These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Aki ParviainenFinland (FIN) |
| Silver |  Kostas GatsioudisGreece (GRE) |
| Bronze |  Jan ŽeleznýCzech Republic (CZE) |
Schedule edit
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 27.08.1999 – 18:45h | 27.08.1999 – 20:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 29.08.1999 – 18:55h | |
Abbreviations edit
- 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 |
Startlist edit
| Order | № | Athlete | Season Best | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | ||||
| 1 | 432 | Harri Haatainen (FIN) |
83.02 | 83.02 |
| 2 | 1358 |  Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
84.52 | 89.10 |
| 3 | 131 |  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) |
81.64 | 87.40 |
| 4 | 1162 |  Dariusz Trafas (POL) |
83.23 | 83.23 |
| 5 | 515 |  Steve Backley (GBR) |
87.59 | 91.46 |
| 6 | 1499 |  Tom Pukstys (USA) |
84.11 | 87.12 |
| 7 | 594 |  Raymond Hecht (GER) |
88.67 | 92.60 |
| 8 | 1533 |  Sergey Voynov (UZB) |
80.00 | 81.80 |
| 9 | 1205 |  Marius Corbett (RSA) |
87.17 | 88.75 |
| 10 | 926 |  Ēriks Rags (LAT) |
83.78 | 83.78 |
| 11 | 323 | Jan Železný (CZE) |
89.06 | 98.48 |
| 12 | 904 |  Ali Saleh Al-Jadani (KSA) |
77.80 | 77.80 |
| 13 | 443 | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
93.09 | 93.09 |
| 14 | 736 |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
76.85 | 82.14 |
| 15 | 52 |  Andrew Currey (AUS) |
83.88 | 85.75 |
| GROUP B | ||||
| 1 | 290 |  Emeterio González (CUB) |
82.76 | 84.20 |
| 2 | 1243 |  Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
89.93 | 89.93 |
| 3 | 644 | Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
89.57 | 89.57 |
| 4 | 1099 |  Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) |
86.00 | 86.00 |
| 5 | 70 |  Gregor Högler (AUT) |
84.03 | 84.03 |
| 6 | 893 |  Yu Nam-Sung (KOR) |
75.44 | 79.84 |
| 7 | 572 | Peter Blank (GER) |
87.11 | 88.12 |
| 8 | 548 | Nick Nieland (GBR) |
83.68 | 83.68 |
| 9 | 237 |  Li Rongxiang (CHN) |
82.72 | 82.72 |
| 10 | 1125 |  Nery Kennedy (PAR) |
78.89 | 81.28 |
| 11 | 441 | Matti Närhi (FIN) |
87.88 | 88.24 |
| 12 | 596 | Boris Henry (GER) |
88.62 | 90.44 |
| 13 | 538 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
84.94 | 86.94 |
| 14 | 948 |  Arūnas Jurkšas (LTU) |
79.29 | 79.29 |
| 15 | 98 |  Johan Kloeck (BEL) |
83.65 | 83.65 |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 1999 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | Jena, Germany
|
| Event Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
89.58 m | August 13, 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden
|
| Season Best | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
93.09 m | June 26, 1999 | Kuortane, Finland
|
Qualification edit
Group A edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | Jan Železný (CZE) |
84.31 | — | — | 84.31 m | |
| 2 | 4 | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
81.54 | 83.41 | — | 83.41 m | |
| 3 | 7 | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
81.25 | 82.84 | X | 82.84 m | |
| 4 | 9 | Harri Haatainen (FIN) |
78.40 | 81.83 | 79.44 | 81.83 m | |
| 5 | 11 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
X | 81.68 | X | 81.68 m | |
| 6 | 12 | Ēriks Rags (LAT) |
81.61 | X | 77.06 | 81.61 m | |
| 7 | 15 | Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) |
80.18 | 79.44 | 76.34 | 80.18 m | |
| 8 | 18 | Dariusz Trafas (POL) |
78.43 | 74.19 | 76.05 | 78.43 m | |
| 9 | 19 | Sergey Voynov (UZB) |
X | 75.79 | 77.35 | 77.35 m | |
| 10 | 20 | Terry McHugh (IRL) |
X | 73.09 | 77.23 | 77.23 m | SB |
| 11 | 21 | Andrew Currey (AUS) |
70.92 | 76.34 | 75.37 | 76.34 m | |
| 12 | 22 | Marius Corbett (RSA) |
X | 73.28 | 76.34 | 76.34 m | |
| 13 | 24 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
72.26 | 73.61 | 75.66 | 75.66 m | |
| 14 | 27 | Ali Saleh Al-Jadani (KSA) |
X | 69.86 | 72.19 | 72.19 m | |
| — | — | Tom Pukstys (USA) |
— | — | — | DNS | |
Group B edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
87.97 | — | — | 87.97 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Matti Närhi (FIN) |
X | 78.79 | 85.05 | 85.05 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Boris Henry (GER) |
80.27 | 80.82 | 83.35 | 83.35 m | |
| 4 | 6 | Emeterio González (CUB) |
82.86 | 81.48 | 82.74 | 82.86 m | SB |
| 5 | 8 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
78.79 | 82.25 | X | 82.25 m | |
| 6 | 10 | Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) |
X | 80.23 | 81.74 | 81.74 m | |
| 7 | 13 | Peter Blank (GER) |
80.89 | X | 74.37 | 80.89 m | |
| 8 | 14 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
80.75 | X | 79.61 | 80.75 m | |
| 9 | 16 | Arūnas Jurkšas (LTU) |
79.56 | 74.35 | 70.85 | 79.56 m | NR |
| 10 | 17 | Li Rongxiang (CHN) |
78.09 | 79.24 | 78.63 | 79.24 m | |
| 11 | 23 | Gregor Högler (AUT) |
75.94 | 73.55 | 74.30 | 75.94 m | |
| 12 | 25 | Johan Kloeck (BEL) |
72.60 | 74.87 | 69.83 | 74.87 m | |
| 13 | 26 | Yu Nam-Sung (KOR) |
72.87 | X | 65.41 | 72.87 m | |
| 14 | 28 | Nick Nieland (GBR) |
72.12 | X | X | 72.12 m | |
| 15 | 29 | Nery Kennedy (PAR) |
70.88 | 68.25 | 71.74 | 71.74 m | |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
81.63 | 86.08 | 83.78 | 85.00 | 89.52 | — | 89.52 m | |
 |
Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
89.18 | 83.35 | 81.72 | 81.68 | X | 87.16 | 89.18 m | |
 |
Jan Železný (CZE) |
83.60 | 87.67 | X | X | X | — | 87.67 m | |
| 4 | Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) |
82.99 | 86.24 | 78.98 | 81.74 | X | X | 86.24 m | NR |
| 5 | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
85.92 | 85.24 | X | 79.23 | 79.01 | 81.38 | 85.92 m | |
| 6 | Boris Henry (GER) |
83.28 | 83.38 | 83.67 | 82.98 | 85.43 | X | 85.43 m | |
| 7 | Emeterio González (CUB) |
76.41 | 83.00 | 84.32 | 78.37 | 81.97 | 78.55 | 84.32 m | NR |
| 8 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
83.84 | 82.60 | 81.20 | X | X | X | 83.84 m | |
| 9 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
77.24 | 77.50 | 83.20 | 83.20 m | ||||
| 10 | Ēriks Rags (LAT) |
X | 81.64 | 77.04 | 81.64 m | ||||
| 11 | Harri Haatainen (FIN) |
80.92 | X | 77.97 | 80.92 m | ||||
| 12 | Matti Närhi (FIN) |
79.47 | 76.98 | X | 79.47 m | ||||