2001 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Javelin Throw
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2001 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Javelin Throw
These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 12, 2001. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Mountain Standard Time The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time ( UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time ( UTC−06:00). The clo ... ( UTC-7)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest) * 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney) * 2002 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Munich) * 2004 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Athens) References Resultskoti.welho {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 World Cha ...
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Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. 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 ('' ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, 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 there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to ...
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Sergey Voynov
Sergey Sergeyevich Voynov ( uz, Сергей Сергеевич Войьнов; born February 26, 1977) is an Uzbek athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 84.80 metres, achieved in 2000. Achievements *1999 Central Asian Games - gold medal *1997 Central Asian Games The 1997 Central Asian Games also known as the II Central Asian Games were held in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan in 1997. Participating nations * Kazakhstan * Kyrgyzstan * Tajikistan * Turkmenistan * Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekisto ... - gold medal Seasonal bests by year *1994 - 72.74 *1996 - 81.80 *1997 - 78.04 *1998 - 79.70 *1999 - 83.12 *2000 - 84.80 *2001 - 82.71 *2002 - 81.25 *2003 - 79.06 *2004 - 78.36 *2005 - 76.12 *2006 - 71.34 External links *sports-reference 1977 births Living people Uzbekistani male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fie ...
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Vadim Bavikin
Vadim Bavikin ( rus, Вадим Бавыкин; born 4 October 1970) is a USSR-born Israeli javelin thrower. He was originally a Soviet citizen, and went to a boarding school for talented athletes there. He emigrated to Israel in 1990. He finished tenth for Israel at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. He later competed at the World Championships in 1993, 2001, 2003 and 2005. He competed as well for Israel at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona without reaching the final round. In 1994, Bavikin tested positive for steroids in a blood test. He was banned for almost four years. His personal best throw is 81.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Zaragoza, Spain. This is the Israeli record. Achievements Seasonal bests by year *1988 - 63.80 *1989 - 69.70 *1990 - 70.80 *1991 - 81.56 *1992 - 77.30 *1993 - 78.48 *1994 - 67.16 *1998 - 76.45 *1999 - 76.80 *2000 - 80.48 *2001 - 80.54 *2002 - 81.68 *2003 - 80.95 *2004 - 81.94 *2005 - 77.57 *2006 - 77.13 *2007 - 73.51 IAAF controversy ...
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Tom Pukstys
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Emeterio González
Emeterio González Silva (born April 11, 1973 in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río) is a former Cuban javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...er, whose current personal best throw is 87.12 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jena. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *1992 - 73.56 *1995 - 82.64 *1996 - 77.94 *1997 - 83.56 *1998 - 84.20 *1999 - 84.32 *2000 - 87.12 *2001 - 82.77 *2002 - 82.63 *2003 - 81.72 *2004 - 80.70 *2005 - 80.50 *2006 - 79.94 *2007 - 70.61 External links * * 1973 births Living people Cuban male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games ...
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Peter Blank
Peter Blank (born 10 April 1962) is a German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Early on in his career, he was a decathlete. In 1992, he set the world record for longest javelin throw in a decathlon with a distance of 79.80 m. His personal best throw is 88.70 m, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart at age 39. This throw was briefly a Masters M35 world record; it lasted less than a week because 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 World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of . Widely considered to be the greatest javelin thrower ... had turned 35 three weeks earlier and in his first competition after turning 35, Železný threw the javelin 89.94 m. Železný then further improved the record to 92.80 m at the 2001 World Championships, putting it beyond Blank's reach. Two years later, Blank set the M40 world record with an 84.08 m t ...
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Dariusz Trafas
Dariusz Trafas (born 16 May 1972 in Kolobrzeg) is a former Polish javelin thrower. He won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships, finished tenth at the 2000 Summer Olympics and seventh at the 2002 European Championships. He competed at the World Championships in 1999 and 2001 without reaching the final. His personal best was 87.17 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Runaway Bay. He was coached by former world record holder Uwe Hohn. Seasonal bests by year *1998 - 81.90 *1999 - 83.23 *2000 - 87.17 *2001 - 85.78 *2002 - 86.77 *2003 - 81.98 *2004 - 80.78 *2005 - 77.55 *2006 - 77.57 Competition record See also *Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (PZLA). Outdoor Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance h = hand timing Men Women ... External links * 1972 births Living people Polish male ja ...
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Harri Haatainen
Harri Juhani Haatainen (born 5 January 1978) is a Finnish javelin thrower, born in Lapua Lapua (; sv, Lappo) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located next to the Lapua River in the region of South Ostrobothnia. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The mun .... His personal best throw is 86.63 metres, achieved in August 2001 in Gateshead. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *1993 - 62.74 *1994 - 73.48 *1995 - 77.50 *1996 - 82.52 *1997 - 80.16 *1998 - 79.07 *1999 - 83.02 *2000 - 86.10 *2001 - 86.63 *2002 - 84.28 *2003 - 73.34 *2004 - 72.16 *2005 - 74.39 *2006 - 77.32 *2007 - 80.88 *2008 - 81.18 *2009 - 81.22 *2010 - 84.53 *2011 - 81.01 *2012 - 79.14 *2013 - 75.82 *2014 - 77.61 *2015 - 75.54 References *sports-reference
1978 births Living people People from Lapua Finnish male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland World ...
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Steve Backley
Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is a retired British 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 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 physical education, sports scienc ...
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Li Rongxiang
Li Rongxiang (; born January 18, 1972, in Zhejiang) is a male javelin thrower from PR China. His personal best throw is 84.29 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi .... Achievements Seasonal bests by year *1991 - 79.30 *1998 - 81.81 *1999 - 82.72 *2000 - 84.29 *2001 - 81.80 *2002 - 82.75 *2003 - 81.76 *2004 - 83.32 *2005 - 81.61 *2006 - 79.96 References External links * 1972 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Chinese male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for China Athletes from Zhejiang Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the ...
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Alexandr Ivanov (athlete)
Alexandr Valerevich Ivanov (russian: Александр Валерьевич Иванов; born May 25, 1982 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 88.90 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Tula Tula may refer to: Geography Antarctica *Tula Mountains *Tula Point India *Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar Iran * Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Italy * Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ....Aleksander Ivanov
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Achievements


Seasonal bests by year

*2000 - 77.11 *2001 - 83.55 *2002 - 87.62 *2003 - 88.90 *2004 - 87.73 *2005 - 84.24 *2006 - 84.22 *2007 - 86.71 *2008 - 83.21 *2009 - 82.40 *2010 - 77.11 ...
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