2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

Events at the
2003 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
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100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
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Field events
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Triple jumpmenwomen
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Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
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These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 31 August 2003.

Medalists

Gold Russia Sergey Makarov
Russia (RUS)
Silver Estonia Andrus Värnik
Estonia (EST)
Bronze Germany Boris Henry
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
29.08.2003 – 18:30h 29.08.2003 – 20:25h
Final Round
31.08.2003 – 16:50h

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 2003 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m May 25, 1996 Germany Jena, Germany
Event Record  Jan Železný (CZE) 92.80 m August 12, 2001 Canada Edmonton, Canada
Season Best  Sergey Makarov (RUS) 90.11 m May 30, 2003 Germany Dessau, Germany

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Throws Result Note
1 2 3
1 1  Boris Henry (GER) 83.43 — — 83.43 m
2 3  Sergey Makarov (RUS) 82.22 — — 82.22 m
3 4  Li Rongxiang (CHN) 79.76 79.01 81.76 81.76 m SB
4 5  Andrus Värnik (EST) 81.11 — — 81.11 m
5 7  Steve Backley (GBR) 79.27 80.23 X 80.23 m
6 10  Aki Parviainen (FIN) X 78.91 X 78.91 m
7 12  Miroslav Guzdek (CZE) 71.96 74.71 77.24 77.24 m
8 18  Voldemārs Lūsis (LAT) 71.72 X 75.15 75.15 m
9 19  Gergely Horváth (HUN) X 74.76 72.03 74.76 m
10 20  Isbel Luaces (CUB) 74.07 X 72.67 74.07 m
11 21  Nery Kennedy (PAR) 67.62 X 68.83 68.83 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Throws Result Note
1 2 3
1 2  Jan Železný (CZE) 82.88 — — 82.88 m
2 6  Christian Nicolay (GER) 80.54 X X 80.54 m
3 8  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 75.75 76.67 79.44 79.44 m
4 9  Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) 79.26 X X 79.26 m
5 11  Peter Blank (GER) 73.19 74.56 78.48 78.48 m
6 13  Vadim Bavikin (ISR) 71.77 77.06 X 77.06 m
7 14  Breaux Greer (USA) 76.82 74.21 74.50 76.82 m
8 15  Sergey Voynov (UZB) 76.66 72.78 76.31 76.66 m
9 16  Emeterio González (CUB) X 76.18 72.40 76.18 m
10 17  Ēriks Rags (LAT) 70.19 X 75.72 75.72 m

Final

Rank Athlete Throws Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sergey Makarov (RUS) 85.44 X X 82.72 82.11 85.31 85.44 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Andrus Värnik (EST) 85.17 X X 81.98 X 80.51 85.17 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Boris Henry (GER) 84.74 82.41 83.32 X 82.14 83.44 84.74 m
4.  Jan Železný (CZE) 82.98 X 84.09 X X 81.24 84.09 m
5.  Aki Parviainen (FIN) 83.05 76.63 79.90 75.79 X 77.78 83.05 m
6.  Christian Nicolay (GER) 80.85 81.77 X 80.60 X 81.26 81.77 m
7.  Miroslav Guzdek (CZE) 77.99 81.40 X 75.67 77.32 78.54 81.40 m
8.  Peter Blank (GER) 80.34 X 76.29 X 79.39 78.43 80.34 m
9.  Steve Backley (GBR) 79.35 79.90 80.13 80.13 m
10.  Li Rongxiang (CHN) 78.24 X 77.02 78.24 m
11.  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 77.75 X X 77.75 m
12.  Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) 77.32 X X 77.32 m

See also

References