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

Event:	Men's javelin throw
Games:	1984 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date:	August 4 (qualifications) August 5 (final)
Competitors:	28
Nations:	19
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	86.76
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Arto Härkönen
Goldnoc:	FIN
Silver:	Dave Ottley
Silvernoc:	GBR
Bronze:	Kenth Eldebrink
Bronzenoc:	SWE
Prev:	1980
Next:	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]

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
		104.80 m	July 20, 1984
		94.58 m	July 25, 1976

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	3		79.52	81.08	83.06	83.06 m
2	5		75.10	82.98	X	82.98 m
3	6		82.46	X	X	82.46 m
4	7		X	76.68	82.18	82.18 m
5	8		78.14	81.42	78.06	81.42 m
6	10		79.78	X	80.94	80.94 m
7	11		80.52	66.26	78.02	80.52 m
8	12		77.08	79.34	X	79.34 m
9	13		79.26	X	X	79.24 m
10	14		78.80	X	79.16	79.16 m
11	16		76.52	X	X	76.52 m
12	19		71.80	X	75.18	75.18 m
13	23		72.16	63.92	72.96	72.96 m
14	27		69.76	66.30	X	69.76 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1		85.96	-	-	85.96 m
2	2		85.68	-	-	85.68 m
3	4		82.82	83.06	-	83.06 m
4	9		79.36	81.06	79.42	81.06 m
5	2		X	68.00	76.62	76.62 m
6	17		X	76.46	X	76.46 m
7	18		75.50	75.48	X	75.50 m
8	20		74.82	72.58	69.18	74.82 m
9	21		72.48	70.76	74.58	74.58 m
10	22		X	X	73.52	73.52 m
11	24		62.46	71.48	68.54	71.48 m
12	25		63.62	70.08	69.32	70.08 m
13	26		69.82	66.68	67.02	69.82 m
-	-		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		X	78.74	84.34	86.76	X	X	86.76 m
		85.74	81.52	X	X	83.92	84.46	85.74 m
		X	80.28	X	X	83.72	83.30	83.72 m
4		82.00	82.46	X	78.88	X	72.08	82.46 m
5		X	81.98	X	81.98	77.92	81.66	81.98 m
6		80.44	77.66	79.22	81.58	X	79.26	81.58 m
7		70.20	81.22	78.22	76.68	X	78.82	81.22 m
8		X	X	80.68	X	X	X	80.68 m
9		73.64	X	78.98				78.98 m
10		X	X	78.40				78.40 m
11		72.54	78.10	X				78.10 m
12		X	X	70.86				70.86 m

See also

• 1982 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
• 1983 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Friendship Games Javelin Throw (Moscow)
• 1984 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1986 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)

External links

• Official Report
• Results
• todor66
• olympic.neostrada
• koti.welho

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175115/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.