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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Javelin Throw
These are the official results of the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 34 competitors, of which 12 qualified for the final. The qualification mark was set at 83.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw, 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) * 1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw, 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) * 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw, 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg) * 1996 Javelin Throw Year Ranking * 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw, 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens) * 1998 European Athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, opening ceremony in July 1996, where it hosted Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, track and field events and the 1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, closing ceremony. After the Olympics and Paralympics, it was reconstructed into the baseball-specific Turner Field, used by the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball for 20 seasons (1997–2016). After the Braves departed for Truist Park, the facility was purchased by Georgia State University, which rebuilt the stadium a second time as Center Parc Stadium, designed for American football. History During the week-long athletics program, the stadium bore witness to Donovan Bailey of Canada winning the 100 m in a world recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstadinos Gatsioudis
Konstadinos Gatsioudis (; born 17 December 1973) is a retired Greek track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw of 91.69 m, achieved in 2000, is the Greek record. Born in Didymoteicho Didymoteicho ( ) is a town located on the eastern edge of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town (pop. 8,681 in 2021 ..., Gatsioudis set a world junior record in 1990 and eight national records during his career. He was named the 1997 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *1990 - 69.90 *1992 - 80.30 *1993 - 78.44 *1994 - 83.82 *1995 - 82.70 *1996 - 87.12 *1997 - 89.22 *1998 - 88.13 *1999 - 89.84 *2000 - 91.69 *2001 - 91.27 *2002 - 91.23 *2006 - 75.40 External links * 1973 births Living people Greek male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry McHugh
Terry McHugh (born 22 August 1963) is a retired Irish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best of 82.75 m, set in 2000, is the Irish record. He won twenty-one consecutive Irish Championships from 1984 to 2004. Career During his career, McHugh finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships and seventh at the 1994 European Championships. He competed in four Summer Olympics – 1988 (22nd), 1992 (27th), 1996 (29th) and 2000 (20th). McHugh also competed in two Winter Olympics – 1992 Albertville (32nd in Bobsleigh Men's Two) and 1998 Nagano (27th in Bobsleigh Men's Two & 30th in Bobsleigh Men's Four). www.olympedia.org He is the second Irish sportsperson, after sailor David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dag Wennlund
Dag Bengt Wennlund (born 6 October 1963) is a retired javelin thrower from Sweden, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996). He is a three-time Swedish champion in the men's javelin event (1985, 1986 and 1991). His personal best is 85.02, thrown on May 28, 1995 in Alvesta. Representing the Texas Longhorns men's track and field team, Wennlund won the 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ... and 1987 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the javelin. Achievements References * * * * 1963 births Living people Swedish male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Voynov
Sergey Sergeyevich Voynov (; born February 26, 1977) is an Uzbek athlete who competes in the 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 de .... His personal best throw is 84.80 metres, achieved in 2000. Achievements * 1999 Central Asian Games - gold medal * 1997 Central Asian Games - 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 field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Lovegrove
Gavin Brian Lovegrove (born 21 October 1967) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.20 metre, m, set in 1996, is the List of New Zealand records in athletics, New Zealand record. During his career, he twice represented his homeland at the Summer Olympics (1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996), won a bronze medal at three consecutive Commonwealth Games (1986, 1990 and 1994) and participated in five IAAF World Championships in Athletics, World Championships (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997). He also twice broke the List of world junior records in athletics, world junior record (76.68 m and 79.58 m, both 1986) and was a List of javelin throw national champions (men)#New Zealand, six-time national champion (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994). In 1990, Lovegrove was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. After retirement from competition, Lovegrove went into computer science and now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Baumann
Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent. Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, achieving the South American record at the time with a throw of 78.70 metres, surpassing Colombia's thrower Luis Lucumi's throw of 77.80m which was held since 1989. He held the record four times, overtaking temporary record holder and compatriot Nery Kennedy's throw of 81.28m metres in 1998 and extending it to 84.70 metres in Texas, United States of America on 17 October 1999. Baumann was the first South American Javelin thrower to throw over 80 metres. He qualified for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, although he did not compete. He competed at an Olympic Games for the first time at Atlanta 1996, reaching a maximum distance of 77.74 metres. His extension to the South American record of 84.70 metres qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeterio González
Emeterio González Silva (born April 11, 1973) 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 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 de ...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 for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan Ame ... [...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] |
Pål Arne Fagernes
Pål Arne Fagernes (8 June 1974 – 4 August 2003) was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Asker SK and IK Tjalve during his active career. As a junior, Fagernes competed on top national level in cycling, athletics, and cross country skiing, before deciding to focus on javelin. He made his international athletics debut at the 1994 European Cup, and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1997 World Championships and 1998 European Championships without reaching the final rounds. Competing for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, he won the 1996 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. His international breakthrough came at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, where he finished fourth with a Norwegian record throw of 86.24 metres. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he established a Norwegian record of 86.74 metres in the qualifying round. In the final he threw 83.04 metres to finish ninth. His 86.74 m throw remained his career best. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Hill (javelin Thrower)
Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who competed at four Olympic Gamesfrom 1988 to 2000. Biography Hill, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships. He represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games and competed in over 20 major championships between 1983 and 2002, only failing to reach the final twice. He has since coached heptathlete Jessica Ennis. He is also a four-time Commonwealth Games medallist. He represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later he represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. A third silver medal was won when he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada before he won his first medal of a different colour, winning a bronze medal for Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmo Kinnunen
Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen (born 31 March 1968) is a Finnish former javelin thrower. He won gold at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. His other achievements include a 4th-place finish at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 7th-place finish at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg .... His personal best is 90.82 from the 1991 World Championships. Kimmo Kinnunen is son of javelin thrower Jorma Kinnunen. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *1986 - 71.72 *1987 - 72.94 *1988 - 80.24 *1989 - 83.10 *1990 - 81.46 *1991 - 90.82 *1992 - 83.42 *1993 - 84.78 *1994 - 79.34 *1995 - 82.64 *1996 - 85.32 *1997 - 82.48 *1998 - 84.23 *1999 - 85.96 *2000 - 81.41 *2001 - 81. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
