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2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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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

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

Schedule

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

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 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

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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References

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