The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July.
Medalists Gold Vladimir Ovchinnikov Silver Steve Backley Bronze Jens Reimann
Results Final 29 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Vladimir Ovchinnikov 67.28 73.66 74.68 74.82 x 77.08 77.08 Steve Backley 64.82 71.50 75.40 72.48 73.56 72.14 75.40 Jens Reimann 68.22 71.26 71.64 67.54 66.14 x 71.64 4 Dmitriy Polyunin 66.72 67.56 68.98 69.12 67.68 67.90 69.12 5 Kimmo Solehmainen 67.34 67.06 68.62 68.78 68.22 68.58 68.78 6 Johan van Lieshout 66.34 68.22 68.68 x 65.22 67.04 68.68 7 Angel Mandzhukov 68.54 x 68.52 66.80 x x 68.54 8 Art Skipper 63.42 63.52 68.32 x 64.36 65.28 68.32 9 Park Yong-Young 68.28 63.94 61.40 68.28 10 Juha Laukkanen 65.54 x 60.86 65.54 11 John Richardson 61.32 64.00 65.20 65.20 12 Kimio Morisawa 63.70 63.94 x 63.94
Qualifications 28 Jul
Group A
Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Vladimir Ovchinnikov 72.32 - - 72.32 Q 2 Kimmo Solehmainen 70.96 - - 70.96 Q 3 Jens Reimann 65.34 70.10 - 70.10 Q 4 Park Yong-Young 69.88 - - 69.88 Q 5 Steve Backley 66.30 68.66 - 68.66 Q 6 Juha Laukkanen 68.26 - - 68.26 Q 7 Art Skipper 66.90 67.78 - 67.78 Q 8 Dmitriy Polyunin 67.64 - - 67.64 Q 9 Johan van Lieshout 65.16 66.34 67.38 67.38 Q 10 Angel Mandzhukov 63.36 66.82 67.25 67.26 Q 11 Kimio Morisawa 62.88 64.18 67.24 67.24 Q 12 John Richardson 66.96 66.30 67.16 67.16 Q 13 Koji Simada 66.66 62.72 x 66.66 14 Dag Inge Hansen 59.56 61.66 x 61.66 15 Arne Indrebo 61.54 59.44 x 61.54 16 Matt Hodgson 61.14 61.42 60.96 61.42 17 Hans-Günter Schmidt 60.16 61.28 59.40 61.28
Participation According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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