¶2012 OG: mJT–Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad) 277-6 (84.58) NR

[dj]

T&FN formchart advancers to final

1. Vítezslav Veselý (Czech Rep)
2. Oleksandr Pyatnytsya (Ukraine)
3. Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway)
4. Tero Pitkämäki (Finland)
5. Fatih Avan (Turkey)
6. Vadims Vasilevskis (Latvia)
7. Matthias de Zordo (Germany)
8. Ivan Zaytsev (Uzbekistan)
9. Ari Mannio (Finland)
10. Stuart Farquhar (New Zealand)

[EPelle]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–

Olympic Record: 90.57, Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR, Beijing 2008

2008 Results: G-Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR, 90.57OR; S-Ain?rs Kovals, LAT, 86.64; B-Tero Pitkämäki, FIN, 86.16
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[Per Andersen]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–

T&FN formchart

1. Vítezslav Veselý (Czech Rep)
2. Oleksandr Pyatnytsya (Ukraine)
3. Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway)
4. Tero Pitkämäki (Finland)
5. Fatih Avan (Turkey)
6. Vadims Vasilevskis (Latvia)
7. Matthias de Zordo (Germany)
8. Ivan Zaytsev (Uzbekistan)
9. Ari Mannio (Finland)
10. Stuart Farquhar (New Zealand)

The only pick for gold that makes any sense is Vesely. Too many known unknowns. No clue what kind of shape Thorkildsen and de Zordo are in.

[LopenUupunut]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–

The only pick for gold that makes any sense is Vesely. Too many known unknowns. No clue what kind of shape Thorkildsen and de Zordo are in.

But like you said yourself, even Veselý doesn't seem to be in his early shape anymore. I'm sure we'll see some of the top guys exit after the qualification... this is just as bad as the LJ.

[j-a-m]

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Vesely 88.xx PB

[j-a-m]

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de Zordo two fouls; not looking good, body language indicates he may not even go for the third attempt.

[j-a-m]

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de Zordo does come back for his third attempt, but doesn't qualify, and clearly seems still hurt.

[Mighty Favog]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

Whoda thunk this would be the Olympics where the USA beat Kenya's milers and Kenya beat USA's javelin throwers...

[Half Miler]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

And Yego from Kenya makes the final!

Question (I don't know the answer):

Has a Kenyan athlete EVER made ANY field event final in a major championships?

[Alan Shank]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

Whoda thunk this would be the Olympics where the USA beat Kenya's milers and Kenya beat USA's javelin throwers...

The latter part of that is no surprise at all. Since Breaux Greer, zilch.
Cheers,
Alan Shank

[Half Miler]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

Look, the surprise isn't that an American didn't make the final, it's that a Kenyan did!

[Randy Treadway]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

Maybe this slipped under the radar....

none of the three Latvians made the final. This, the country of the great Janis Lusis, voted by the IAAF as the Greatest Javelin Thrower of All Time. (I guess that's GJTOAT :lol: ), and a traditional hotbed of javelin throwers.

Finland looks somewhat down too, but at least they'll have a shot in the finals.

[Per Andersen]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

How about young Walcott from that well known Javelin hotbed Trinidad?

Latvia will be back. Don't worry about that. Amazing the people who have fallen by the wayside.

Thorkildsen considers himself totally healthy now. Was very happy with the 84+ throw in the Q-round. He usually struggles in that round. In that 84m throw he felt things were falling in place for the first time this season. He admits to being a rusty but is optimistic as he always is.

Norwegian journos can't let go with talk about 3 gold medal in a row. Again they asked what Thorkildsen thought about it. He just said he was aware that 3 is more than 2.

[Powell]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

How about young Walcott from that well known Javelin hotbed Trinidad?

And Leslie Copeland of Fiji nearly made the final, too

[Powell]

Re: 2012 OG: mJT–Vesely (Cze) leads Q at (88.34) 289-10 WL

Has a Kenyan athlete EVER made ANY field event final in a major championships?

They never have in any throwing event. But there's actually been an Olympic field final with TWO Kenyans in it.