Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Appearance
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, had an entrylist 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.
Medalists
Gold | Arto Härkönen Finland |
Silver | David Ottley Great Britain |
Bronze | Kenth Eldebrink Sweden |
Schedule
- All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
04.08.1984 – 09:30h | 04.08.1984 – 10:30h |
Final Round | |
06.08.1984 – 18:15h |
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 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Uwe Hohn (GDR) | 104.80 m | July 20, 1984 | East Berlin, East Germany |
Olympic Record | Miklós Németh (HUN) | 94.58 m | July 25, 1976 | Montreal, Canada |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
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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
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
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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 | Rashid Mohammed (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
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
Arto Härkönen (FIN) | X | 78.74 | 84.34 | 86.76 | X | X | 86.76 m | |
David Ottley (GBR) | 85.74 | 81.52 | X | X | 83.92 | 84.46 | 85.74 m | |
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
- 1982 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
- 1984 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1986 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
References
- Template:En icon Official Report
- Template:En icon Results
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- Template:Pl icon olympic.neostrada
- Template:En icon koti.welho