Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
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| Athletics at the 1992 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 | women | ||
| 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 | ||
| 10 km walk | 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 | ||||
These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes. The final was held on August 8, 1992, and the qualifying round on August 7, 1992, with the qualification mark set at 80.00 metres.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Jan Železný Czechoslovakia |
| Silver | Seppo Räty Finland |
| Bronze | Steve Backley Great Britain |
Schedule
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.1992 – 09:25h | 07.08.1992 – 10:45h |
| Final Round | |
| 08.08.1992 – 18:55h | |
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 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Steve Backley (GBR) |
91.46 m | January 25, 1992 |  North Shore, New Zealand |
| Olympic Record | Jan Železný (TCH) |
85.90 m | September 24, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
| Broken records during the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Jan Železný (TCH) |
89.66 m | August 8, 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 |  Jan Železný (TCH) |
83.96 | — | — | 83.96 m |
| 2 | 2 |  Tom Pukstys (USA) |
74.30 | 81.16 | — | 81.16 m |
| 3 | 4 |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
76.28 | X | 81.04 | 81.04 m |
| 4 | 9 |  Juha Laukkanen (FIN) |
X | 77.14 | 79.78 | 79.78 m |
| 5 | 10 |  Mick Hill (GBR) |
76.30 | 76.76 | 79.66 | 79.66 m |
| 6 | 11 |  Siggi Einarsson (ISL) |
76.06 | 77.02 | 79.50 | 79.50 m |
| 7 | 13 |  Viktor Zaitsev (EUN) |
75.24 | X | 79.12 | 79.12 m |
| 8 | 16 |  Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
75.78 | X | 77.70 | 77.70 m |
| 9 | 17 |  Ivan Mustapić (CRO) |
75.66 | 77.50 | X | 77.50 m |
| 10 | 20 |  Julián Sotelo (ESP) |
X | 75.34 | 72.98 | 75.34 m |
| 11 | 21 | Brian Crouser (USA) |
71.42 | 74.98 | X | 74.98 m |
| 12 | 25 |  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) |
70.84 | 73.86 | 73.68 | 73.86 m |
| 13 | 26 | Nigel Bevan (GBR) |
X | 73.78 | X | 72.78 m |
| 14 | 27 |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
70.76 | 73.26 | 71.64 | 73.26 m |
| 15 | 29 |  Stephen Feraday (CAN) |
70.94 | X | X | 70.94 m |
| 16 | 31 | 22x20px Ahmed Nesaif (BRN) | 55.24 | 53.80 | 52.30 | 55.24 m |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 |  Volker Hadwich (GER) |
81.10 | — | — | 81.10 m |
| 2 | 5 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
79.36 | 80.76 | — | 80.76 m |
| 3 | 6 | Seppo Räty (FIN) |
78.96 | 80.24 | — | 80.24 m |
| 4 | 7 | Andrey Shevchuk (EUN) |
80.22 | — | — | 80.22 m |
| 5 | 7 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
80.22 | — | — | 80.22 m |
| 6 | 12 | Michael Barnett (USA) |
77.08 | 79.14 | 75.34 | 79.14 m |
| 7 | 14 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
76.18 | 76.82 | 78.70 | 78.70 m |
| 8 | 15 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) |
76.28 | 77.70 | 77.88 | 77.88 m |
| 9 | 18 | Dmitriy Polyunin (EUN) |
X | 75.70 | 76.40 | 76.40 m |
| 10 | 19 |  Mārcis Štrobinders (LAT) |
73.76 | X | 76.32 | 76.32 m |
| 11 | 22 | Peter Borglund (SWE) |
71.38 | 74.72 | 72.70 | 74.72 m |
| 12 | 23 |  Masami Yoshida (JPN) |
71.66 | 73.68 | 73.88 | 72.88 m |
| 13 | 24 |  Vadim Bavikim (ISR) |
73.88 | X | 73.24 | 73.88 m |
| 14 | 28 |  Kim Ki-Hoon (KOR) |
72.68 | 69.30 | 68.26 | 72.68 m |
| 15 | 30 |  Nery Kennedy (PAR) |
65.00 | 55.10 | 59.34 | 65.00 m |
| — | 2 |  Ghanim Mabrouk (KUW) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Jan Železný (TCH) |
89.66 | X | X | 88.18 | 86.28 | X | 89.66 m | OR |
 |
Seppo Räty (FIN) |
78.50 | 86.60 | 81.44 | 83.22 | X | X | 86.60 m | |
 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
82.44 | 82.02 | 79.46 | 83.38 | 78.32 | 79.86 | 83.38 m | |
| 4 | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
X | 82.62 | X | X | X | X | 82.62 m | |
| 5 | Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) |
79.52 | 75.02 | 77.96 | X | X | 80.34 | 80.34 m | |
| 6 | Juha Laukkanen (FIN) |
77.44 | X | 74.56 | 76.92 | 79.20 | 78.46 | 79.20 m | |
| 7 | Michael Barnett (USA) |
78.64 | 78.58 | X | 77.70 | 74.12 | X | 78.64 m | |
| 8 | Andrey Shevchuk (EUN) |
77.00 | X | 77.74 | X | X | 73.42 | 77.74 m | |
| 9 | Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
74.46 | 77.08 | 76.78 | 77.08 m | ||||
| 10 | Tom Pukstys (USA) |
76.72 | X | 72.12 | 76.72 m | ||||
| 11 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
75.50 | X | 72.02 | 75.50 m | ||||
| 12 | Volker Hadwich (GER) |
75.28 | 72.98 | 70.12 | 75.28 m | ||||
See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championship Javelin Throw
- 1992 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
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