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1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Vladimir Ovchinnikov
 Soviet Union
Silver Steve Backley
 United Kingdom
Bronze Jens Reimann
 East Germany

Results

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Final

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29 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Ovchinnikov  Soviet Union 67.28 73.66 74.68 74.82 x 77.08 77.08
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Steve Backley  United Kingdom 64.82 71.50 75.40 72.48 73.56 72.14 75.40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jens Reimann  East Germany 68.22 71.26 71.64 67.54 66.14 x 71.64
4 Dmitriy Polyunin  Soviet Union 66.72 67.56 68.98 69.12 67.68 67.90 69.12
5 Kimmo Solehmainen  Finland 67.34 67.06 68.62 68.78 68.22 68.58 68.78
6 Johan van Lieshout  Netherlands 66.34 68.22 68.68 x 65.22 67.04 68.68
7 Angel Mandzhukov  Bulgaria 68.54 x 68.52 66.80 x x 68.54
8 Art Skipper  United States 63.42 63.52 68.32 x 64.36 65.28 68.32
9 Park Yong-Young  South Korea 68.28 63.94 61.40 68.28
10 Juha Laukkanen  Finland 65.54 x 60.86 65.54
11 John Richardson  United States 61.32 64.00 65.20 65.20
12 Kimio Morisawa  Japan 63.70 63.94 x 63.94

Qualifications

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28 Jul

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Vladimir Ovchinnikov  Soviet Union 72.32 - - 72.32 Q
2 Kimmo Solehmainen  Finland 70.96 - - 70.96 Q
3 Jens Reimann  East Germany 65.34 70.10 - 70.10 Q
4 Park Yong-Young  South Korea 69.88 - - 69.88 Q
5 Steve Backley  United Kingdom 66.30 68.66 - 68.66 Q
6 Juha Laukkanen  Finland 68.26 - - 68.26 Q
7 Art Skipper  United States 66.90 67.78 - 67.78 Q
8 Dmitriy Polyunin  Soviet Union 67.64 - - 67.64 Q
9 Johan van Lieshout  Netherlands 65.16 66.34 67.38 67.38 Q
10 Angel Mandzhukov  Bulgaria 63.36 66.82 67.25 67.26 Q
11 Kimio Morisawa  Japan 62.88 64.18 67.24 67.24 Q
12 John Richardson  United States 66.96 66.30 67.16 67.16 Q
13 Koji Simada  Japan 66.66 62.72 x 66.66
14 Dag Inge Hansen  Norway 59.56 61.66 x 61.66
15 Arne Indrebo  Norway 61.54 59.44 x 61.54
16 Matt Hodgson  Australia 61.14 61.42 60.96 61.42
17 Hans-Günter Schmidt  West Germany 60.16 61.28 59.40 61.28

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015