Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 August 2008 (qualification) 23 August 2008 (final) |
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| Competitors | 38 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 90.57 OR | ||||||||||||
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Andreas Thorkildsen |
 Norway
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Ainārs Kovals |
 Latvia
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Tero Pitkämäki |
 Finland
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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.
The qualifying standards were 81.80 m (268.37 ft) (A standard) and 77.80 m (255.25 ft) (B standard).
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Qualification: 82.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place
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