| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the men's javelin throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 34 competitors, with twelve of them who qualified for the final.
Contents |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Jan ŽeleznýCzech Republic (CZE) |
 Steve BackleyGreat Britain (GBR) |
 Seppo RätyFinland (FIN) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 98.48 | Jan Železný |
Jena (GER) | May 25, 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 89.66 |  Jan Železný |
Barcelona (ESP) | August 8, 1992 |
Results
Final
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | FINAL | HEATS |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jan Železný (CZE) |
88.16 m | 86.52 m |
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Steve Backley (GBR) |
87.44 m | 84.14 m |
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Seppo Räty (FIN) |
86.98 m | 83.66 m |
| 4. |  Raymond Hecht (GER) |
86.88 m | 83.24 m |
| 5. | Boris Henry (GER) |
85.68 m | 83.22 m |
| 6. |  Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
85.30 m | 85.88 m |
| 7. | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
84.02 m | 80.98 m |
| 8. |  Tom Pukstys (USA) |
83.58 m | 84.70 m |
| 9. | Peter Blank (GER) |
81.82 m | 82.68 m |
| 10. |  Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
81.46 m | 87.12 m |
| 11. |  Zhang Lianbiao (CHN) |
80.96 m | 79.88 m |
| 12. | Mick Hill (GBR) |
78.58 m | 80.48 m |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| — |  Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) |
79.78 m |
| — | Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) |
79.34 m |
| — | Dave Stephens (USA) |
79.18 m |
| — | Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS) |
78.20 m |
| — | Todd Riech (USA) |
78.02 m |
| — |  Emeterio González (CUB) |
77.94 m |
| — | Dimitrios Polymerou (GRE) |
77.82 m |
| — |  Edgar Baumann (PAR) |
77.74 m |
| — |  Andrew Currey (AUS) |
77.28 m |
| — | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
77.20 m |
| — |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
77.12 m |
| — |  Paulo Freitag (BRA) |
76.98 m |
| — |  Sergey Voynov (UZB) |
76.30 m |
| — | Nick Nieland (GBR) |
75.74 m |
| — |  Dag Wennlund (SWE) |
75.24 m |
| — | Vladimir Parfyonov (UZB) |
73.96 m |
| — | Isbel Luaces (CUB) |
73.84 m |
| — |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
72.84 m |
| — |  Donald-Aik Sild (EST) |
72.54 m |
| — |  Chu Ki-Young (KOR) |
71.42 m |
| — |  Pius Bazighe (NGR) |
70.78 m |
| — |  Kirt Thompson (TRI) |
68.02 m |
| — |  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) |
NM |
See also
- 1992 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
- 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)
- 1999 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)
References
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