Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
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| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics  |
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| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 34 competitors, with twelve of them who qualified for the final. The qualification mark was set at 83.00 metres.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Jan Železný Czech Republic |
| Silver | Steve Backley Great Britain |
| Bronze | Seppo Räty Finland |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 02.08.1996 – 09:30h | 02.08.1996 – 11:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 03.08.1996 – 18:55h | |
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 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 |  Jena, Germany |
| Olympic Record | Jan Železný (TCH) |
89.66 m | August 8, 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
| Season Best | Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | Jena, Germany |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 |  Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) |
87.12 | — | — | 87.12 m |
| 2 | 3 |  Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
85.88 | — | — | 85.88 m |
| 3 | 6 |  Seppo Räty (FIN) |
83.66 | — | — | 83.66 m |
| 4 | 7 |  Raymond Hecht (GER) |
83.24 | — | — | 83.24 m |
| 5 | 9 | Peter Blank (GER) |
82.68 | X | — | 82.68 m |
| 6 | 10 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
78.82 | X | 80.98 | 80.98 m |
| 7 | 11 |  Mick Hill (GBR) |
77.12 | X | 80.48 | 80.48 m |
| 8 | 13 |  Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) |
78.38 | X | 79.78 | 79.78 m |
| 9 | 15 |  Dave Stephens (USA) |
77.98 | 79.18 | 79.18 | 79.18 m |
| 10 | 18 |  Emeterio González (CUB) |
X | 77.94 | 74.42 | 77.94 m |
| 11 | 20 |  Edgar Baumann (PAR) |
X | 75.90 | 77.74 | 77.74 m |
| 12 | 23 |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
X | 77.12 | X | 77.12 m |
| 13 | 24 |  Sergey Voynov (UZB) |
75.58 | 76.30 | 68.50 | 76.30 m |
| 14 | 26 |  Dag Wennlund (SWE) |
75.24 | X | X | 75.24 m |
| 15 | 29 |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
69.72 | X | 72.84 | 72.84 m |
| 16 | 31 |  Chu Ki-Young (KOR) |
X | 70.30 | 71.42 | 71.42 m |
| 17 | 33 |  Kirt Thompson (TRI) |
68.02 | X | 64.12 | 68.02 m |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
86.52 | — | — | 86.52 m |
| 2 | 4 | Tom Pukstys (USA) |
80.70 | 81.34 | 84.70 | 84.70 m |
| 3 | 5 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
84.14 | — | — | 84.14 m |
| 4 | 8 | Boris Henry (GER) |
83.22 | — | — | 83.22 m |
| 5 | 12 |  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) |
76.24 | 76.76 | 79.88 | 79.88 m |
| 6 | 14 | Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) |
77.96 | 79.34 | X | 79.34 m |
| 7 | 16 | Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS) |
74.88 | 76.12 | 78.20 | 78.20 m |
| 8 | 17 | Todd Riech (USA) |
X | 76.68 | 78.02 | 78.02 m |
| 9 | 19 | Dimitrios Polymerou (GRE) |
76.98 | X | 77.82 | 77.82 m |
| 10 | 21 |  Andrew Currey (AUS) |
71.34 | 76.58 | 77.28 | 77.28 m |
| 11 | 22 | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
X | 76.96 | 77.20 | 77.20 m |
| 12 | 25 | Nick Nieland (GBR) |
69.54 | X | 75.74 | 75.74 m |
| 13 | 27 | Vladimir Parfyonov (UZB) |
68.54 | 73.96 | 73.28 | 73.96 m |
| 14 | 28 | Isbel Luaces (CUB) |
73.84 | 73.20 | X | 73.84 m |
| 15 | 30 |  Donald Sild (EST) |
72.54 | X | 68.28 | 72.54 m |
| 16 | 32 |  Pius Bazighe (NGR) |
68.02 | 70.78 | 65.70 | 70.78 m |
| — | — |  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 |
Jan Železný (CZE) |
X | 88.16 | 82.68 | 83.86 | 86.02 | 86.12 | 88.16 m |
 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
87.44 | 85.66 | X | 80.74 | 80.88 | 85.64 | 87.44 m |
 |
Seppo Räty (FIN) |
83.44 | 86.66 | 76.52 | 84.52 | 81.70 | 86.98 | 86.98 m |
| 4 | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
83.88 | 86.88 | X | 83.10 | X | 85.10 | 86.88 m |
| 5 | Boris Henry (GER) |
81.24 | 85.68 | X | 82.58 | 83.94 | 84.08 | 85.68 m |
| 6 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
82.72 | 85.30 | 81.12 | X | 82.28 | 83.78 | 85.30 m |
| 7 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
82.72 | 80.26 | X | 84.02 | 81.98 | X | 84.02 m |
| 8 | Tom Pukstys (USA) |
78.48 | 80.90 | 83.58 | 81.28 | 82.18 | 81.68 | 83.58 m |
| 9 | Peter Blank (GER) |
76.66 | 81.82 | X | 81.82 m | |||
| 10 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) |
X | 79.08 | 81.46 | 81.46 m | |||
| 11 | Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) |
80.28 | 78.86 | 80.96 | 80.96 m | |||
| 12 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
78.58 | X | X | 78.58 m | |||
See also
- 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)
- 1999 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville)
