Jean-Paul Lakafia (born 29 June 1961) is a retired male javelin thrower from France; he was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 12th place. He set his personal best (86.60 metres) in 1985.

Jean-Paul Lakafia
Personal information
Born (1961-06-29) 29 June 1961 (age 63)
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb) (1984 Olympics)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
EventJavelin
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals12th (1984 Olympics)
Regional finals1st (Jeux de la Francophonie)
Personal best86.60 m (1985)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  New Caledonia
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Port Moresby Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nouméa Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 1983 Apia Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 1979 Suva Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 1983 Apia Decathlon
Updated on 26 April 2013

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   France
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 12th Javelin throw 70.86 m
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Casablanca, Morocco 1st Javelin throw 73.38 m
Representing   New Caledonia
1979 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 1st Javelin throw 64.44 m
1983 South Pacific Games Apia, Western Samoa 1st Javelin throw 84.74 m GR (old design)
2nd Decathlon 5835 pts
1987 South Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 1st Javelin throw 78.96 m GR (current design)
1991 South Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1st Javelin throw 77.12 m

Family

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Lakafia has a daughter Chanelle and two sons, Pierre-Gilles and Raphaël, who are both French rugby union players.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Paul Lakafia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06.