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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 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 & 3.

Preliminary leader Guillermo Martínez

Guillermo Martínez

Guillermo Martínez is an Argentine novelist and short story writer.Martínez was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. He gained a PhD in mathematical logic at the University of Buenos Aires....

 made his best throw in the first round, followed shortly by Matthias de Zordo

Matthias de Zordo

Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona....

's 86.27 winner. Meanwhile favorite world leader 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...

 languished in as low as eighth place, barely the last qualifier for his remaining three throws. All of the competitors had previously thrown far enough to displace Thorkildsen in the preliminary round. On his fourth throw he finally put one good throw together to leapfrog into the sliver medal position. de Zordo was ranked fourth and Martínez had only been ranked twelfth on the annual list prior to the competition.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.... '	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... '	Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships... '

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record		98.48	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...	25 May 1996
Championship record		92.80	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	12 August 2001
World leading		90.61	Byrkjelo Byrkjelo Byrkjelo is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located about halfway between the villages of Sandane and Skei along the highway . The small village of Egge is located south of Byrkjelo... , 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...	14 August 2011
African record		88.75	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia	21 September 1998
Asian record		87.60	San Jose San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 May 1989
North, Central American and Caribbean record		91.29	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States	21 June 2007
South American record		84.70	San Marcos San Marcos, Texas San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio.... , United States	17 October 1999
European record		98.48	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
Oceanian record		89.02	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	29 February 2008

Qualification standards

A result	B result
82.00	79.50
Source

Schedule

All times local.

Date	Time	Round
September 1, 2011	19:00	Qualification
September 3, 2011	19:10	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships...		83.77			83.77	Q
2	A	Dmitri Tarabin			82.92		82.92	Q
3	B	Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Farquhar has been New Zealand Javelin Champion for the last eight years...		82.10			82.10	q
4	A	Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona....		82.05	81.11		82.05	q
5	B	Fatih Avan Fatih Avan Fatih Avan is a male Turkish javelin thrower. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Athletics Club.Avan participated at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal with a personal best throw of 79.78 m...		80.27	77.68	81.94	81.94	q
6	B	Mark Frank Mark Frank Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:...		80.96	81.93		81.93	q
7	A	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...		79.36	80.85	81.83	81.83	q
8	A	Vítězslav Veselý Vítezslav Veselý Vítězslav Veselý is a Czech javelin thrower.He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final...		79.99	74.77	81.64	81.64	q
9	B	Roman Avramenko Roman Avramenko -Achievements:-References:...		76.30		81.46	81.46	q
10	B	Sergey Makarov		81.42	80.18	78.33	81.42	q
11	A	Jarrod Bannister Jarrod Bannister Jarrod Bannister is an Australian javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 89.02 metres, achieved at the 2008 Australian championships in February 2008 in Brisbane. This is the Australian record....		81.35		75.91	81.35	q
12	B	Antti Ruuskanen Antti Ruuskanen Antti Hermanni Ruuskanen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.33, achieved in 2008 in Kuortane. His coach is Antero Puranen....		79.54	81.03	78.14	81.03	q
13	B	Igor Janik Igor Janik Igor Janik is a male javelin thrower from Poland. His personal best throw is 84.76m achieved in 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...		80.88	76.63	78.98	80.88
14	B	Ari Mannio Ari Mannio Ari Pekka Mannio is a Finnish javelin thrower.-Early career:Mannio first represented Finland internationally at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival in Paris, France, where he won the bronze medal...		74.09	80.27	79.31	80.27
15	A	Yukifumi Murakami Yukifumi Murakami is a Japanese javelin thrower. He was the first Japanese athlete to win a World Championship medal in the javelin, taking bronze at the 2009 edition with a throw of 82.97 metres....		80.19	78.04	74.93	80.19
16	A	Jakub Vadlejch		68.32	80.08		80.08
17	A	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...		78.21	79.46	76.05	79.46
18	B	Chen Qi Chen Qi (athlete) Chen Qi is a Chinese javelin thrower.He finished fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and the 2006 Asian Games and won the 2007 Asian Championships. He won the gold medal at the 11th Chinese National Games in 2009....			74.28	78.42	78.42
19	A	Scott Russell		76.47	77.49	74.23	77.49
20	A	Ēriks Rags Eriks Rags Ēriks Rags is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London.-Achievements:-External links:...		77.34		76.23	77.34
21	A	Yervásios Filippídis		76.66	70.42	73.41	76.66
22	B	Leslie Copeland		76.57	74.54	73.82	76.57
23	A	Mihkel Kukk Mihkel Kukk Mihkel Kukk is a male javelin thrower from Estonia. His personal best throw is 81.77 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Stockholm.-Achievements:-References:...		73.21	72.10	76.42	76.42
24	B	Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych is a Czech javelin thrower. His current personal best mark of 88.23 metres, thrown on May 27, 2010 in Ostrava, places him second on the Czech all-time list, behind only world record holder and three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný, who is currently his coach.-Early...		75.38	76.18		76.18
25	B	Vadims Vasiļevskis Vadims Vasilevskis Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...		74.67	75.23		75.23
26	B	Gabriel Wallin		72.96	74.44	74.09	74.44
27	B	Arley Ibargüen		73.22	74.02		74.02
28	B	Alexandr Ivanov		73.81			73.81
29	A	Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 81.96 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Saint-Denis....		71.93	72.05	73.56	73.56
30	B	Spyridon Lebesis Spyridon Lebesis Spyridon Lebesis is a Greek javelin thrower.His personal best is 82.90 meters, achieved in Patras on June 2010.-Achievements:...			73.35	70.44	73.35
31	A	Matija Kranjc Matija Kranjc Matija Kranjc is a male javelin thrower from Slovenia. His personal best is 79.72 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Postojna.-Achievements:-References:*...		73.17			73.17
32	B	Zigismunds Sirmais Zigismunds Sirmais Zigismunds Sirmais is a Latvian javelin thrower. Sirmais achieved his best result of 84.69 m on June 22, 2011 in Bauska, Latvia. This is the current world junior record. He is competing for the club Arkādija under coach Valentīna Eiduka.-Achievements:-External links:...		70.20		73.16	73.16
33	A	John Robert Oosthuizen John Robert Oosthuizen Robert Oosthuizen is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father [Johan Oosthuizen]'s footstep...		69.65	73.14	72.79	73.14
34	B	Jung Sang-Jin Jung Sang-Jin Jung Sang-Jin is a South Korean javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 76.85 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Gongju.-Achievements:-References:...		72.03			72.03
35	A	Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed		71.99	68.00		71.99	SB
36	A	Rinat Tarzumanov			67.07	70.32	70.32
	A	Mike Hazle

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo Matthias de Zordo is a German athlete who is the current World Champion in the men's javelin throw. With a throw of 87.81 metres he won the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona....		86.27	85.51			82.88	81.40	86.27	SB
	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...		80.75	80.46	80.60	84.78		80.28	84.78
	Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships...		84.30	80.12	80.09	76.99		78.69	84.30
	Vítězslav Veselý Vítezslav Veselý Vítězslav Veselý is a Czech javelin thrower.He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final...		81.19		84.11	79.64	76.28		84.11	SB
	Fatih Avan Fatih Avan Fatih Avan is a male Turkish javelin thrower. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Athletics Club.Avan participated at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal with a personal best throw of 79.78 m...		78.24	83.34	78.96	79.87		77.58	83.34
	Roman Avramenko Roman Avramenko -Achievements:-References:...		82.51		82.20	79.71	78.87		82.51
	Jarrod Bannister Jarrod Bannister Jarrod Bannister is an Australian javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 89.02 metres, achieved at the 2008 Australian championships in February 2008 in Brisbane. This is the Australian record....		82.25				76.60		82.25	SB
	Mark Frank Mark Frank Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:...		78.78		81.81	78.48	80.98	77.73	81.81
	Antti Ruuskanen Antti Ruuskanen Antti Hermanni Ruuskanen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.33, achieved in 2008 in Kuortane. His coach is Antero Puranen....			79.46	79.06				79.46
10	Dmitri Tarabin			79.06					79.06
11	Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Farquhar has been New Zealand Javelin Champion for the last eight years...		78.99	75.18	77.13				78.99
12	Sergey Makarov		77.73	78.76	78.05				78.76

External links

• Javelin throw results at IAAF website