1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
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These are the official results of 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 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 13 August 1995. The qualification mark was set at 82.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold   Jan Železný
Jan Železný
Jan Železný is a Czech javelin thrower, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw...


Czech Republic
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 (CZE)
Silver   Steve Backley
Steve Backley
Stephen James Backley OBE is a retired British athlete who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing...


Great Britain
Great Britain
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 (GBR)
Bronze   Boris Henry
Boris Henry
Boris Henry is a German javelin thrower. He has won the bronze medal in the World Championships twice, in 1995 and again in 2003....


Germany
Germany
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 (GER)



Schedule

  • All times are Central European Time
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     (UTC+1
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    )
    Qualification Round
    Group A Group B
    11.08.1995 – 09:30h 11.08.1995 – 11:30h
    Final Round
    13.08.1995 – 16:00h



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 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record
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95.66 m August 28, 1993   Sheffield
Sheffield
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, United Kingdom
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Event Record  85.98 m August 16, 1993   Stuttgart, Germany
Season Best  92.60 m July 21, 1995   Oslo, Norway
Broken records during the 1995 World Athletics Championships
Event Record  87.60 m August 13, 1995   Gothenburg, Sweden
89.58 m

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 4 align=left |X 83.54 83.54 m
2 9 align=left |66.30 80.16 X 80.16 m
3 10 align=left |79.82 X 78.32 79.82 m
4 11 align=left |79.66 78.70 79.04 79.66 m
5 13 align=left |78.40 78.94 76.54 78.94 m
6 14 align=left |77.48 78.28 X 78.28 m
7 15 align=left |75.10 X 77.62 77.62 m
8 16 align=left |76.84 72.50 74.50 76.84 m
9 19 align=left |75.08 76.12 75.06 76.12 m
10 20 align=left |74.98 X X 74.98 m
11 22 align=left |X 69.32 74.22 74.22 m
12 24 align=left |X X 74.06 74.06 m
13 27 align=left |X 73.12 71.34 73.12 m
14 28 align=left |72.90 71.40 70.78 72.90 m
15 30 align=left |X X 71.08 71.08 m
16 31 align=left |68.30 66.46 70.94 70.94 m
17 34 align=left |X 68.66 X 68.66 m
18 35 align=left |62.62 68.18 X 68.18 m
19 36 align=left |X 62.90 X 62.90 m



Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1 align=left |78.98 90.12 90.12 m
2 2 align=left |87.60 87.60 m
3 3 align=left | 85.60 85.60 m
4 5 align=left | 83.20 83.20 m
5 6 align=left |79.82 82.42 82.42 m
6 7 align=left | X X 82.14 82.14 m
7 8 align=left | 72.74 80.98 80.98 m
8 12 align=left | 74.02 77.42 79.00 79.00 m
9 17 align=left | X X 76.54 76.54 m
10 18 align=left | 76.12 76.08 76.40 76.40 m
11 21 align=left | 74.58 73.90 71.64 74.58 m
12 23 align=left | 74.10 73.74 71.18 74.10 m
13 25 align=left | X 67.22 73.64 73.64 m
14 26 align=left | 73.50 X X 73.50 m
15 29 align=left | X 70.64 71.92 71.92 m
16 32 align=left | 67.46 70.20 66.62 70.20 m
17 33 align=left | X X 70.20 70.20 m
37 align=left | X X NM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
80.52 83.02 82.92 88.92 89.06 89.58 89.58 m CR
81.10 X 78.30 X 84.92 86.30 86.30 m
83.10 85.16 84.30 80.36 84.06 86.08 86.08 m
4 83.30 X 82.80 83.02 81.48 81.74 83.30 m
5 X 78.68 82.04 82.04 m
6 79.06 79.88 81.06 X 79.06 X 81.06 m
7 X 75.76 81.00 X 79.54 X 81.00 m
8 X 80.76 X 79.72 78.16 80.76 m
9 79.58 X X 79.58 m
10 X 78.30 79.14 79.14 m
11 78.66 78.76 74.94 78.76 m
12 74.74 76.00 78.16 78.16 m

See also

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    1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
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  • 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...

  • 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
    1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
    These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 8 August 1994...

  • 1996 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta)
    Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
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  • 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)
    1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
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