Javelin Men Final (World Championship 2011, Daegu)

Participants in the competition and their results:
1. Matthias de Zordo GER 86.27 (SB)
2. Andreas Thorkildsen NOR 84.78
3. Guillermo Martínez CUB 84.30
4. Vítezslav Veselý CZE 84.11 (SB)
5. Fatih Avan TUR 83.34
6. Roman Avramenko UKR 82.51
7. Jarrod Bannister AUS 82.25 (SB)
8. Mark Frank GER 81.81
9. Antti Ruuskanen FIN 79.46
10. Dmitri Tarabin RUS 79.06
11. Stuart Farquhar NZL 78.99
12. Sergey Makarov RUS 78.76
De Zordo hits it hard for javelin gold
DAEGU (South Korea), Sept 3 - German Matthias de Zordo "hit it hard" on the first attempt to condemn Norway's defending champion Andreas Thorkildsen to javelin silver at the world athletics championships today.
"I do not know what was wrong with Andreas Thorkildsen, why he was not able to attack," the burly German happily told reporters.
His first throw of 86.27 metres was enough to take the Norwegian's title in Daegu, which was just as well as De Zordo injured his ankle after his fourth attempt and needed treatment.
"My coach told me to hit it hard on the first attempt," he added. "I am glad I was able to and I am really happy that it was enough to win."
A groin injury hampered Thorkildsen in his first two meetings of the year but since then he has looked as if he has been approaching unbeatable form.
The Olympic champion, though, came up short under the Daegu floodlights.
"When it comes to statistics, this is my worst result since the world championships in Paris (in 2003)," he said.
"Still, this is my eighth medal from big competitions in a row. I know that gold was reachable, but my technique today was just bad."

[@lease2coach1]

Thank you for posting! Спасибо!

[@SourCyanide]

holy crap i would not want to be one of those measurers

[@Stayingfrostee]

I had to replay that a few times xD

[@santeenl]

A javelin cannot vary between 790

[@kdfooaijfea3asdf]

Didn't know Javelin could be this funny!

[@fuzzymuff1989]

finally new javelin battles, love the fact that Thorki has competition now, hope they bring each other to new hights, since tero cant do it anymore :)

[@MrZythFx]

hahahahahha the guys grunt at 1:36 haahhaha

[@jbieberboy06]

very nice

[@Hank..]

well, if woolly mammoths come back and terrorize humans, we know who to call

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

Julius yego

[@noobschoobs]

how heavy is an olympic javelin?

[@MW2OMFG]

Geez those guys are ripped

[@achillesheel5587]

Hahahaha I nerly died hearing the man scream at 3.40

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

Ikr

[@santeenl]

Not really exactly ^^ Prob between 800-805 grams (the ones you buy are 810grams for good comp javelins and 820 grams for trainig)

[@noobschoobs]

ok thanks because thats how heavy the javelin is that im training with for high school

[@geikogecko]

whats the average height of a javelin thrower? these guys look pretty tall

[@runningwithcat6195]

Man these guys throw that shit like its baseball

[@haticejjh]

Seneyede 1.lik gelir inş .5. Fatih Avan TURKEY 83.34 :)

[@pipespace]

All I hear is very deep screams when the men throw the javelins. And then I get to 1:36 . All I have to say is LOL

[@leomontiel1450]

q bestia el de cuba!

[@Smiley123sm]

What happened to Tero??? Why isn't he in the competition?

[@YesNoMaybeSometimes]

Even the announcer laughed on that one. :)

[@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice]

Jan Zelesny throw isthe best! Its sad cause many thrower from Czech are not good like him.

[@hachibao]

i always imagine an aerial kill after they throw

[@Jordaxe12]

no its actually is 800 g, with a margin of error or 2 g.

[@alabro1]

Is it just me or does one of those marker guy need to take one of those those the chest....like back up! lol

[@ErnestMouse]

I'm shocked that there are people standing on the field as the javelin is flying through the air towards them. Seems dangerous lol

[@santeenl]

@Smiley123sm failed to get into the finals, he threw 78/79m in qualification

[@Enandor]

no its not,actually it has to be over 800 g,mostly 805 or 810 ;)

[@rampui5]

de zordo is just lucky for winning,if Andreas was at his good time and if Pitkamaki came,de zordo MIGHT of been in 3rd place if no one else came

[@qccthepro]

lol he looks like rowan atkinson at 1st

[@rampui5]

2:55--->his sheos are different colours,are they supposed to??

[@Concakesable]

where's breaux at?

[@justindfrazier]

Makarov? I thought he died in mw3?

[@BirdEarly]

03:36 Avramenko's throw. Hahahahah

[@SlyusarZhekan]

Exactly 800 grams!

[@haloreach321]

lol they should time travel and bring a spartan for the competition

[@twinrodc5]

lmao even the commentator laughed

[@Snooki2000]

4:36 Freeze javelin!!!

[@hsoj1111]

Ha press 3!!

[@1991tyran]

It is not exactly 800 :P A spear can variat from 790 - 815 :D but close

[@Nincumpoopist]

Press 3 for slow mo fall=)

[@iscrewyouall]

hahahahahaha whoaaho!

[@krish7067]

i thought andreas would have won...

[@crassaylegs]

a regular javelin can vary from 790-815, but these are all IAAF approved at a IAAF event at an international level. Im pretty sure these are all brand new javelins for this event, so they have to be exact

[@joserpps3147]

3:30 scream !!!!!!!

[@blob440]

even the announcer laughs

[@emanzblaze]

DE ZORDOOOOOOOOO

[@Failo0r]

Ghostbuster at 11:20 ?

[@MANG0MAN1214]

why do they all scream after a throw????

[@blaaaa930]

It sucks that here in the state of Nevada we can't do javelin throwing because it's illegal so I have to do shot and disc

[@IwontSay]

Jordan Craddock Javelins are illegal but a gun isn't? strong USA logic.

[@Ktmfly3r]

Don't even start something here, Dennis... Real throwers respect each other and their residence.

[@QuackOP]

+Ktmfly3r What? Im pretty sure Jordan also thinks that law is stupid, he even says it sucks.

[@Hank..]

+Dennis Barnhoorn to be fair, they're going to be used in significantly different ways. You aren't going to be carrying a javelin to protect yourself. Don't get me wrong, I dont think javelin throwing should be illegal either.

[@rmay16]

+Ktmfly3r what are you referring to as a real thrower?

[@meddd94]

this is sparta!!!

[@CarlosLikins]

Makarov came back to life? and throws javelin? Guess there wont be a modern warfare 4 :3

[@JessCaitlin1]

HAHAHAH GIRL SCREAM 3:30 :D

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

Lol

[@IconicTormentz]

hahahaha 3:40 was so funny!

[@xTurkisHTerroRx]

i used to throw like that then i took a javelin to the knee!

[@diaperreload]

i play javelin and i got 120............ on xbox kinect

[@AryArdiansyah32]

left arm the winner

[@HentaiJinx]

The people who measure seem so reckless; aren't they scared of getting impaled?

[@Brxnze]

Lmao it made me laugh too

[@santeenl]

@Concakesable Breaux is like 36 and retired from javelin throw

[@DrummerBoyJason]

@1:38 #Bruce Lee

[@emanzblaze]

DE ZORDO

[@NM8HOCKEY]

1:36 HAHA!!!

[@ChefONator5000]

what if, they threw it too far that it hit the audience @_@

[@Javelin717]

@fuzzymuff1989 Andreas has no comp, he had a terrible day haha

[@baseballisawesome11]

1:37 X D

[@knifebuilder7347]

with my homemade spears i throw about +60 meters and im 14 years old. is that normal for a teen?

[@jacklan9413]

thats trash

[@charlie_conn235]

A year late but I think that's amazing. I'm 14 and the highest I've thrown is 19m! :P

[@AldirLino]

3:42 kkkkkkkkkkk

[@edesiomk1792]

AldirLino kkkkkk

[@chuffman91]

thats 1.76lbs for us americans

[@math3685]

3:38 XD

[@lionpersia]

That Ukrainian guy reminded me a fierce little animal. He must have smelled something before getting there.

[@venom1234afi]

xDD lmfao 3:41

[@marekvachulik2120]

3:42 what the fuck :D

[@IconicTormentz]

lmfao! 3:40

[@Asleyho]

06:58 ~~

[@malycestovatel]

What is it? 86.27m? hahaha :D

[@user-bj5co5vg5f]

実況笑ったらダメやん（笑）

[@Blake_Wayment]

he lost, buddy

[@IwontSay]

Lol around 190cm.

[@KillerKoolAid91]

guys who plant the flags have balls of steel.

[@hiphop3463]

HOLY UKRAINE!

[@ErnestMouse]

Rofl!

[@camtheman3x6]

hahaha that ukrainian hahahaha

[@iyanqis1943]

lol..like really? haha

[@TheTurkishgrl]

turkish flag :)