Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–28 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 86.50 | ||||||||||||
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Andreas Thorkildsen |
 Norway
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Vadims Vasiļevskis |
 Latvia
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Sergey Makarov |
 Russia
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The men's javelin throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 25–27 August.
Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
No new records were set during the competition.
Rule: Qualifying standard 81.00 (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
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