The Men's Javelin Throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany on August 21 and August 23. The second qualification group was interrupted for one hour, after the 2nd throw, due to heavy rain.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  21.08.2009 – 16:15h	21.08.2009 – 18:15h
  Final Round
  23.08.2009 – 16:20h

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
81.00 m	78.00 m

Abbreviations

• 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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2009 World Athletics Championships
World record		98.48	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	25 May 1996
Championship record		92.80	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	12 August 2001
World leading		91.28	Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	28 August 2009
African record		88.75	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia	21 September 1998
Asian record		87.60	San Jose San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 May 1989
North American record		91.29	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States	21 June 2007
South American record		84.70	San Marcos San Marcos, Texas San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio.... , United States	17 October 1999
European record		98.48	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
Oceanian record		89.02	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	29 February 2008

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 82.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	B	Vadims Vasiļevskis Vadims Vasilevskis Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...		86.69			86.69	Q
	A	Yukifumi Murakami Yukifumi Murakami is a Japanese javelin thrower. He was the first Japanese athlete to win a World Championship medal in the javelin, taking bronze at the 2009 edition with a throw of 82.97 metres....		74.87	83.10		83.10	Q, PB
	A	Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships...			76.69	82.50	82.50	Q
	A	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...		80.96		81.65	81.65	q
	B	Mark Frank Mark Frank Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:...		79.04	80.85		80.85	q
	A	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...			80.37	79.93	80.37	q
	B	Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Sakari Wirkkala is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.-Achievements:-References:...		76.82	79.84	79.23	79.84	q
	A	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....		79.76			79.76	q
	B	Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych is a Czech javelin thrower. His current personal best mark of 88.23 metres, thrown on May 27, 2010 in Ostrava, places him second on the Czech all-time list, behind only world record holder and three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný, who is currently his coach.-Early...		79.57	78.14	72.73	79.57	q
10	A	Tero Järvenpää Tero Järvenpää Tero Mikael Järvenpää is a Finnish javelin thrower. He represents Tampereen Pyrintö on club-level and his coach is his father Pentti Järvenpää.His personal best throw is 86.68 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Tampere....		77.22		79.48	79.48	q
11	B	Sean Furey			74.51	79.28	79.28	q, SB
12	B	Antti Ruuskanen Antti Ruuskanen Antti Hermanni Ruuskanen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.33, achieved in 2008 in Kuortane. His coach is Antero Puranen....		78.61	78.69	76.82	78.69	q
13	A	Sergey Makarov Sergey Alexandrovich Makarov Sergey Makarov is a Russian javelin thrower.Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr Makarov, won the silver medal in javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics....		78.68		78.47	78.68
14	B	Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar Stuart Farquhar is a male javelin thrower from New Zealand. He was the silver medallist in the men's javelin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Farquhar has been New Zealand Javelin Champion for the last eight years...		72.84	74.54	78.53	78.53
15	A	Csongor Olteán		74.75		78.46	78.46
16	A	Mihkel Kukk Mihkel Kukk Mihkel Kukk is a male javelin thrower from Estonia. His personal best throw is 81.77 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Stockholm.-Achievements:-References:...		72.63	76.70	78.18	78.18
17	A	Mike Hazle			76.98	78.17	78.17
18	A	Park Jae-Myong Park Jae-Myong Park Jae-Myong is a South Korean javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 83.99 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Wellington. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:...		75.62	76.17	78.16	78.16
19	B	Fatih Avan Fatih Avan Fatih Avan is a male Turkish javelin thrower. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Athletics Club.Avan participated at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal with a personal best throw of 79.78 m...		78.12		68.12	78.12
20	B	Alexandr Ivanov			77.13	78.00	78.00
21	A	Qin Qiang		76.87	75.40	77.65	77.65
22	A	Roman Avramenko Roman Avramenko -Achievements:-References:...		73.85	76.46	77.44	77.44
23	B	Tom Goyvaerts		77.37		73.62	77.37
24	B	Chris Hill		70.23	75.20	77.14	77.14
25	A	Aliaksandr Ashomka		72.83	76.85	76.04	76.85
26	A	Ēriks Rags Eriks Rags Ēriks Rags is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London.-Achievements:-External links:...		76.23		75.97	76.23
27	B	Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Oleksandr Pyatnytsya is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 81.96 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Saint-Denis....		76.13	75.61		76.13
28	A	Vítězslav Veselý Vítezslav Veselý Vítězslav Veselý is a Czech javelin thrower.He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final...		75.16	75.76	69.48	75.76
29	B	Uladzimir Kazlou Uladzimir Kazlou Uladzimir Kazlou is a Belarusian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 82.06 metres, achieved in the final of the 2008 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:...			73.17	75.38	75.38
30	A	Jonas Lohse			75.33	74.46	75.33
31	B	Igor Janik Igor Janik Igor Janik is a male javelin thrower from Poland. His personal best throw is 84.76m achieved in 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...		75.20			75.20
32	A	Melik Janoyan		68.74	74.74	72.75	74.74	SB
33	A	Adrian Markowski		68.84	72.87	74.13	74.13
34	A	Tino Häber		73.66	74.11	73.64	74.11
35	A	Stefan Müller		71.09	71.63	72.83	72.83
36	B	Jung Sang-Jin Jung Sang-Jin Jung Sang-Jin is a South Korean javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 76.85 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Gongju.-Achievements:-References:...			72.80		72.80
37	B	Arley Ibargüen		69.49	72.54		72.54
38	B	Ilya Korotkov Ilya Korotkov Ilya Korotkov is a Russian javelin thrower.He represented Russia at the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished seventh in the final...		71.59	70.37		71.59
39	A	Thomas Smet		70.35		68.23	70.35
40	B	Mohamed Ali Kebabou		64.68	68.75		68.75
41	A	Víctor Fatecha		66.31	68.65	65.93	68.65
42	B	Júlio César de Oliveira		67.85	68.49		68.49
43	A	Tomas Intas Tomas Intas Tomas Intas is a Lithuanian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 82.94 metres, achieved in September 2004 in Banská Bystrica.-Achievements:-External links:...		68.40			68.40
44	B	John Robert Oosthuizen John Robert Oosthuizen Robert Oosthuizen is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father [Johan Oosthuizen]'s footstep...		67.86		67.57	67.86
45	B	Mervyn Luckwell		65.02	61.42	66.30	66.30

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Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...		77.80	89.59	88.95		-	-	89.59	SB
	Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships...		83.43	83.28	78.22	77.27	-	86.41	86.41	SB
	Yukifumi Murakami Yukifumi Murakami is a Japanese javelin thrower. He was the first Japanese athlete to win a World Championship medal in the javelin, taking bronze at the 2009 edition with a throw of 82.97 metres....		76.01	82.97			-	77.90	82.97
	Vadims Vasilevskis Vadims Vasilevskis Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...				82.05			82.37	82.37
	Tero Pitkämäki Tero Pitkämäki Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...		81.90	81.14	80.50		80.17	81.14	81.90
	Antti Ruuskanen Antti Ruuskanen Antti Hermanni Ruuskanen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.33, achieved in 2008 in Kuortane. His coach is Antero Puranen....		75.36	75.67	81.87	78.65		80.87	81.87
	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka....			81.54			75.98	76.39	81.54
	Mark Frank Mark Frank Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:...		73.77	79.86				81.32	81.32
	Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Wirkkala Teemu Sakari Wirkkala is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 87.23 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Joensuu.-Achievements:-References:...		79.76		79.82				79.82
10	Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych Petr Frydrych is a Czech javelin thrower. His current personal best mark of 88.23 metres, thrown on May 27, 2010 in Ostrava, places him second on the Czech all-time list, behind only world record holder and three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný, who is currently his coach.-Early...		78.57		79.29				79.29
11	Tero Järvenpää Tero Järvenpää Tero Mikael Järvenpää is a Finnish javelin thrower. He represents Tampereen Pyrintö on club-level and his coach is his father Pentti Järvenpää.His personal best throw is 86.68 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Tampere....		75.43		75.57				75.57
12	Sean Furey		73.18	74.51	73.77				74.51