2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
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These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw
event at the 2001 World Championships
in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 12, 2001. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
event at the 2001 World Championships
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 12, 2001. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Jan ŽeleznýJan Železný Jan Železný is a Czech javelin thrower, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw... Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... (CZE) |
| Silver |  Aki ParviainenAki Parviainen Aki Uolevi Parviainen is a Finnish Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw is 93.09 in 1999. His best Olympic placing is 5th in 2000... Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... (FIN) |
| Bronze |  Kostas GatsioudisGreece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... (GRE) |
Schedule
- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7UTC-7thumb|300px|UTC−07: Blue , Orange , Yellow , Light Blue - Sea areasUTC−07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −07....
)Qualification Round Group A Group B 10.08.2001 – 19:10h 10.08.2001 – 21:00h Final Round 12.08.2001 – 14:40h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 |  JenaJena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| Event Record | 89.58 m | August 13, 1995 |  Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Season Best | 92.41 m | June 24, 2001 | Vaasa Vaasa Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | 91.31 m | August 12, 2001 |  Edmonton, Canada |
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| Event Record | 92.80 m | |||
| Season Best | ||||
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 87.81 | — | — | 87.81 m | ||
| 2 | 4 | 84.90 | — | — | 84.90 m | ||
| 3 | 6 | 81.99 | 77.86 | 84.13 | 84.13 m | ||
| 4 | 8 | 83.18 | 78.04 | X | 83.18 m | ||
| 5 | 12 | 81.39 | 81.78 | 80.71 | 81.78 m | SB | |
| 6 | 14 | 81.50 | 80.63 | 81.40 | 81.50 m | ||
| 7 | 15 | X | 79.61 | 81.43 | 81.43 m | ||
| 8 | 16 | 79.06 | 81.38 | 81.07 | 81.38 m | ||
| 9 | 17 | 80.96 | 79.11 | X | 80.96 m | ||
| 10 | 18 | 74.38 | 79.71 | 72.96 | 79.71 m | ||
| 11 | 20 | 78.10 | X | 72.88 | 78.10 m | ||
| 12 | 22 | 77.91 | X | 71.59 | 77.91 m | ||
| 13 | 23 | 76.77 | X | X | 76.77 m | ||
| — | 2 | X | X | X | NM | ||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 90.76 | — | — | 90.76 m | CR | |
| 2 | 3 | 86.53 | — | — | 86.53 m | SB | |
| 3 | 5 | 84.88 | — | — | 84.88 m | SB | |
| 4 | 7 | 83.60 | 79.26 | — | 83.60 m | ||
| 5 | 9 | 81.80 | 82.92 | 80.10 | 82.92 m | ||
| 6 | 10 | 76.13 | X | 81.85 | 81.85 m | ||
| 7 | 11 | 81.82 | X | 81.17 | 81.82 m | ||
| 8 | 13 | 79.98 | 80.04 | 81.66 | 81.66 m | NR Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation: Athletics Canada .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation... |
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| 9 | 19 | 78.28 | X | X | 78.28 m | ||
| 10 | 21 | 78.02 | 71.61 | X | 78.02 m | ||
| 11 | 24 | 71.99 | 75.49 | 73.12 | 75.49 m | ||
| 12 | 25 | 71.89 | X | X | 71.89 m | ||
| 13 | 26 | 66.42 | X | 68.41 | 68.41 m | ||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 81.76 | 92.80 | 89.45 | X | 87.28 | X | 92.80 m | CR | ||
| 91.31 | X | X | X | X | X | 91.31 m | |||
| X | 88.39 | 87.54 | 89.95 | X | X | 89.95 m | |||
| 4 | 87.00 | 85.61 | X | X | X | X | 87.00 m | PB | |
| 5 | 80.61 | 80.24 | 86.46 | X | 81.59 | X | 86.46 m | ||
| 6 | 80.70 | 85.52 | 84.52 | X | 85.51 | 85.33 | 85.52 m | ||
| 7 | 83.64 | 78.59 | X | X | — | — | 83.64 m | ||
| 8 | 77.83 | 79.56 | 82.82 | X | 79.66 | X | 82.82 m | ||
| 9 | 79.98 | 81.80 | 81.70 | 81.80 m | SB | ||||
| 10 | X | 78.85 | 80.56 | 80.56 m | |||||
| 11 | X | X | 79.70 | 79.70 m | |||||
| 12 | 77.81 | X | X | 77.81 m | |||||
See also
- 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's JavelinThese are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 23 August 1998, two days after the qualification round where the mark was set at 82.00 metres...
- 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throwThe Men's Javelin Throw at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23....
- 2001 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 2002 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Munich)2002 European Championships in Athletics - Men's JavelinThese are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes...
- 2004 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Athens)