1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
Appearance
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
[edit]Gold | Vladimir Ovchinnikov Soviet Union |
Silver | Steve Backley United Kingdom |
Bronze | Jens Reimann East Germany |
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]29 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Vladimir Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union | 67.28 | 73.66 | 74.68 | 74.82 | x | 77.08 | 77.08 | ||
Steve Backley | United Kingdom | 64.82 | 71.50 | 75.40 | 72.48 | 73.56 | 72.14 | 75.40 | ||
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
[edit]28 Jul
Group A
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
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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
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- East Germany (1)
- Finland (2)
- Japan (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (2)
- South Korea (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
- West Germany (1)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015