Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Men's javelin throw; at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date	August 4 (qualifications); August 5 (final)
Competitors	28 from 19 nations
Winning distance	86.76
Medalists
	← 1980 1988 →

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, had an entry list of 28 competitors. The final was held on August 5, 1984, and the qualifying round on August 4, 1984, with the qualification mark set at 83.00 metres.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Arto Härkönen Finland
Silver	David Ottley Great Britain
Bronze	Kenth Eldebrink Sweden

Schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
04.08.1984 – 09:30h	04.08.1984 – 10:30h
Final Round
05.08.1984 – 18:15h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record	Uwe Hohn (GDR)	104.80 m	July 20, 1984	East Berlin, East Germany
Olympic Record	Miklós Németh (HUN)	94.58 m	July 25, 1976	Montreal, Canada

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	3	Roald Bradstock (GBR)	79.52	81.08	83.06	83.06 m
2	5	Wolfram Gambke (FRG)	75.10	82.98	X	82.98 m
3	6	Per Erling Olsen (NOR)	82.46	X	X	82.46 m
4	7	Laslo Babits (CAN)	X	76.68	82.18	82.18 m
5	8	Masami Yoshida (JPN)	78.14	81.42	78.06	81.42 m
6	10	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	79.78	X	80.94	80.94 m
7	11	Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA)	80.52	66.26	78.02	80.52 m
8	12	Duncan Atwood (USA)	77.08	79.34	X	79.34 m
9	13	Raimo Manninen (FIN)	79.26	X	X	79.24 m
10	14	Juan de la Garza (MEX)	78.80	X	79.16	79.16 m
11	16	Sejad Krdžalić (YUG)	76.52	X	X	76.52 m
12	19	Zakayo Malekwa (TAN)	71.80	X	75.18	75.18 m
13	23	Agostino Ghesini (ITA)	72.16	63.92	72.96	72.96 m
14	27	Justin Arop (UGA)	69.76	66.30	X	69.76 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	1	Tom Petranoff (USA)	85.96	—	—	85.96 m
2	2	David Ottley (GBR)	85.68	—	—	85.68 m
3	4	Arto Härkönen (FIN)	82.82	83.06	—	83.06 m
4	9	Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)	79.36	81.06	79.42	81.06 m
5	2	Reidar Lorentzen (NOR)	X	68.00	76.62	76.62 m
6	17	Tero Saviniemi (FIN)	X	76.46	X	76.46 m
7	18	Steve Roller (USA)	75.50	75.48	X	75.50 m
8	20	Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN)	74.82	72.58	69.18	74.82 m
9	21	Muhammad Rashid Khan (PAK)	72.48	70.76	74.58	74.58 m
10	22	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	X	X	73.52	73.52 m
11	24	Chen Hung-yen (TPE)	62.46	71.48	68.54	71.48 m
12	25	Gurtej Singh (IND)	63.62	70.08	69.32	70.08 m
13	26	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	69.82	66.68	67.02	69.82 m
—	—	Mike O'Rourke (NZL)	X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance
	Arto Härkönen (FIN)	X	78.74	84.34	86.76	X	X	86.76 m
	David Ottley (GBR)	85.74	81.52	X	X	83.92	84.46	85.74 m
	Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)	X	80.28	X	X	83.72	83.30	83.72 m
4	Wolfram Gambke (FRG)	82.00	82.46	X	78.88	X	72.08	82.46 m
5	Masami Yoshida (JPN)	X	81.98	X	81.98	77.92	81.66	81.98 m
6	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	80.44	77.66	79.22	81.58	X	79.26	81.58 m
7	Roald Bradstock (GBR)	70.20	81.22	78.22	76.68	X	78.82	81.22 m
8	Laslo Babits (CAN)	X	X	80.68	X	X	X	80.68 m

9	Per Erling Olsen (NOR)	73.64	X	78.98				78.98 m
10	Tom Petranoff (USA)	X	X	78.40				78.40 m
11	Duncan Atwood (USA)	72.54	78.10	X				78.10 m
12	Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA)	X	X	70.86				70.86 m

References

^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links

(in English) Official Report
(in English) Results
(in English) todor66
(in Polish) olympic.neostrada
(in English) koti.welho

[SR-1] "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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