These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 31 August 2003.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Sergey MakarovRussia (RUS) |
| Silver |  Andrus VärnikEstonia (EST) |
| Bronze |  Boris HenryGermany (GER) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 29.08.2003 – 18:30h | 29.08.2003 – 20:25h |
| Final Round | |
| 31.08.2003 – 16:50h | |
Abbreviations
edit- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | Jena, Germany
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| Event Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
92.80 m | August 12, 2001 |  Edmonton, Canada
|
| Season Best | Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
90.11 m | May 30, 2003 | Dessau, Germany
|
Qualification
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Throws | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Boris Henry (GER) |
83.43 | — | — | 83.43 m | |
| 2 | 3 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
82.22 | — | — | 82.22 m | |
| 3 | 4 |  Li Rongxiang (CHN) |
79.76 | 79.01 | 81.76 | 81.76 m | SB |
| 4 | 5 | Andrus Värnik (EST) |
81.11 | — | — | 81.11 m | |
| 5 | 7 |  Steve Backley (GBR) |
79.27 | 80.23 | X | 80.23 m | |
| 6 | 10 |  Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
X | 78.91 | X | 78.91 m | |
| 7 | 12 | Miroslav Guzdek (CZE) |
71.96 | 74.71 | 77.24 | 77.24 m | |
| 8 | 18 |  Voldemārs Lūsis (LAT) |
71.72 | X | 75.15 | 75.15 m | |
| 9 | 19 |  Gergely Horváth (HUN) |
X | 74.76 | 72.03 | 74.76 m | |
| 10 | 20 |  Isbel Luaces (CUB) |
74.07 | X | 72.67 | 74.07 m | |
| 11 | 21 |  Nery Kennedy (PAR) |
67.62 | X | 68.83 | 68.83 m | |
Group B
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Throws | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | Jan Železný (CZE) |
82.88 | — | — | 82.88 m | |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Nicolay (GER) |
80.54 | X | X | 80.54 m | |
| 3 | 8 |  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) |
75.75 | 76.67 | 79.44 | 79.44 m | |
| 4 | 9 | Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) |
79.26 | X | X | 79.26 m | |
| 5 | 11 | Peter Blank (GER) |
73.19 | 74.56 | 78.48 | 78.48 m | |
| 6 | 13 |  Vadim Bavikin (ISR) |
71.77 | 77.06 | X | 77.06 m | |
| 7 | 14 |  Breaux Greer (USA) |
76.82 | 74.21 | 74.50 | 76.82 m | |
| 8 | 15 |  Sergey Voynov (UZB) |
76.66 | 72.78 | 76.31 | 76.66 m | |
| 9 | 16 | Emeterio González (CUB) |
X | 76.18 | 72.40 | 76.18 m | |
| 10 | 17 | Ēriks Rags (LAT) |
70.19 | X | 75.72 | 75.72 m | |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
85.44 | X | X | 82.72 | 82.11 | 85.31 | 85.44 m | |
 |
Andrus Värnik (EST) |
85.17 | X | X | 81.98 | X | 80.51 | 85.17 m | |
 |
Boris Henry (GER) |
84.74 | 82.41 | 83.32 | X | 82.14 | 83.44 | 84.74 m | |
| 4. | Jan Železný (CZE) |
82.98 | X | 84.09 | X | X | 81.24 | 84.09 m | |
| 5. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
83.05 | 76.63 | 79.90 | 75.79 | X | 77.78 | 83.05 m | |
| 6. | Christian Nicolay (GER) |
80.85 | 81.77 | X | 80.60 | X | 81.26 | 81.77 m | |
| 7. | Miroslav Guzdek (CZE) |
77.99 | 81.40 | X | 75.67 | 77.32 | 78.54 | 81.40 m | |
| 8. | Peter Blank (GER) |
80.34 | X | 76.29 | X | 79.39 | 78.43 | 80.34 m | |
| 9. | Steve Backley (GBR) |
79.35 | 79.90 | 80.13 | 80.13 m | ||||
| 10. | Li Rongxiang (CHN) |
78.24 | X | 77.02 | 78.24 m | ||||
| 11. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) |
77.75 | X | X | 77.75 m | ||||
| 12. | Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) |
77.32 | X | X | 77.32 m | ||||