2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' javelin throw

The boys' javelin throw at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 9 and 10 July.[1]

Boys' javelin throw
at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueStadium Lille Métropole
Dates9 July (qualification)
10 July (final)
Competitors41
Winning distance82.96 PB
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    China
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Reinhard van Zyl
  South Africa
Morné Moolman
  South Africa
Zhang Guisheng
  China

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best   Braian Toledo (ARG) 89.34 Mar del Plata, Argentina 6 March 2010
Championship Record   Júlio César de Oliveira (BRA) 81.16 Sherbrooke, Canada 11 July 2003
World Youth Leading   Morné Moolman (RSA) 81.37 Windhoek, Namibia 28 May 2011

Qualification

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Qualification rule: qualification standard 70.00 m or at least best 12 qualified.[2]

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 Zhang Guisheng   China 59.53 54.80 73.35 73.35 Q
2 Yuriy Kushniruk   Ukraine 71.36 71.36 Q
3 Reinhard van Zyl   South Africa 70.36 70.36 Q
4 Elliott Lang   Australia 68.58 69.39 67.15 69.39 q
5 Gatis Čakšs   Latvia 69.14 66.36 x 69.14 q
6 Tuomas Keto   Finland x 66.98 x 66.98 q
7 German Komarov   Russia x x 64.96 64.96
8 Evan Karakolis   Canada 60.55 x 64.95 64.95
9 Gardar Rochmann   Norway 64.14 x 59.66 64.14
10 Attila Rab   Hungary 59.04 63.97 58.70 63.97
11 Axel Lönegren   Sweden 53.82 61.55 60.18 61.55
12 Alexander Pascal   Cayman Islands 55.61 61.34 57.98 61.34 PB
13 Sindri Guðmundsson   Iceland 42.35 x 59.83 59.83
14 Héctor Aragüés   Spain x 59.82 56.88 59.82
15 Mauro Fernández   Argentina 59.35 56.47 56.95 59.35
16 Adriaan Stephanus Beukes   Botswana 53.06 59.31 51.21 59.31
17 Joseph Figliolini   Italy 56.46 x x 56.46
18 David Kastrevc   Slovenia x 46.45 55.41 55.41
19 Stanis Nowak   France 36.48 x 50.39 50.39
20 Gregg Orgusaar   Estonia x 47.57 x 47.57

Group B

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 Morné Moolman   South Africa 65.97 83.16 83.16 Q, CR
2 Joni Karvinen   Finland 80.05 80.05 Q, PB
3 Ali Kilisli   Turkey x 75.11 75.11 Q, PB
4 Edgar Landazuri   Ecuador 68.40 59.29 57.77 68.40 q
5 Janek Õiglane   Estonia 64.15 x 67.90 67.90 q, PB
6 Povilas Dabašinskas   Lithuania 64.51 x 67.47 67.47 q
7 William White   Australia 64.97 x 65.89 65.89
8 Kacper Oleszczuk   Poland 65.85 59.45 63.05 65.85
9 Mārcis Grēns   Latvia 65.65 x x 65.65 PB
10 Paraskevas Batzavalis   Greece 65.40 x 64.28 65.40
11 Adrian Williams   Saint Kitts and Nevis x x 64.22 64.22 PB
12 Maged Al-Badry   Egypt 64.11 57.58 56.22 64.11 PB
13 Ryo Miyata   Japan 56.96 56.51 63.29 63.29 PB
14 Tyler Renton   Canada 59.13 61.90 54.61 61.90
15 Lukas Wieland   Switzerland x 57.58 61.50 61.50
16 Mario Balcázar   Chile x 59.05 47.83 59.05
17 Stefano Contini   Italy x 58.33 x 58.33
18 Chalanaka Weerasinghe   Sri Lanka 54.49 50.75 56.90 56.90
19 Raul Rusu   Romania 54.19 54.20 x 54.20
20 Andreas Bertelsen   Denmark x x 51.55 51.55
21 Naveen Kumar   India 44.23 x x 44.23

Final

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Reinhard van Zyl   South Africa 74.02 82.96 x 64.70 75.26 75.14 82.96 PB
  Morné Moolman   South Africa 66.75 x 78.39 79.20 80.99 70.78 80.99
  Zhang Guisheng   China 74.68 75.58 72.28 75.95 76.40 77.62 77.62
4 Yuriy Kushniruk   Ukraine 74.22 64.19 70.24 x 76.11 77.10 77.10 PB
5 Povilas Dabašinskas   Lithuania x 74.16 75.87 73.68 x x 75.87 PB
6 Joni Karvinen   Finland x 68.86 74.49 68.29 x 71.13 74.49
7 Elliott Lang   Australia 73.11 73.50 x x 70.67 73.55 73.55 SB
8 Gatis Čakšs   Latvia 56.00 66.53 x 66.94 x 65.59 66.94
9 Ali Kilisli   Turkey x 66.46 x 66.46
10 Edgar Landazuri   Ecuador 63.71 60.90 65.48 65.48
11 Janek Õiglane   Estonia 61.11 x 64.70 64.70
12 Tuomas Keto   Finland 62.56 60.89 x 62.56

References

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  1. ^ "Surprising van Zyl breaks PB by 11 metres to claim gold". World Athletics. 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Javelin Throw (700g) Boys - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Javelin Throw (700g) Boys - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 July 2011.