2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw explained
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 31, 2007 (qualification round) and 2 September 2007 (final round) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. There were a total number of 36 competing athletes from 22 countries.
Medalists
Schedule
| Qualification Round |
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| Group A | Group B |
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| 31.08.2007 – 09:30h | 31.08.2007 – 11:30h |
| Final Round |
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| 02.09.2007 – 19:15h | |
Abbreviations
| 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 2007 World Athletics Championships |
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| | 98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | |
| | 92.80 m | August 12, 2001 | |
| | 91.29 m | June 21, 2007 | | |
Qualification
Group A
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
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| 1 | | | 64.49 | 79.67 | 86.78 | 86.78 | Q |
| 2 | | | 84.35 | | | 84.35 | Q SB |
| 3 | | | 84.17 | | | 84.17 | Q |
| 4 | | | X | 82.33 | | 82.33 | Q |
| 5 | | | 75.52 | X | 79.82 | 79.82 | q |
| 6 | | | X | X | 79.79 | 79.79 | q |
| 7 | | | 76.09 | 79.30 | 78.05 | 79.30 | |
| 8 | | | 79.05 | 74.83 | X | 79.05 | |
| 9 | | | 75.11 | 76.93 | 78.48 | 78.48 | |
| 10 | | | 78.22 | 77.71 | 74.42 | 78.22 | |
| 11 | | | 71.89 | 78.08 | 73.34 | 78.08 | SB |
| 12 | | | 72.36 | 74.81 | 74.60 | 74.81 | |
| 13 | | | 67.32 | X | 74.61 | 74.61 | |
| 14 | | | 74.13 | 72.41 | 69.43 | 74.13 | |
| 15 | | | X | 71.48 | X | 71.48 | |
| 16 | | | X | 68.64 | 69.65 | 69.65 | |
| 17 | | | X | 64.44 | X | 64.44 | | |
Group B
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
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| 1 | | | X | 72.80 | 87.37 | 87.37 | Q |
| 2 | | | 82.99 | | | 82.99 | Q |
| 3 | | | X | 79.66 | 82.42 | 82.42 | Q |
| 4 | | | X | 82.06 | | 82.06 | Q |
| 5 | | | 80.83 | 77.61 | - | 80.83 | q |
| 6 | | | 80.62 | 78.54 | X | 80.62 | q |
| 7 | | | 73.74 | 70.89 | 79.62 | 79.62 | |
| 8 | | | X | 77.18 | 79.42 | 79.42 | |
| 9 | | | 77.71 | 74.96 | 74.95 | 77.71 | |
| 10 | | | 70.23 | 77.63 | 75.73 | 77.63 | SB |
| 11 | | | 77.57 | X | 77.44 | 77.57 | |
| 12 | | | 73.67 | 75.35 | 77.54 | 77.54 | |
| 13 | | | X | 75.96 | X | 75.96 | SB |
| 14 | | | 68.89 | 70.57 | 75.15 | 75.15 | |
| 15 | | | 71.59 | 73.55 | 70.01 | 73.55 | |
| 16 | | | 70.38 | X | 73.07 | 73.07 | |
| 17 | | | 71.27 | 70.57 | 67.79 | 71.27 | |
| 18 | | | X | X | 70.61 | 70.61 | | |
Final
Field reduced to top eight are three throws, with top eight entitled to a further three attempts.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Attempts | Distance | Note |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| | | 81.62 | 89.16 | 83.64 | 87.72 | X | 90.33 | 90.33 m | |
| | | 82.78 | 88.61 | X | 82.80 | X | 87.33 | 88.61 m | |
| | | X | 80.67 | 84.31 | X | 86.21 | 83.81 | 86.21 m | |
| 4 | | | X | 85.19 | X | 77.42 | X | X | 85.19 m | |
| 5 | | | 85.18 | 84.71 | 81.42 | 84.91 | 81.55 | X | 85.18 m | |
| 6 | | | 84.52 | 79.77 | X | 79.18 | X | X | 84.52 m | PB |
| 7 | | | 79.82 | X | 83.38 | X | — | X | 83.38 m | PB |
| 8 | | | 80.30 | 79.40 | 82.10 | X | 77.30 | 75.40 | 82.10 m | |
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| 9 | | | 82.03 | 81.19 | X | | 82.03 m | |
| 10 | | | 79.80 | X | 81.98 | | 81.98 m | |
| 11 | | | X | 77.22 | 80.01 | | 80.01 m | |
| 12 | | | 78.01 | X | 76.48 | | 78.01 m | | |
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