MEN’S JAVELIN RESULTS
FINAL (August 08)
(temperature 79F/26C; humidity 40%)
1. Arshad Nadeem (Pak) 305-0 (92.97) (6, x W) (OR)
(f, 305-0, 291-1, 260-6, 278-5, 301-1) (f, 92.97, 88.72, 79.40, 84.87, 91.79);
2. Neeraj Chopra (Ind) 293-5 (89.45)
(f, 293-5, f, f, f, f) (f, 89.45, f, f, f, f);
3. Anderson Peters (Grn) 290-6 (88.54)
(277-11, 288-3, f, 290-6, 286-8, 268-5) (84.70, 87.87, f, 88.54, 87.38, 81.83);
4. Jakub Vadlejch (CzR) 290-4 (88.50)
(262-11, 277-3, 290-4, f, 278-10, 273-2) (80.15, 84.52, 88.50, f, 84.98, 83.27);
5. Julius Yego (Ken) 287-9 (87.72)
(263-5, 287-9, f, 278-6, 272-11, 267-8) (80.29, 87.72, f, 84.90, 83.20, 81.58);
6. Julian Weber (Ger) 286-9 (87.40)
(f, 286-6, f, 284-11, 286-9, 275-10) (f, 87.33, f, 86.85, 87.40, 84.09);
7. Keshorn Walcott (Tri) 282-8 (86.16)
(282-8, f, 271-11, 259-1, 252-2, p) (86.16, f, 82.89, 78.96, 76.86, p);
8. Lassi Etelätalo (Fin) 277-6 (84.58)
(258-6, 254-7, 277-6, 269-1, f, 268-0) (78.81, 77.60, 84.58, 82.02, f, 81.69);
9. Oliver Helander (Fin) 271-3 (82.68)
(266-6, 271-3, f) (81.24, 82.68, f);
10. Toni Keränen (Fin) 265-6 (80.92)
(265-6, 247-1, 258-10) (80.92, 75.33, 78.90);
11. Luiz Da Silva (Bra) 264-8 (80.67)
(264-8, 258-1, f) (80.67, 78.67, f);
12. Andrian Mardare (Mol) 262-9 (80.10)
(259-8, 262-9, 255-2) (79.14, 80.10, 77.77).
* = progression of the leading throw; ¶ = athlete’s best of the day
| first 3 rounds | |||
| Vadlejch | 80.15* | 84.52 | 88.50¶ |
| Peters | 84.70* | 87.87* | f |
| Walcott | 86.16*¶ | f | 82.89 |
| Nadeem | f | 92.97*¶ | 88.72 |
| Weber | f | 87.33 | f |
| Yego | 80.29 | 87.72¶ | f |
| Etelätalo | 78.81 | 77.60 | 84.58¶ |
| Chopra | f | 89.45¶ | f |
| Mardare | 79.14 | 80.10¶ | 77.77 |
| Helander | 81.24 | 82.68¶ | f |
| Da Silva | 80.67¶ | 78.67 | f |
| Keränen | 80.92¶ | 75.33 | 78.90 |
| rounds 4 & 5 | |||
| Etelätalo | 82.02 | f | |
| Walcott | 78.96 | 76.86 | |
| Weber | 86.85 | 87.40¶ | |
| Yego | 84.90 | 83.20 | |
| Peters | 88.54¶ | 87.38 | |
| Vadlejch | f | 84.98 | |
| Chopra | f | f | |
| Nadeem | 79.40 | 84.87 | |
| last round | |||
| Etelätalo | 81.69 | ||
| Walcott | p | ||
| Weber | 84.09 | ||
| Yego | 81.58 | ||
| Vadlejch | 83.27 | ||
| Peters | 81.83 | ||
QUALIFYING (August 06; auto-qualifier 275-7/84.00)
Qualifiers: Chopra 293-1 (89.34), Peters 290-9 (88.63), Weber 287-11 (87.76), Nadeem 284-1 (86.59), Yego 282-0 (85.97), Da Silva 281-10 (85.91) NR, Vadlejch 280-11 (85.63), Keränen 279-9 (85.27) PR, Mardare (Mol) 276-0 (84.13), Helander 274-11 (83.81), Walcott 272-4 (83.02), Etelätalo 272-0…
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