The Men's Javelin Throw

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 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 38 competitors, with two qualifying groups (38 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. This was the first time that the competitors had to use the new javelin. The qualification mark was set at 79.00 metres.

Medalists

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  24.09.1988 – 09:40h	24.09.1988 – 11:00h
  Final Round
  25.09.1988 – 12:00h

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 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record 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...		87.66 m	May 31, 1987	Nitra Nitra Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center... , Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
Olympic Record		94.58 m	July 25, 1976	Montreal, Canada
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record		76.76 m	September 24, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record		77.44 m	September 24, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record		78.66 m	September 24, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
Olympic Record		85.90 m	September 24, 1988	Seoul, South Korea

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1		85.90	—	—	85.90 m
2	2		76.76	77.70	81.62	81.62 m
3	6		X	77.68	80.26	80.26 m
4	7		77.22	80.24	—	80.24 m
5	8		78.20	74.80	80.22	80.22 m
6	9		78.66	73.76	80.16	80.16 m
7	10		72.40	78.06	79.90	79.90 m
8	13		78.46	75.64	78.92	78.92 m
9	18		71.42	75.04	77.48	77.48 m
10	19		77.44	X	77.46	77.46 m
11	24		76.02	67.56	X	76.02 m
12	25		75.96	73.66	72.60	75.96 m
13	29		72.66	72.64	72.72	72.72 m
14	30		70.84	70.58	70.48	70.84 m
15	31		X	69.44	67.32	69.44 m
16	32		63.66	X	69.40	69.40 m
17	34		X	67.14	67.56	67.56 m
18	35		62.88	63.50	65.84	65.84 m
19	37		X	62.34	61.78	62.34 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	3		76.42	78.26	81.42	81.42 m
2	4		80.98	—	—	80.98 m
3	5		77.98	75.08	80.52	80.52 m
4	11		X	79.66	—	79.66 m
5	12		71.18	79.26	—	79.26 m
6	14		78.42	76.80	70.86	78.42 m
7	15		75.88	75.78	78.22	78.22 m
8	16		X	67.96	78.10	78.10 m
9	17		73.54	77.68	77.70	77.70 m
10	20		77.20	74.98	72.98	77.20 m
11	21		74.76	71.38	76.90	76.90 m
12	22		76.46	73.34	69.18	76.46 m
13	23		76.42	74.56	72.90	76.42 m
14	26		75.56	69.78	75.34	75.56 m
15	27		69.18	72.90	75.52	75.52 m
16	28		68.78	66.22	73.32	73.32 m
17	33		67.54	69.10	67.68	69.10 m
18	36		63.34	63.34	63.30	63.34 m
19	38		56.32	53.32	49.48	56.32 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		82.74	76.26	—	—	X	84.28	84.28 m
		X	82.32	81.60	83.46	77.88	84.12	84.12 m
		80.00	76.26	83.26	78.74	80.66	80.44	83.26 m
4		80.14	78.72	78.28	X	77.76	82.72	82.72 m
5		81.42	82.32	X	80.38	81.42	79.52	82.32 m
6		80.66	81.30	79.94	77.26	77.80	78.28	81.30 m
7		76.48	76.58	79.12	X	77.32	74.64	79.12 m
8		76.88	75.62	78.30	X	76.60	X	78.30 m
9		78.16	78.22	74.76				78.22 m
10		75.62	77.78	78.04				78.04 m
11		74.52	75.70	76.96				76.96 m
12		72.12	73.28	X				73.28 m

See also

• 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
  The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist 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....
  
  
• 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 30, 1987. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin...
  
  
• 1988 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1990 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990...
  
  
• 1991 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 41 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 26, 1991. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin...
  
  
• 1992 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
  These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes...