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1991 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Javelin Throw
These are the official results of the Javelin throw, Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 41 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 26, 1991. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin. The qualification mark was set at 82.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw, 1988 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul) * 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin, 1990 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split) * Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw, 1992 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona) * 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin, 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong (''Amentum, ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', a leather strap around the shaft, so when they released the javelin, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De La Garza
Juan Gerardo de la Garza Tenorio "Chico" (born September 20, 1961) is a retired javelin thrower from Mexico, who won the bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games during his career. He is an assistant track and field coach at Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ..., coaching the throwing events. Achievements References * 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Monclova Mexican male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejad Krdžalić
Sejad Krdžalić (born January 5, 1960, in Doboj) is a retired javelin thrower from Yugoslavia, who finished in twelfth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best (83.34 m) on 30 May 1987 in Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T .... International competitions References * 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Doboj Yugoslav male javelin throwers Bosnia and Herzegovina male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Yugoslavia Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Medite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Borglund
Peter Lars Mikael Borglund (born 29 January 1964) is a retired javelin thrower from Sweden, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992). He is a five-time Swedish champion in the men's javelin event (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1996). His personal best is 84.76 metres, thrown on August 19, 1989 in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately .... Achievements ReferencesProfile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Stephens (javelin Thrower)
David Eldon Stephens (born February 8, 1962) is a retired male javelin thrower from United States, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996. He set his personal best (83.88 metres) with the old javelin type on May 3, 1991, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Stephens is a 1987 graduate of California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the .... Achievements References * * 1962 births Living people American male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Pan American Games track and field athletes for the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Yoshida (javelin Thrower)
Masami Yoshida (; 14 June 1958 – 7 March 2000) was a javelin thrower from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He was born in Arida. He achieved his personal best (75.96 metres) on 25 August 1991 during the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Yoshida finished third behind David Ottley in the javelin throw event at the British 1985 AAA Championships. Yoshida committed suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ... in Tokyo in 2000. Achievements References * * External links * 1958 births 2000 suicides 2000 deaths Japanese male javelin throwers Olympic male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Pakarinen
Ari Pakarinen (born 14 May 1969) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 85.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Lapua Lapua (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland's South Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. It is located next to the Lapua River. The town has a population of () and cov .... He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships, but finished last with no valid result. International competitions Seasonal bests *1986 - 56.04 *1987 - 64.04 *1988 - 71.46 *1989 - 79.39 *1990 - 80.76 *1991 - 82.52 *1992 - 84.00 *1993 - 83.08 *1994 - 83.38 *1995 - 85.18 *1996 - 77.64 *1997 - 77.80 *1998 - 76.70 *1999 - 77.97 *2000 - 78.71 *2001 - 81.27 *2002 - 83.03 *2003 - 76.80 *2004 - 79.27 References * 1969 births Living people Finnish male javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Železný
Jan Železný (; born 16 June 1966) is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a IAAF World Championships in Athletics, World and Olympic Games, Olympic champion and holds the Javelin throw#Men, world record with a throw of . Widely considered the greatest javelin thrower of the modern era, he also has the fourth, fifth and sixth best performances of all time. He broke the world record a total of four times. Biography Železný was born in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia. He won the silver medal in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics and the gold medal at the Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992, Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympic Games. He won World Championship titles in 1993, 1995 and 2001. Železný holds the world record of , set in 1996, and the World Championships record of , set in 2001 World Championships in Athletics, 2001. On 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Lefévre
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Ramón González (athlete)
Ramón González or Ramon Gonzalez may refer to: Politics * Ramón González Valencia (1851–1928), Colombian military officer and politician * Ramon Gonzalez, Jr. (born 1947), Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives. * Ramón González González (born 1962), Mexican politician Sports * Ramón González (baseball) (1895–?), Cuban baseball player * Ramón González (footballer, born 1898), Spanish football forward * Ramón González (javelin thrower) (born 1966), Cuban javelin thrower * Ramón González Arrieta (born 1967), Spanish cyclist * Ray González, (Ramón González Rivera, born 1972), Puerto Rican professional wrestler * Ramón González (footballer, born 1974), Spanish football manager and former centre-back Others * Ramón González Peña (1888–1952), Basque socialist and trade union leader {{hndis, Gonzalez, Ramón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Backley
Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is an English retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He formerly held the world record, and his throw from 1992 is the British record. During his career, he was a firm fixture in the British national athletics team. He won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships. Currently, he is an occasional commentator for athletics competitions, especially the field events. Career Early life Backley was educated at Hurst Primary School, Bexley, and later at Bexley and Erith Technical High School for Boys (now Beths Grammar School) in his teens. He was a member of the South East London-based Cambridge Harriers Athletics club, and competed for Bexley in the London Youth Games. He enrolled at Loughborough University in October 1988 to study for a BSc Honours degree in physic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
