2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics is being held at the Olympic Stadium on 10 and 12 August.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates10 August (qualification)
12 August (final)
Competitors32 from 25 nations
Winning distance89.89
Medalists
gold medal    Germany
silver medal    Czech Republic
bronze medal    Czech Republic
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Summary edit

Thirteen athletes made the automatic qualifying mark to get into the final. Five throws into the first round, Johannes Vetter (GER) threw the winner, 89.89 m (294 ft 10 in). At the end of the round, his teammate Thomas Röhler threw 87.08 m to move into second place. On the second throw of the second round, Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) threw tantalizingly close to Vetter with an 89.73 m. Three throws later, Vetter's second throw even bettered that, 89.78 m. At the end of round, Röhler improved to 88.26 m Through the next three rounds, nobody could surpass that third best throw, not even the leaders, though Petr Frydrych (CZE) threw 87.93 m twice. On his final throw, Frydrych threw 88.32m to take the bronze medal. Both Czech athletes are coached by world record holder Jan Železný. Both threw personal bests.

Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 98.48 Jan Železný   CZE 25 May 1996 Jena, Germany
Championship 92.80 Jan Železný   CZE 12 Aug 2001 Edmonton, Canada
World leading 94.44 Johannes Vetter   GER 11 Jul 2017 Lucerne, Switzerland
African 92.72 Julius Yego   KEN 26 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
Asian 89.15 Zhao Qinggang   CHN 2 Oct 2014 Incheon, South Korea
NACAC 91.29 Breaux Greer   USA 21 Jun 2007 Indianapolis, IN, United States
South American 84.70 Edgar Baumann   PAR 17 Oct 1999 San Marcos, TX, United States
European 98.48 Jan Železný   CZE 25 May 1996 Jena, Germany
Oceanian 89.02 Jarrod Bannister   AUS 29 Feb 2008 Brisbane, Australia

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 83.00 metres.[4]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
10 August 19:05 Qualification
12 August 20:15 Final

Results edit

Qualification edit

The qualification took place on 10 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 19:03 and Group B at 20:34.[6] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 83.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Johannes Vetter   Germany (GER) 91.20 91.20 Q
2 B Petr Frydrych   Czech Republic (CZE) 86.22 86.22 Q, SB
3 B Keshorn Walcott   Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 86.01 86.01 Q
4 A Tero Pitkämäki   Finland (FIN) 85.97 85.97 Q
5 B Andreas Hofmann   Germany (GER) 82.35 85.62 85.62 Q
6 B Ioannis Kiriazis   Greece (GRE) 84.60 84.60 Q
7 B Davinder Singh Kang   India (IND) 82.22 82.14 84.22 84.22 Q
8 B Thomas Röhler   Germany (GER) 80.88 83.87 83.87 Q
9 B Jakub Vadlejch   Czech Republic (CZE) 83.87 83.87 Q
10 B Magnus Kirt   Estonia (EST) 83.86 83.86 Q
11 A Ahmed Bader Magour   Qatar (QAT) 83.83 83.83 Q
12 A Julius Yego   Kenya (KEN) 83.57 83.57 Q
13 A Marcin Krukowski   Poland (POL) 81.79 77.48 83.49 83.49 Q
14 A Hamish Peacock   Australia (AUS) 77.88 82.46 82.19 82.46
15 A Neeraj Chopra   India (IND) 82.26 x 80.54 82.26
16 A Jaroslav Jílek   Czech Republic (CZE) 73.48 72.79 80.97 80.97
17 A Andrian Mardare   Moldova (MDA) 78.68 76.80 80.18 80.18
18 B Cyrus Hostetler   United States (USA) 77.51 75.79 79.71 79.71
19 A Rolands Štrobinders   Latvia (LAT) 78.22 79.68 79.28 79.68
20 B Anderson Peters   Grenada (GRN) 70.49 78.99 78.82 78.99
21 B Norbert Rivasz-Tóth   Hungary (HUN) 78.76 74.37 74.22 78.76
22 A Cheng Chao-tsun   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 76.58 x 77.87 77.87
23 A Ryohei Arai   Japan (JPN) x 77.38 74.77 77.38
24 B Ben Langton-Burnell   New Zealand (NZL) 76.46 73.47 74.46 76.46
25 A Tanel Laanmäe   Estonia (EST) 76.41 73.84 x 76.41
26 A Vítězslav Veselý   Czech Republic (CZE) 75.50 x x 75.50
27 A Pavel Mialeshka   Belarus (BLR) 75.33 x x 75.33
28 B Braian Toledo   Argentina (ARG) 75.24 x 75.29 75.29
29 B Alexandru Novac   Romania (ROM) 74.67 x x 74.67
30 B Rocco van Rooyen   South Africa (RSA) 73.93 74.02 70.27 74.02
31 B Waruna Lakshan   Sri Lanka (SRI) 73.16 x x 73.16
A Edis Matusevičius   Lithuania (LTU) x x x NM

Final edit

The final took place on 12 August at 20:15. The results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Johannes Vetter   Germany (GER) 89.89 89.78 87.22 x 82.25 87.71 89.89
  Jakub Vadlejch   Czech Republic (CZE) 77.10 89.73 85.04 86.23 87.70 83.22 89.73 PB
  Petr Frydrych   Czech Republic (CZE) 84.31 80.48 82.94 87.93 87.93 88.32 88.32 PB
4 Thomas Röhler   Germany (GER) 87.08 88.26 x 86.14 85.97 86.40 88.26
5 Tero Pitkämäki   Finland (FIN) 83.49 x 86.94 79.69 x x 86.94
6 Ioannis Kiriazis   Greece (GRE) 79.57 81.68 84.52 82.79 x 79.4 84.52
7 Keshorn Walcott   Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 84.48 x 80.63 83.62 x 81.82 84.48
8 Andreas Hofmann   Germany (GER) 75.45 83.76 80.96 83.65 81.94 83.98 83.98
9 Marcin Krukowski   Poland (POL) 82.01 x 79.54 82.01
10 Ahmed Bader Magour   Qatar (QAT) 76.34 81.77 79.34 81.77
11 Magnus Kirt   Estonia (EST) 80.48 x x 80.48
12 Davinder Singh Kang   India (IND) 75.40 x 80.02 80.02
13 Julius Yego   Kenya (KEN) x 76.29 75.31 76.29

References edit

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Javelin Throw Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Javelin Throw Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.