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The men's javelin throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 9 and 11 July.

Medalists

Gold Robert Szpak
 Poland
Silver Ihab El-Sayed
 Egypt
Bronze Ansis Brūns
 Latvia

Results

Final

11 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Szpak  Poland 71.47 73.67 78.01 76.67 75.47 71.02 78.01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ihab El-Sayed  Egypt 76.20 69.88 70.10 75.72 x 73.40 76.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ansis Brūns  Latvia 59.97 72.23 70.15 x x 75.31 75.31
4 Jaakko Talvitie  Finland 67.43 69.37 70.25 68.10 71.80 74.47 74.47
5 Hamish Peacock  Australia 68.99 71.71 x 72.81 72.00 74.44 74.44
6 Bobur Shokirjonov  Uzbekistan 63.50 x 68.98 67.07 71.66 70.29 71.66
7 Dmitriy Kosynskyy  Ukraine 62.05 66.49 69.59 66.70 64.98 65.79 69.59
8 Tuomas Laaksonen  Finland 69.07 x x 65.82 x 68.38 69.07
9 Tanel Laanmäe  Estonia 68.88 68.35 68.09 68.88
10 Jakub Vadlejch  Czech Republic 66.97 65.02 68.79 68.79
11 Ugis Svaza  Latvia 67.49 67.16 65.45 67.49
12 Emanuele Sabbio  Italy 65.21 x 62.19 65.21

Qualifications

9 July

Group A

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Ihab El-Sayed  Egypt 67.94 71.06 69.31 71.06 q
2 Ansis Brūns  Latvia 67.06 70.61 66.05 70.61 q
3 Emanuele Sabbio  Italy 69.29 66.17 x 69.29 q
4 Jakub Vadlejch  Czech Republic 69.27 x 66.16 69.27 q
5 Tuomas Laaksonen  Finland 68.03 68.92 67.12 68.92 q
6 Maik Dolch  Germany 65.32 67.51 66.66 67.51
7 Park Won-Kil  South Korea x 65.63 64.46 65.63
8 Nerijus Luckauskas  Lithuania 60.44 62.35 60.48 62.35
9 Luke Laird  United States 60.28 61.73 x 61.73
10 Piotr Frackiewicz  Poland 60.22 60.18 61.53 61.53
11 Ranno Koorep  Estonia 60.13 59.80 59.67 60.13
12 Lo Hung-Chang  Chinese Taipei 57.79 x 55.32 57.79
Makoto Yamazaki  Japan x x x NM

Group B

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Robert Szpak  Poland 72.29 - - 72.29 Q
2 Hamish Peacock  Australia 71.05 x 65.52 71.05 q
3 Ugis Svaza  Latvia 65.16 x 68.93 68.93 q
4 Bobur Shokirjonov  Uzbekistan 67.65 63.83 68.92 68.92 q
5 Tanel Laanmäe  Estonia 64.37 68.40 65.54 68.40 q
6 Jaakko Talvitie  Finland 65.19 67.79 - 67.79 q
7 Dmitriy Kosynskyy  Ukraine 67.69 66.69 65.74 67.69 q
8 Kim Amb  Sweden 65.20 67.59 63.14 67.59
9 Franz Burghagen  Germany x 67.42 66.96 67.42
10 Mustafa Tan  Turkey 64.58 63.94 60.78 64.58
11 Stipe Žunić  Croatia 62.36 62.38 62.44 62.44
12 Alexandru Craescu  Romania 58.69 60.83 x 60.83
13 Joni Kaartinen  Sweden 60.66 x x 60.66

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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