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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 38 competitors, with two qualifying groups (38 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. This was the first time that the competitors had to use the new javelin. The qualification mark was set at 79.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9 UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time wit ...)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles) * 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome) * 1988 Javelin Throw Year Ranking * 1990 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split) * 1991 Men's W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Seoul)
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), also known as Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea. Design and construction This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Korean Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half covered. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 69,950. Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on ... [...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, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv .... Achievements ReferencesProfile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakayo Malekwa
Zakayo Malekwa (born February 2, 1951) is a retired track and field athlete from Tanzania, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ... (1980). There he set his best Olympic result by finishing in 16th place in the overall-rankings. International competitions References External links * 1951 births Living people Tanzanian javelin throwers Male javelin throwers Tanzanian male athletes Olympic athletes for Tanzania Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Laporte
Stéphane Laporte (born 17 July 1966 in Lyon, Rhône) is a retired track and field athlete from France, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented France at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ..., where he didn't reach the final after throwing 69.40 metres in the qualification round. Achievements References 1966 births Living people French male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Athletes from Lyon {{France-javelin-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mahovlich
Michael G. "Mike" Mahovlich (born August 27, 1960 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a retired male javelin thrower from Canada, who won a total number of two national titles (1988 and 1989) during his career. He competed at the 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ..., but did not reach the final. Mahovlich set his personal best on April 26, 1986 throwing 79.04 metres. Achievements References * Profile* External links * * * * * 1960 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlus Bertimon
Charlus Michel Bertimon (born 1 January 1957 in Pointe-Noire, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe) is a retired track and field athlete from France, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented France at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he didn't reach the final after throwing 70.84 metres in the qualification round. He is the brother of Léone Bertimon, a former national champion in the men's shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's .... References 1957 births Living people French male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France French people of Guadeloupean descent Guadeloupean athletes Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Crouser
Brian David Crouser (born August 9, 1962) is a retired javelin thrower from the United States, who twice (1988 and 1992) competed at the Summer Olympics during his career. Biography Brian Crouser was born to Larry and Marie Crouser, in early August 1962. At the age of nine, Brian witnessed a life-altering event. This event was the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He immediately became interested in the throwing events, practicing the shot, discus, and javelin, in his backyard in a quiet, suburban, neighborhood in Gresham, Oregon. Brian attended Gresham High School, and participated in track and field. In 1981, while attending Gresham, Brian became the first boy to win the state championship in all three throwing events (Shot-put, Javelin, and Discus). College After graduating high school, Brian was quickly offered a full-ride scholarship by the University of Oregon in Eugene. He accepted, and began his college career in 1982. Crouser quickly made a name for himself at O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Bradstock
Arne Roald Bradstock (aka The "Olympic Picasso") is an Olympic athlete and an Olympic artist from England who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. In 1992 he was an alternate for the GB Olympic Team and in 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 was an alternate for the USA Olympic team. Bradstock competed in the 2000 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), 2000, 2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), 2004, 2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), 2008 USAT&F Olympic Trials and then, for his 8th and final time at age 50, the 2012 UK Olympic Trials where he came second. In 2000, Bradstock competed in the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport Art competition in the painting division, for which he won the gold medal. His winning painting, titled "Struggle for Perfection" then went on to be part of an International exhibition at the International Olympic Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Steiner (athlete)
:''for others with the same name, see Rudolf Steiner (other)'' Rudolf Steiner (born January 16, 1951) is a retired track and field athlete from Switzerland, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ... in Seoul, South Korea, where he didn't reach the final after throwing 76.02 metres in the qualification round. Achievements References 1951 births Living people Swiss male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Switzerland {{switzerland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Petranoff
Thomas Alan Petranoff (born April 8, 1958) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He held the world record (old implement javelin) from May 1983 to July 1984; his 99.72 m (327 ft) throw was almost the length of an American football field (. During his career, he was a silver medalist at the World Championships in 1983 and represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988. He transferred to South Africa in the 1990s and was twice a winner at the African Championships. His personal best with the new implement javelin is . In the final years of his career, he returned to the United States and won a medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Career Petranoff's world record added precisely three meters to the previous global standard of 96.72 m, set in 1980 by Hungary's Ferenc Paragi. Petranoff's effort fueled further discussion and speculation regarding the likelihood of alterations to the javelin's design and flight character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Vilhjálmsson
Einar Vilhjálmsson (born 1 June 1960 in Reykjavík) is a retired male javelin thrower from Iceland, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He set his personal best (86.80 metres) on 30 August 1992 in his native town Reykjavík. His father Vilhjálmur Einarsson finished in second place in the men's triple jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In September 2014, he was elected president of the Icelandic Athletic Federation (Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands). Achievements References External links * * * Year Ranking 1960 births Living people Icelandic male javelin throwers, Einar Vilhjalmsson Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Iceland, Einar Vilhjalmsson Sportspeople from Reykjavík, Einar Vilhjalmsson Texas Longhorns men's track a ... [...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 ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a .... International competitions References * 1960 births Living people People 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 Mediterranean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
