2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw explained

Medalists

Gold	Andrus Värnik Estonia (EST)
Silver	Andreas Thorkildsen Norway (NOR)
Bronze	Sergey Makarov Russia (RUS)

Group	Number	SB	PB
B	6	91.53 m	91.53 m
A	5	90.33 m	92.61 m
A	7	87.66 m	87.66 m
B	15	87.19 m	87.83 m
B	9	84.41 m	84.41 m
B	7	84.24 m	88.90 m
A	12	84.06 m	84.06 m
A	10	83.79 m	93.09 m
B	12	83.20 m	84.54 m
A	1	82.38 m	83.24 m
A	15	82.35 m	86.47 m
B	8	82.22 m	82.22 m
B	11	82.14 m	84.27 m
A	13	82.04 m	82.94 m
A	8	81.67 m	81.67 m
B	14	81.61 m	84.29 m
B	3	81.30 m	84.95 m
A	16	80.91 m	81.55 m
A	9	80.31 m	80.71 m
B	13	80.03 m	80.03 m
B	1	79.79 m	81.71 m
A	2	79.56 m	85.09 m
A	4	78.98 m	78.98 m
B	5	78.93 m	84.73 m
B	10	78.23 m	78.23 m
A	11	78.02 m	79.44 m
A	6	77.79 m	83.38 m
B	2	77.57 m	81.94 m
A	14	72.63 m	80.50 m
B	4	58.23 m	76.50 m

Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships
		98.48 m	May 25, 1996
		92.80 m	August 12, 2001
		91.53 m	June 26, 2005

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	1		85.08	-	-	85.08 m
2	3		81.45	-	-	81.45 m
3	7		79.48	X	-	79.48 m
4	9		78.79	X	X	78.79 m
5	10		75.28	78.37	X	78.37 m
6	11		76.76	73.08	77.87	77.87 m
7	12		77.08	X	X	77.08 m
8	13		74.61	76.62	76.71	76.71 m
9	15		76.30	71.54	69.93	76.30 m
10	19		74.27	74.70	74.81	74.81 m
11	20		72.63	X	X	72.63 m	SB
12	22		67.04	72.33	71.81	72.33 m
13	23		71.13	72.17	66.96	72.17 m
14	24		68.72	63.50	72.04	72.04 m
15	29		X	X	64.44	64.44 m
16	31	^[1]	38.31	41.18	-	41.18 m	PB

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2		82.21	-	-	82.21 m
2	4		74.83	X	80.97	80.97 m
3	5		X	80.80	78.05	80.80 m
4	6		79.65	76.00	-	79.65 m
5	8		79.45	77.11	X	79.45 m
6	14		76.68	X	72.35	76.68 m
7	16		75.76	X	76.16	76.16 m
8	17		X	75.94	X	75.94 m
9	18		74.95	X	X	74.95 m
10	21		71.87	72.54	71.50	72.54 m
11	25		X	70.16	70.49	70.49 m
12	26		70.07	-	-	70.07 m
13	27		X	67.84	68.31	68.31 m
14	28		66.03	66.74	X	66.74 m
15	30		56.66	58.23	55.83	58.23 m	SB

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		79.06	X	76.47	87.17	85.29	X	87.17 m
		78.36	81.52	83.41	85.71	86.18	X	86.18 m
		80.77	83.30	79.95	83.48	82.55	83.54	83.54 m
4		75.44	X	79.64	81.27	X	X	81.27 m
5		77.93	79.14	X	X	X	77.12	79.14 m
6		73.12	78.77	X	X	X	77.34	78.77 m
7		74.05	X	77.61	X	X	X	77.61 m
8		75.82	73.19	71.17	X	77.56	X	77.56 m

9		74.86	70.88	X				74.86 m
10		72.68	69.42	X				72.68 m
11		X	X	70.11				70.11 m
12		62.33	X	68.59				68.59 m

Shaka Sola, a shot putter who missed the shot event at the World Championships, was allowed to compete in javelin throw instead. Trying javelin for the first time, he naturally finished far behind the other athletes.