2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing, Russia
2015 15th IAAF World Championships - Beijing - Men's Javelin Throw
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- Category: 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing, China
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Host City: Beijing, China | Format: Qualifying round (83.00 or top 12 to final) (Aug 24) | ||
Dates: 22 August 2015 — 30 August 2015 | |||
Nations participating: 205 | |||
Athletes participating: 1,781 | |||
Main venue: Beijing National Stadium | |||
Overview by IAAF | |||
Röhler led early on with 86.68 to Abdelrahman’s 86.07, then the powerful Egyptian took possession of the lead with his seasonal best of 88.99 in round two. The compact (1.75m/90kg) Yego then boomed a massive 92.72, just missing Jan Železný’s 14 year-old championship record of 92.80. In the past such a throw might have deadened the competition, but here both Pitkämäki and Röhler produced two throws beyond 87m, while Finnish Champion Ruuskanen set a world best for fifth place of 87.12. Röhler had five throws beyond 86m, yet was unable to win a medal. | |||