2003 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin

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 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris, France. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 31 August 2003.

Medalists

Gold	Sergey Makarov Sergey Alexandrovich Makarov Sergey Makarov is a Russian javelin thrower.Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr Makarov, won the silver medal in javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)
Silver	Andrus Värnik Andrus Värnik Andrus Värnik is an Estonian javelin thrower. His personal best set in 2003, 87.83 m, is also the Estonian record.... Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... (EST)
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 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... (GER)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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(UTC+1
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
29.08.2003 – 18:30h 29.08.2003 – 20:25h
Final Round
31.08.2003 – 16:50h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
29.08.2003 – 18:30h	29.08.2003 – 20:25h
Final Round
31.08.2003 – 16:50h

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

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 2003 World Athletics Championships
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	Jena Jena 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...
Event Record	92.80 m	August 12, 2001	Edmonton, Canada
Season Best	90.11 m	May 30, 2003	Dessau Dessau Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:... , 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...

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Throws			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	1		83.43	—	—	83.43 m
2	3		82.22	—	—	82.22 m
3	4		79.76	79.01	81.76	81.76 m	SB
4	5		81.11	—	—	81.11 m
5	7		79.27	80.23	X	80.23 m
6	10		X	78.91	X	78.91 m
7	12		71.96	74.71	77.24	77.24 m
8	18		71.72	X	75.15	75.15 m
9	19		X	74.76	72.03	74.76 m
10	20		74.07	X	72.67	74.07 m
11	21		67.62	X	68.83	68.83 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Throws			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2		82.88	—	—	82.88 m
2	6		80.54	X	X	80.54 m
3	8		75.75	76.67	79.44	79.44 m
4	9		79.26	X	X	79.26 m
5	11		73.19	74.56	78.48	78.48 m
6	13		71.77	77.06	X	77.06 m
7	14		76.82	74.21	74.50	76.82 m
8	15		76.66	72.78	76.31	76.66 m
9	16		X	76.18	72.40	76.18 m
10	17		70.19	X	75.72	75.72 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Throws						Result	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
		85.44	X	X	82.72	82.11	85.31	85.44 m
		85.17	X	X	81.98	X	80.51	85.17 m
		84.74	82.41	83.32	X	82.14	83.44	84.74 m
4.		82.98	X	84.09	X	X	81.24	84.09 m
5.		83.05	76.63	79.90	75.79	X	77.78	83.05 m
6.		80.85	81.77	X	80.60	X	81.26	81.77 m
7.		77.99	81.40	X	75.67	77.32	78.54	81.40 m
8.		80.34	X	76.29	X	79.39	78.43	80.34 m

9.		79.35	79.90	80.13				80.13 m
10.		78.24	X	77.02				78.24 m
11.		77.75	X	X				77.75 m
12.		77.32	X	X				77.32 m