OSLO DL-JTm: Vítezslav VESELÝ 88.11 WL

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World Record 98.48 ŽELEZNÝ Jan CZE Jena 25 MAY 1996
Area Record 87.60 MIZOGUCHI Kazuhiro JPN San José 27 MAY 1989
Area Record 89.02 BANNISTER Jarrod AUS Brisbane 29 FEB 2008
World Lead 86.31 FARQUHAR Stuart NZL Hiroshima 29 APR 2012
Meeting Record 92.60 HECHT Raymond GER 21 JUL 1995
Order Athlete Nation PB SB Diamond Points Diamond Ranking
1 ZAYTSEV Ivan UZB 82.67 82.67
2 MANNIO Ari FIN 85.70 83.74 1 4
3 AVAN Fatih TUR 85.60 85.60
4 VASILEVSKIS Vadims LAT 90.73 84.65 4 2
5 FARQUHAR Stuart NZL 86.31 86.31 1 4
6 VESELÝ Vítezslav CZE 86.45 85.67 6 1
7 DE ZORDO Matthias GER 88.36 81.62 2 3
8 PITKÄMÄKI Tero FIN 91.53 78.86
9 THORKILDSEN Andreas NOR 91.59 84.72

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Re: OSLO DL-JTm: VASILEVSKIS, VESELÝ, PITKÄMÄKI & THORKILDSE

Easily the strongest javelin field we've seen so far this year... if you look at their past record Zaytsev is clearly the odd one out, but it's good to see new guys like him getting an opportunity or two to prove themselves This should be the point where Thorkildsen establishes himself as #1 again, but we'll see, we'll see; everyone here (except maybe for Zaytsev) is a potential winner.

European Athletics had a piece on Vasilevskis the other day... his first competition this year was mediocre, but apparently that was down to wariness about the condition of his recently operated left leg; his series at Pre was good and surely bodes well for this meet as well. True, with Vasilevskis you never know just what you're going to see, but I think this is more likely to be one of his good comps... anyway, when in shape he's more consistent than his reputation

De Zordo, last year's winner at Oslo, is still battling back problems but says he now feels ready to compete again. Pitkämäki says he's been trying to simplify his technique to better maintain his speed through the last few steps... let's hope it works.

Mannio seems to be in good solid shape, which might mean he's finally headed for a really good year; equally, it might mean he's mispeaking epically like a couple times in the past. You can probably guess I like one of those options rather more than the other :wink:

Avan had a very solid 2011 and seems to be essentially copying so far (maybe with a little improvement). He seems to respond to big meets well - he went 84.11, 83.79, 83.34, 84.79 in his four biggest meets (Euro U23, WUG, WC, Brussels DL) last year - so underestimate him at your peril. The only thing I dislike about him is a certain similarity with Tero Järvenpää (who keeps reminding me of a discus thrower who somehow ended up in the wrong event)... hopefully that doesn't mean he's equally injury-prone.

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Re: OSLO DL-JTm: VASILEVSKIS, VESELÝ, PITKÄMÄKI & THORKILDSE

Veselý 88.11! He should have this in the bag now...

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Re: OSLO DL-JTm: VASILEVSKIS, VESELÝ, PITKÄMÄKI & THORKILDSE

Rank Athlete Nation Result Wind Diamond Points Diamond Ranking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1 VESELÝ Vítezslav CZE 88.11 WL 6
83.07 81.70 88.11 79.96 -
2 AVAN Fatih TUR 83.82
80.48 79.53 x x 83.82
3 THORKILDSEN Andreas NOR 82.30
74.14 82.30 82.05 81.65 81.39
4 MANNIO Ari FIN 82.20 1 4
82.20 x x x x
5 DE ZORDO Matthias GER 81.44 2 3
73.55 81.44 80.49 x x
6 VASILEVSKIS Vadims LAT 80.96 4 2
72.84 80.96 x x x
7 FARQUHAR Stuart NZL 78.84 1 4
76.87 x 78.84 x 77.09
8 ZAYTSEV Ivan UZB 77.81
70.43 77.81 75.09 x 72.55 72.72
9 PITKÄMÄKI Tero FIN 73.57
x x 73.57