84 | 60.90 | |||
8 | 2 | Li Shaojie | CHN | 62.29 | 62.29 | × | 59.71 | |||
9 | 15 | Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson | ISL | 60.95 | 60.95 | 58.79 | 60.03 | |||
10 | 20 | Frank Casañas | CUB | 60.84 | 60.84 | × | 60.79 | |||
11 | 19 | Libor Malina | CZE | 60.83 | 59.38 | × | 60.83 | |||
12 | 3 | Romas Ubartas | LTU | 60.50 | 60.43 | 60.50 | × | |||
13 | 7 | Bob Weir | GBR | 60.01 | 57.57 | × | 60.01 | |||
14 | 14 | Olgierd Stański | POL | 59.31 | 59.31 | 58.06 | × | |||
15 | 8 | Ian Winchester | NZL | 58.64 | 58.61 | 58.64 | × | |||
16 | 1 | Leanid Charauko | BLR | 58.32 | 57.63 | × | 58.32 | |||
17 | 10 | Dragan Mustapić | CRO | 58.10 | 53.76 | 58.10 | × | |||
18 | 6 | Mickaël Conjungo | CAF | 57.85 | × | 57.85 | 55.60 | |||
19 | 16 | Marcelo Pugliese | ARG | 56.30 | × | 53.49 | 56.30 | |||
20 | 5 | John Menton | IRL | 54.21 | × | 54.21 | 50.95 | |||
21 | 21 | Roman Poltoratsky | UZB | 47.83 | 45.40 | × | 47.83 | |||
18 | Zoltán Kővágó | HUN | – | × | × | × | ||||
4 | Chary Mamedov | TKM | – | × | × | × |
Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Group B Round One | Group B Round Two | Group B Round Three | |||
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1 | 14 | Virgilijus Alekna | LTU | 67.10 | 67.10 | - | - | |||
2 | 22 | Jason Tunks | CAN | 64.40 | 64.40 | - | - | |||
3 | 15 | Adam Setliff | USA | 63.25 | × | 63.25 | - | |||
4 | 2 | Tony Washington | USA | 62.82 | 62.82 | × | × | |||
5 | 6 | Michael Möllenbeck | GER | 62.72 | 62.30 | 62.72 | 61.92 | |||
6 | 4 | Diego Fortuna | ITA | 62.24 | 60.12 | × | 62.24 | |||
7 | 5 | Aleksandr Borichevsky | RUS | 61.98 | 59.78 | 61.98 | 61.89 | |||
8 | 3 | Róbert Fazekas | HUN | 61.76 | × | × | 61.76 | |||
9 | 10 | John Godina | USA | 61.60 | 57.67 | 61.60 | × | |||
10 | 17 | Frits Potgieter | RSA | 61.56 | 61.56 | 60.27 | 60.83 | |||
11 | 19 | David Martínez | ESP | 61.50 | 61.50 | – | 59.97 | |||
12 | 9 | Alexis Elizalde | CUB | 61.13 | 57.75 | 61.13 | 59.96 | |||
13 | 23 | Jo Van Daele | BEL | 60.93 | 60.89 | 60.93 | × | |||
14 | 12 | Gábor Máté | HUN | 60.86 | 59.43 | 60.69 | 60.86 | |||
15 | 20 | Vitaly Sidorov | RUS | 60.65 | 58.32 | 59.43 | 60.65 | |||
16 | 13 | Vaclavas Kidykas | LTU | 58.96 | 57.86 | 58.96 | 58.09 | |||
17 | 16 | Kyrylo Chuprynin | UKR | 58.38 | × | 58.38 | 57.32 | |||
18 | 11 | Nick Sweeney | IRL | 57.37 | 56.73 | 56.24 | 57.37 | |||
19 | 1 | Glen Smith | GBR | 56.22 | 56.22 | 55.31 | 54.36 | |||
20 | 18 | Rashid Al-Dosari | QAT | 54.47 | × | 54.47 | 53.42 | |||
7 | Jason Gervais | CAN | – | × | × | × | ||||
21 | Costel Grasu | ROU | – | × | - | - | ||||
8 | Chima Ugwu | NGR | – | – | – | – |
Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
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1 | 9 | Virgilijus Alekna | LTU | 69.30 | 58.55 | 67.54 | 68.73 | 66.64 | 69.30 | 64.78 | |||
2 | 6 | Lars Riedel | GER | 68.50 | 65.18 | × | 68.50 | 68.08 | 67.33 | 63.87 | |||
3 | 8 | Frantz Kruger | RSA | 68.19 | 67.89 | × | 68.19 | 68.06 | × | 62.72 | |||
4 | 4 | Vasil Kapiukh | BLR | 67.59 | 58.93 | 64.50 | 67.59 | 64.42 | 65.07 | 66.70 | |||
5 | 7 | Adam Setliff | USA | 66.02 | 60.50 | 66.02 | 64.72 | 65.10 | 63.10 | 61.99 | |||
6 | 5 | Jason Tunks | CAN | 65.80 | 59.59 | 64.58 | 65.35 | × | 65.80 | 64.38 | |||
7 | 2 | Uladzimir Dubroushchyk | BLR | 65.13 | 63.95 | 65.13 | × | 64.32 | × | 60.15 | |||
8 | 10 | Jürgen Schult | GER | 64.41 | × | 60.83 | 63.34 | 64.41 | 62.63 | 61.96 | |||
9 | 1 | Aleksander Tammert | EST | 63.25 | 55.84 | 59.26 | 63.25 | – | – | – | |||
10 | 3 | Michael Möllenbeck | GER | 63.14 | 61.19 | 60.13 | 63.14 | – | – | – | |||
11 | 12 | Dmitry Shevchenko | RUS | 62.65 | × | × | 62.65 | – | – | – | |||
12 | 11 | Tony Washington | USA | 59.87 | × | × | 59.87 | – | – | – |