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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Competitors
  
38 from 29 nations

Winning distance
  
90.57 OR

Venue
  
Beijing National Stadium

Date
  
21 August 2008 (qualification) 23 August 2008 (final)

The men's javelin throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres.

Contents

The qualifying standards were 81.80 m (268.37 ft) (A standard) and 77.80 m (255.25 ft) (B standard).

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Qualifying round

Qualification: 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

References

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw Wikipedia