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Javelin Throw, Men

Date	21 – 23 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants	38 from 29 countries

The favorite was Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen, the defending Olympic and European Champion. In the technically difficult event he had been consistent over the past few years, winning silver at 2005 and 2007 World Championships. Thorkildsen led after round one with 84.72 (277-11), and produced the longest throw in each of the first three rounds, improving to 85.91 (281-10) and then 87.93 (286-10). The third-round mark would be enough to secure the gold medal, although he improved again in round five with the best mark of the competition, 90.57 (297-1). The battle for the other medals came down to two Finns, Tero Pitämäki and Tero Järvenpää and Latvian Ainārs Kovals. Järvenpää and Pitämäki were 2-3 thru the first three rounds, but Pitämäki moved ahead with a fourth-round throw of 85.83 (281-7). In the final round, Kovals threw a personal best of 86.64 (284-3) to take the silver medal and knock Järvenpää off the podium.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	2533	Andreas Thorkildsen	NOR	79.85 (9)	90.57 (1)	Gold
2	2332	Ainārs Kovals	LAT	80.15 (7)	86.64 (2)	Silver
3	1689	Tero Pitkämäki	FIN	82.61 (3)	86.16 (3)	Bronze
4	1697	Tero Järvenpää	FIN	82.34 (4)	83.95 (4)
5	1708	Teemu Wirkkala	FIN	79.79 (10)	83.46 (5)
6	1063	Jarrod Bannister	AUS	79.79 (11)	83.45 (6)
7	2810	Ilya Korotkov	RUS	83.33 (2)	83.15 (7)
8	1193	Uladzimir Kazlou	BLR	80.06 (8)	82.06 (8)
9	2341	Vadims Vasiļevskis	LAT	83.51 (1)	81.32 (9)
10	1296	Scott Russell	CAN	80.42 (6)	80.90 (10)
11	2958	Magnus Arvidsson	SWE	79.70 (12)	80.16 (11)
12	1529	Vítězslav Veselý	CZE	81.20 (5)	76.76 (12)
13 r1/2	2338	Ēriks Rags	LAT	79.33 (13)	–
14 r1/2	2852	Aleksandr Ivanov	RUS	79.27 (14)	–
15 r1/2	2216	Yukifumi Murakami	JPN	78.21 (15)	–
16 r1/2	2584	Igor Janik	POL	77.63 (16)	–
17 r1/2	2298	Park Jae-Myeong	KOR	76.63 (17)	–
18 r1/2	3233	Leigh Smith	USA	76.55 (18)	–
19 r1/2	2728	John Robert Oosthuizen	RSA	76.16 (19)	–
20 r1/2	2541	Stuart Farquhar	NZL	76.14 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1640	Mihkel Kukk	EST	75.56 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3172	Breaux Greer	USA	73.68 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1358	Chen Qi	CHN	73.50 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1328	Ignacio Guerra	CHI	73.03 (24)	–
25 r1/2	3180	Mike Hazle	USA	72.75 (25)	–
26 r1/2	2794	Sergey Makarov	RUS	72.47 (26)	–
27 r1/2	1962	Giannis Smalios	GRE	71.87 (27)	–
28 r1/2	1493	Anier Boué	CUB	71.85 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3080	Roman Avramenko	UKR	71.64 (29)	–
30 r1/2	2555	Víctor Fatecha	PAR	71.58 (30)	–
31 r1/2	2878	Matija Kranjc	SLO	71.00 (31)	–
32 r1/2	1883	Stephan Steding	GER	70.05 (32)	–
33 r1/2	3300	Babur Shakirdzhanov	UZB	69.54 (33)	–
34 r1/2	1035	Pablo Pietrobelli	ARG	69.09 (34)	–
35 r1/2	1919	Alexander Vieweg	GER	67.49 (35)	–
36 r1/2	1270	Kolyo Neshev	BUL	66.00 (36)	–
37 r1/2	1038	Melik Janoyan	ARM	64.47 (37)	–
AC r1/2	1999	Csongor Olteán	HUN	– (NM)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	21 August 2008
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 82.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	2341	Vadims Vasiļevskis	LAT	83.51	–	Q
2	2810	Ilya Korotkov	RUS	83.33	–	Q
3	1689	Tero Pitkämäki	FIN	82.61	–	Q
4	1697	Tero Järvenpää	FIN	82.34	–	q
5	1529	Vítězslav Veselý	CZE	81.20	–	q
6	1296	Scott Russell	CAN	80.42	–	q
7	2332	Ainārs Kovals	LAT	80.15	–	q
8	1193	Uladzimir Kazlou	BLR	80.06	–	q
9	2533	Andreas Thorkildsen	NOR	79.85	–	q
10	1708	Teemu Wirkkala	FIN	79.79	78.89	q
11	1063	Jarrod Bannister	AUS	79.79	77.40	q
12	2958	Magnus Arvidsson	SWE	79.70	–	q
13	2338	Ēriks Rags	LAT	79.33	–
14	2852	Aleksandr Ivanov	RUS	79.27	–
15	2216	Yukifumi Murakami	JPN	78.21	–
16	2584	Igor Janik	POL	77.63	–
17	2298	Park Jae-Myeong	KOR	76.63	–
18	3233	Leigh Smith	USA	76.55	–
19	2728	John Robert Oosthuizen	RSA	76.16	–
20	2541	Stuart Farquhar	NZL	76.14	–
21	1640	Mihkel Kukk	EST	75.56	–
22	3172	Breaux Greer	USA	73.68	–
23	1358	Chen Qi	CHN	73.50	–
24	1328	Ignacio Guerra	CHI	73.03	–
25	3180	Mike Hazle	USA	72.75	–
26	2794	Sergey Makarov	RUS	72.47	–
27	1962	Giannis Smalios	GRE	71.87	–
28	1493	Anier Boué	CUB	71.85	–
29	3080	Roman Avramenko	UKR	71.64	–
30	2555	Víctor Fatecha	PAR	71.58	–
31	2878	Matija Kranjc	SLO	71.00	–
32	1883	Stephan Steding	GER	70.05	–
33	3300	Babur Shakirdzhanov	UZB	69.54	–
34	1035	Pablo Pietrobelli	ARG	69.09	–
35	1919	Alexander Vieweg	GER	67.49	–
36	1270	Kolyo Neshev	BUL	66.00	–
37	1038	Melik Janoyan	ARM	64.47	–
NM	1999	Csongor Olteán	HUN	–	–

Group A

Date	21 August 2008 — 10:10

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1296	Scott Russell	CAN	80.42	–	80.42	-	-
2	2332	Ainārs Kovals	LAT	80.15	–	x	x	80.15
3	1193	Uladzimir Kazlou	BLR	80.06	–	77.07	80.06	78.41
4	1708	Teemu Wirkkala	FIN	79.79	78.89	79.79	78.89	75.81
5	1063	Jarrod Bannister	AUS	79.79	77.40	79.79	x	77.40
6	2958	Magnus Arvidsson	SWE	79.70	–	79.70	75.35	76.07
7	2338	Ēriks Rags	LAT	79.33	–	79.33	x	77.97
8	2216	Yukifumi Murakami	JPN	78.21	–	x	78.21	76.29
9	2584	Igor Janik	POL	77.63	–	71.43	67.59	77.63
10	2298	Park Jae-Myeong	KOR	76.63	–	76.63	75.61	74.25
11	2728	John Robert Oosthuizen	RSA	76.16	–	x	74.55	76.16
12	3172	Breaux Greer	USA	73.68	–	73.68	-	-
13	1328	Ignacio Guerra	CHI	73.03	–	71.07	71.35	73.03
14	2794	Sergey Makarov	RUS	72.47	–	x	x	72.47
15	1493	Anier Boué	CUB	71.85	–	71.29	71.85	x
16	2555	Víctor Fatecha	PAR	71.58	–	70.59	71.58	68.79
17	1883	Stephan Steding	GER	70.05	–	x	70.05	x
18	3300	Babur Shakirdzhanov	UZB	69.54	–	69.54	66.29	68.29
NM	1999	Csongor Olteán	HUN	–	–	x	x	x

Group B

Date	21 August 2008 — 11:40

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	2341	Vadims Vasiļevskis	LAT	83.51	83.51	-	-
2	2810	Ilya Korotkov	RUS	83.33	79.13	83.33	-
3	1689	Tero Pitkämäki	FIN	82.61	x	82.61	-
4	1697	Tero Järvenpää	FIN	82.34	77.76	82.34	-
5	1529	Vítězslav Veselý	CZE	81.20	x	78.93	81.20
6	2533	Andreas Thorkildsen	NOR	79.85	79.85	x	-
7	2852	Aleksandr Ivanov	RUS	79.27	75.73	73.89	79.27
8	3233	Leigh Smith	USA	76.55	x	74.18	76.55
9	2541	Stuart Farquhar	NZL	76.14	76.14	75.51	73.87
10	1640	Mihkel Kukk	EST	75.56	63.42	70.55	75.56
11	1358	Chen Qi	CHN	73.50	73.50	x	x
12	3180	Mike Hazle	USA	72.75	x	72.75	71.69
13	1962	Giannis Smalios	GRE	71.87	x	71.87	67.39
14	3080	Roman Avramenko	UKR	71.64	71.64	70.68	71.10
15	2878	Matija Kranjc	SLO	71.00	71.00	x	x
16	1035	Pablo Pietrobelli	ARG	69.09	58.04	66.95	69.09
17	1919	Alexander Vieweg	GER	67.49	67.49	66.37	67.39
18	1270	Kolyo Neshev	BUL	66.00	66.00	x	x
19	1038	Melik Janoyan	ARM	64.47	x	x	64.47

Final Round

Date	23 August 2008 — 19:10

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	2533	Andreas Thorkildsen	NOR	90.57	84.72	85.91	87.93	85.13	90.57	-	OR
2	2332	Ainārs Kovals	LAT	86.64	79.45	82.63	82.28	78.98	80.65	86.64
3	1689	Tero Pitkämäki	FIN	86.16	83.75	x	80.69	85.83	x	86.16
4	1697	Tero Järvenpää	FIN	83.95	83.95	x	x	x	x	83.63
5	1708	Teemu Wirkkala	FIN	83.46	x	73.90	83.46	x	-	78.23
6	1063	Jarrod Bannister	AUS	83.45	83.45	80.59	82.20	-	-	-
7	2810	Ilya Korotkov	RUS	83.15	82.54	x	76.84	82.15	x	83.15
8	1193	Uladzimir Kazlou	BLR	82.06	82.06	77.57	74.09	x	x	75.36
9	2341	Vadims Vasiļevskis	LAT	81.32	76.75	x	81.32	–	–	–
10	1296	Scott Russell	CAN	80.90	80.90	78.02	x	–	–	–
11	2958	Magnus Arvidsson	SWE	80.16	79.85	79.57	80.16	–	–	–
12	1529	Vítězslav Veselý	CZE	76.76	x	x	76.76	–	–	–