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Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
Venue	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates	2 August (qualification) 3 August (final)
Competitors	34 from 21 nations
Winning distance	88.16
Medalists
Jan Železný  Czech Republic Steve Backley  Great Britain Seppo Räty  Finland
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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These are the official results of the 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

Gold	Jan Železný  Czech Republic
Silver	Steve Backley  Great Britain
Bronze	Seppo Räty  Finland

Schedule

• All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	May 25, 1996	Jena, Germany
Olympic Record	Jan Železný (TCH)	89.66 m	August 8, 1992	Barcelona, Spain
Season Best	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	May 25, 1996	Jena, Germany

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1	Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE)	87.12	—	—	87.12 m
2	3	Sergey Makarov (RUS)	85.88	—	—	85.88 m
3	6	Seppo Räty (FIN)	83.66	—	—	83.66 m
4	7	Raymond Hecht (GER)	83.24	—	—	83.24 m
5	9	Peter Blank (GER)	82.68	X	—	82.68 m
6	10	Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)	78.82	X	80.98	80.98 m
7	11	Mick Hill (GBR)	77.12	X	80.48	80.48 m
8	13	Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR)	78.38	X	79.78	79.78 m
9	15	Dave Stephens (USA)	77.98	79.18	79.18	79.18 m
10	18	Emeterio González (CUB)	X	77.94	74.42	77.94 m
11	20	Edgar Baumann (PAR)	X	75.90	77.74	77.74 m
12	23	Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)	X	77.12	X	77.12 m
13	24	Sergey Voynov (UZB)	75.58	76.30	68.50	76.30 m
14	26	Dag Wennlund (SWE)	75.24	X	X	75.24 m
15	29	Terry McHugh (IRL)	69.72	X	72.84	72.84 m
16	31	Chu Ki-Young (KOR)	X	70.30	71.42	71.42 m
17	33	Kirt Thompson (TRI)	68.02	X	64.12	68.02 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	2	Jan Železný (CZE)	86.52	—	—	86.52 m
2	4	Tom Pukstys (USA)	80.70	81.34	84.70	84.70 m
3	5	Steve Backley (GBR)	84.14	—	—	84.14 m
4	8	Boris Henry (GER)	83.22	—	—	83.22 m
5	12	Zhang Lianbiao (CHN)	76.24	76.76	79.88	79.88 m
6	14	Harri Hakkarainen (FIN)	77.96	79.34	X	79.34 m
7	16	Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS)	74.88	76.12	78.20	78.20 m
8	17	Todd Riech (USA)	X	76.68	78.02	78.02 m
9	19	Dimitrios Polymerou (GRE)	76.98	X	77.82	77.82 m
10	21	Andrew Currey (AUS)	71.34	76.58	77.28	77.28 m
11	22	Andrey Moruyev (RUS)	X	76.96	77.20	77.20 m
12	25	Nick Nieland (GBR)	69.54	X	75.74	75.74 m
13	27	Vladimir Parfyonov (UZB)	68.54	73.96	73.28	73.96 m
14	28	Isbel Luaces (CUB)	73.84	73.20	X	73.84 m
15	30	Donald Sild (EST)	72.54	X	68.28	72.54 m
16	32	Pius Bazighe (NGR)	68.02	70.78	65.70	70.78 m
—	—	Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR)	X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Jan Železný (CZE)	X	88.16	82.68	83.86	86.02	86.12	88.16 m
	Steve Backley (GBR)	87.44	85.66	X	80.74	80.88	85.64	87.44 m
	Seppo Räty (FIN)	83.44	86.66	76.52	84.52	81.70	86.98	86.98 m
4	Raymond Hecht (GER)	83.88	86.88	X	83.10	X	85.10	86.88 m
5	Boris Henry (GER)	81.24	85.68	X	82.58	83.94	84.08	85.68 m
6	Sergey Makarov (RUS)	82.72	85.30	81.12	X	82.28	83.78	85.30 m
7	Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)	82.72	80.26	X	84.02	81.98	X	84.02 m
8	Tom Pukstys (USA)	78.48	80.90	83.58	81.28	82.18	81.68	83.58 m
9	Peter Blank (GER)	76.66	81.82	X				81.82 m
10	Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE)	X	79.08	81.46				81.46 m
11	Zhang Lianbiao (CHN)	80.28	78.86	80.96				80.96 m
12	Mick Hill (GBR)	78.58	X	X				78.58 m

See also

• 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
• 1996 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
• 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)
• 1999 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville)

References

1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

• Official Report
• Results
• koti.welho

• Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Javelin throw at the Olympics
• Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics