The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, had an entry list of 28 competitors. The final was held on August 5, 1984, and the qualifying round on August 4, 1984, with the qualification mark set at 83.00 metres.[1]
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Date | August 4 (qualifications) August 5 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 86.76 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Arto Härkönen Finland
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| Silver | David Ottley Great Britain
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| Bronze | Kenth Eldebrink Sweden
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Schedule edit
- All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 04.08.1984 – 09:30h | 04.08.1984 – 10:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 05.08.1984 – 18:15h | |
Abbreviations edit
- 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 edit
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Uwe Hohn (GDR) |
104.80 m | July 20, 1984 | East Berlin, East Germany
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| Olympic Record |  Miklós Németh (HUN) |
94.58 m | July 25, 1976 |  Montreal, Canada
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Qualification edit
Group A edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 |  Roald Bradstock (GBR) |
79.52 | 81.08 | 83.06 | 83.06 m |
| 2 | 5 |  Wolfram Gambke (FRG) |
75.10 | 82.98 | X | 82.98 m |
| 3 | 6 |  Per Erling Olsen (NOR) |
82.46 | X | X | 82.46 m |
| 4 | 7 |  Laslo Babits (CAN) |
X | 76.68 | 82.18 | 82.18 m |
| 5 | 8 |  Masami Yoshida (JPN) |
78.14 | 81.42 | 78.06 | 81.42 m |
| 6 | 10 |  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
79.78 | X | 80.94 | 80.94 m |
| 7 | 11 |  Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA) |
80.52 | 66.26 | 78.02 | 80.52 m |
| 8 | 12 |  Duncan Atwood (USA) |
77.08 | 79.34 | X | 79.34 m |
| 9 | 13 |  Raimo Manninen (FIN) |
79.26 | X | X | 79.24 m |
| 10 | 14 |  Juan de la Garza (MEX) |
78.80 | X | 79.16 | 79.16 m |
| 11 | 16 |  Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) |
76.52 | X | X | 76.52 m |
| 12 | 19 |  Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) |
71.80 | X | 75.18 | 75.18 m |
| 13 | 23 |  Agostino Ghesini (ITA) |
72.16 | 63.92 | 72.96 | 72.96 m |
| 14 | 27 |  Justin Arop (UGA) |
69.76 | 66.30 | X | 69.76 m |
Group B edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
85.96 | — | — | 85.96 m |
| 2 | 2 | David Ottley (GBR) |
85.68 | — | — | 85.68 m |
| 3 | 4 | Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
82.82 | 83.06 | — | 83.06 m |
| 4 | 9 |  Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) |
79.36 | 81.06 | 79.42 | 81.06 m |
| 5 | 2 | Reidar Lorentzen (NOR) |
X | 68.00 | 76.62 | 76.62 m |
| 6 | 17 | Tero Saviniemi (FIN) |
X | 76.46 | X | 76.46 m |
| 7 | 18 | Steve Roller (USA) |
75.50 | 75.48 | X | 75.50 m |
| 8 | 20 | Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) |
74.82 | 72.58 | 69.18 | 74.82 m |
| 9 | 21 |  Muhammad Rashid Khan (PAK) |
72.48 | 70.76 | 74.58 | 74.58 m |
| 10 | 22 | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
X | X | 73.52 | 73.52 m |
| 11 | 24 |  Chen Hung-yen (TPE) |
62.46 | 71.48 | 68.54 | 71.48 m |
| 12 | 25 |  Gurtej Singh (IND) |
63.62 | 70.08 | 69.32 | 70.08 m |
| 13 | 26 | Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) |
69.82 | 66.68 | 67.02 | 69.82 m |
| — | — |  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
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Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
X | 78.74 | 84.34 | 86.76 | X | X | 86.76 m |
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David Ottley (GBR) |
85.74 | 81.52 | X | X | 83.92 | 84.46 | 85.74 m |
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Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) |
X | 80.28 | X | X | 83.72 | 83.30 | 83.72 m |
| 4 | Wolfram Gambke (FRG) |
82.00 | 82.46 | X | 78.88 | X | 72.08 | 82.46 m |
| 5 | Masami Yoshida (JPN) |
X | 81.98 | X | 81.98 | 77.92 | 81.66 | 81.98 m |
| 6 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
80.44 | 77.66 | 79.22 | 81.58 | X | 79.26 | 81.58 m |
| 7 | Roald Bradstock (GBR) |
70.20 | 81.22 | 78.22 | 76.68 | X | 78.82 | 81.22 m |
| 8 | Laslo Babits (CAN) |
X | X | 80.68 | X | X | X | 80.68 m |
| 9 | Per Erling Olsen (NOR) |
73.64 | X | 78.98 | 78.98 m | |||
| 10 | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
X | X | 78.40 | 78.40 m | |||
| 11 | Duncan Atwood (USA) |
72.54 | 78.10 | X | 78.10 m | |||
| 12 | Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA) |
X | X | 70.86 | 70.86 m | |||
See also edit
- 1982 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Friendship Games Javelin Throw (Moscow)
- 1984 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1986 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links edit
- (in English) Official Report
- (in English) Results
- (in English) todor66
- (in Polish) olympic.neostrada
- (in English) koti.welho