2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin

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 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...

was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Helsinki Olympic Stadium

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...

on August 9 and August 10.

Medalists

Gold	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)
Silver	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion... Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... (NOR)
Bronze	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)

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time
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(UTC+2
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
09.08.2005 – 11:45h 09.08.2005 – 13:20h
Final Round
10.08.2005 – 20:20h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
09.08.2005 – 11:45h	09.08.2005 – 13:20h
Final Round
10.08.2005 – 20:20h

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

Startlist

Group	Number	SB	PB
B	6	91.53 m	91.53 m
A	5	90.33 m	92.61 m
A	7	87.66 m	87.66 m
B	15	87.19 m	87.83 m
B	9	84.41 m	84.41 m
B	7	84.24 m	88.90 m
A	12	84.06 m	84.06 m
A	10	83.79 m	93.09 m
B	12	83.20 m	84.54 m
A	1	82.38 m	83.24 m
A	15	82.35 m	86.47 m
B	8	82.22 m	82.22 m
B	11	82.14 m	84.27 m
A	13	82.04 m	82.94 m
A	8	81.67 m	81.67 m
B	14	81.61 m	84.29 m
B	3	81.30 m	84.95 m
A	16	80.91 m	81.55 m
A	9	80.31 m	80.71 m
B	13	80.03 m	80.03 m
B	1	79.79 m	81.71 m
A	2	79.56 m	85.09 m
A	4	78.98 m	78.98 m
B	5	78.93 m	84.73 m
B	10	78.23 m	78.23 m
A	11	78.02 m	79.44 m
A	6	77.79 m	83.38 m
B	2	77.57 m	81.94 m
A	14	72.63 m	80.50 m
B	4	58.23 m	76.50 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 2005 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	91.53 m	June 26, 2005	Kuortane Kuortane Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water... , 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...

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	1		85.08	—	—	85.08 m
2	3		81.45	—	—	81.45 m
3	7		79.48	X	—	79.48 m
4	9		78.79	X	X	78.79 m
5	10		75.28	78.37	X	78.37 m
6	11		76.76	73.08	77.87	77.87 m
7	12		77.08	X	X	77.08 m
8	13		74.61	76.62	76.71	76.71 m
9	15		76.30	71.54	69.93	76.30 m
10	19		74.27	74.70	74.81	74.81 m
11	20		72.63	X	X	72.63 m	SB
12	22		67.04	72.33	71.81	72.33 m
13	23		71.13	72.17	66.96	72.17 m
14	24		68.72	63.50	72.04	72.04 m
15	29		X	X	64.44	64.44 m
16	31		38.31	41.18	—	41.18 m	PB

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2		82.21	—	—	82.21 m
2	4		74.83	X	80.97	80.97 m
3	5		X	80.80	78.05	80.80 m
4	6		79.65	76.00	—	79.65 m
5	8		79.45	77.11	X	79.45 m
6	14		76.68	X	72.35	76.68 m
7	16		75.76	X	76.16	76.16 m
8	17		X	75.94	X	75.94 m
9	18		74.95	X	X	74.95 m
10	21		71.87	72.54	71.50	72.54 m
11	25		X	70.16	70.49	70.49 m
12	26		70.07	—	—	70.07 m
13	27		X	67.84	68.31	68.31 m
14	28		66.03	66.74	X	66.74 m
15	30		56.66	58.23	55.83	58.23 m	SB

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		79.06	X	76.47	87.17	85.29	X	87.17 m
		78.36	81.52	83.41	85.71	86.18	X	86.18 m
		80.77	83.30	79.95	83.48	82.55	83.54	83.54 m
4		75.44	X	79.64	81.27	X	X	81.27 m
5		77.93	79.14	X	X	X	77.12	79.14 m
6		73.12	78.77	X	X	X	77.34	78.77 m
7		74.05	X	77.61	X	X	X	77.61 m
8		75.82	73.19	71.17	X	77.56	X	77.56 m

9		74.86	70.88	X				74.86 m
10		72.68	69.42	X				72.68 m
11		X	X	70.11				70.11 m
12		62.33	X	68.59				68.59 m

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