2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 12, 2001. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.

Medalists

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Gold   Jan Železný
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver   Aki Parviainen
Finland (FIN)
Bronze   Kostas Gatsioudis
Greece (GRE)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
10.08.2001 – 19:10h 10.08.2001 – 21:00h
Final Round
12.08.2001 – 14:40h

Abbreviations

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  • 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

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Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m May 25, 1996   Jena, Germany
Event Record   Jan Železný (CZE) 89.58 m August 13, 1995   Gothenburg, Sweden
Season Best   Aki Parviainen (FIN) 92.41 m June 24, 2001   Vaasa, Finland
Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships
Event Record   Aki Parviainen (FIN) 91.31 m August 12, 2001   Edmonton, Canada
Event Record   Jan Železný (CZE) 92.80 m
Season Best

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2   Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 87.81 87.81 m
2 4   Raymond Hecht (GER) 84.90 84.90 m
3 6   Ēriks Rags (LAT) 81.99 77.86 84.13 84.13 m
4 8   Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) 83.18 78.04 X 83.18 m
5 12   Li Rongxiang (CHN) 81.39 81.78 80.71 81.78 m SB
6 14   Steve Backley (GBR) 81.50 80.63 81.40 81.50 m
7 15   Harri Haatainen (FIN) X 79.61 81.43 81.43 m
8 16   Dariusz Trafas (POL) 79.06 81.38 81.07 81.38 m
9 17   Peter Blank (GER) 80.96 79.11 X 80.96 m
10 18   Emeterio González (CUB) 74.38 79.71 72.96 79.71 m
11 20   Tom Pukstys (USA) 78.10 X 72.88 78.10 m
12 22   Vadim Bavikin (ISR) 77.91 X 71.59 77.91 m
13 23   Sergey Voynov (UZB) 76.77 X X 76.77 m
  Matti Närhi (FIN) X X X NM

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1   Jan Železný (CZE) 90.76 90.76 m CR
2 3   Boris Henry (GER) 86.53 86.53 m SB
3 5   Mick Hill (GBR) 84.88 84.88 m SB
4 7   Breaux Greer (USA) 83.60 79.26 83.60 m
5 9   Sergey Makarov (RUS) 81.80 82.92 80.10 82.92 m
6 10   Voldemārs Lūsis (LAT) 76.13 X 81.85 81.85 m
7 11   Aki Parviainen (FIN) 81.82 X 81.17 81.82 m
8 13   Scott Russell (CAN) 79.98 80.04 81.66 81.66 m NR
9 19   Juha Laukkanen (FIN) 78.28 X X 78.28 m
10 21   Nick Nieland (GBR) 78.02 71.61 X 78.02 m
11 24   Terry McHugh (IRL) 71.99 75.49 73.12 75.49 m
12 25   Marc Van Mensel (BEL) 71.89 X X 71.89 m
13 26   Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 66.42 X 68.41 68.41 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Jan Železný (CZE) 81.76 92.80 89.45 X 87.28 X 92.80 m CR
    Aki Parviainen (FIN) 91.31 X X X X X 91.31 m
    Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) X 88.39 87.54 89.95 X X 89.95 m
4   Breaux Greer (USA) 87.00 85.61 X X X X 87.00 m PB
5   Raymond Hecht (GER) 80.61 80.24 86.46 X 81.59 X 86.46 m
6   Boris Henry (GER) 80.70 85.52 84.52 X 85.51 85.33 85.52 m
7   Sergey Makarov (RUS) 83.64 78.59 X X 83.64 m
8   Ēriks Rags (LAT) 77.83 79.56 82.82 X 79.66 X 82.82 m
9   Li Rongxiang (CHN) 79.98 81.80 81.70 81.80 m SB
10   Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) X 78.85 80.56 80.56 m
11   Voldemārs Lūsis (LAT) X X 79.70 79.70 m
12   Mick Hill (GBR) 77.81 X X 77.81 m

See also

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References

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