Games of the XXXII Olympiad • Biographical Entry List • Men Men’s Javelin Throw Entrants: 34 Event starts: August 4 Age (Days) Born SB PB 1249 KATKAVETS Aliaksei BLR 23y 55d 1998 85.10 86.05 -20 2019 European under-23 bronze // dnq World Youth 2015; dnq EJC 2017; 3 under-23 ECH 2019; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Belarusian 2018/2020/2021. Coach-Valery Oksenchuk In 2021: 2 Belarusian winter; 1 Brest Shukevich Prizes; 4 European Throws Cup; 1 Belarusian Universiade; 2 Belarusian Cup; 2 Prague Odložil; 2 Brno; 4 Kladno; 1 Belarusian 1250 MIALESHKA Pavel BLR 28y 249d 1992 85.06 85.06 -21 Fourth at 2017 European Team Championships // 3 EJC 2011; 10 under-23 ECH 2013; 4 ETCh 2017; dnq WCH 2017/2019; dnq ECH 2018. 1 Belarusian 2013/2017/2019. 1.87/90kg In 2021: 1 Minsk ‘Winter’; 1 Belarusian winter; 2 Brest Shukevich Prizes; 3 European Throws Cup; 1 Minsk Romuald Klim Memorial; 1 Belarusian Cup; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 Brno; 5 Kladno; 2 Belarusian 1642 VADLEJCH Jakub CZE 30y 295d 1990 82.31 89.73 -17 2017 World silver, with a personal best // 12 World Youth 2007; 10 WJC 2008; 8 EJC 2009; 8 OLY 2016 (2012-dnq); 1 ETCh 2017 (2019-2); 2 WCH 2017 (2015-dnq, 2019 -5); 8 ECH 2018 (2010/2014-dnq, 2016-9). 1 Czech 2014/2015/2017/2019/2021. 1.91/93kg In 2021: 4 Potchefstroom Athletics Central North West; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Czech; 4 Gateshead Diamond/July 1643 VESELÝ Vítězslav CZE 38y 155d 1983 82.63 88.34 -12 2013 World Champion, 2012 Olympic bronze // 9 WJC 2002; 1 ECH 2012 (2010-9, 2014/2016-2); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-11, 2016-7); 1 WCH 2013 (2009/2017-dnq, 2011-4, 2015-8); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Czech 2008/2010/2011/2012/2016. Personal best 88.34 in qualifying at the London Olympics, but only 83.34 in final for initial fourth place (now upgraded to bronze after the disqualification of Oleksandr Pyatnytsya UKR). Did classical piano training from age 7 to 15, but the gave up because “it was too much work”. Partner-Nikola Ogrodnikova (2 ECH JT 2018).1.86/93kg In 2021: 6 Potchefstroom Athletics Central North West; 4 Roodepoort Athletix Invitational; 9 European Throws Cup; 5 Ostrava Golden Spike; 2 Šamorín PTS; 3 Prague Odložil; 2 Kladno; 2 ETCh 1st League; 2 Czech 1715 ABDELRAHMAN Ihab EGY 32y 92d 1989 83.88 89.21 -14 NR Full name-Ihab Abdel Rahman El Sayed // 3 African Junior 2007; 2 WJC 2008; 1 Francophone Games 2009; 1 African Champs 2010 (2012-5); dnq OLY 2012; 2 Mediterranean Games 2013; 12 WSG 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 2 African Champs 2014; 1 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. Served three-year doping ban in 2016-2019. 1.94/100kg (size 14 feet) In 2021: 1 Egyptian; 1 El Maadi (3s); 1 Arab 1797 JAINAGA Odei ESP 23y 291d 1997 84.80 84.80 -20 NR Spanish record holder // dnq WJC 2016; 3 ETCh 2021 (2017-11). 1 Spanish 2017/2020/2021. His mother Cristina Larrea Las was 9th at the 193 Wordl Student Games JT (also 1 Spanish 1992/1993/1994) In 2021: 1 San Sebastián; 1 Pamplona Spanish League; 7 European Throws Cup; 1 Barcelona Spanish League; 3 ETCh; 5 Spanish League ‘División De Honor’ Final; 2 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 1 Spanish 1903 ETELÄTALO Lassi FIN 33y 92d 1988 82.84 84.98 -14 Fourth at 2014 European Championships & 2019 World Championships // 3 Nordic under-23 2008; 9 under-23 ECH 2009; 4 ECH 2014; 4 WCH 2019. 1 Finnish 2019. Coach-Leo Pusa. 1.93/90kg In 2021: 1 Vantaa; 6 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 4 Orimattila; 1 ETCh 1st League; 1 Vaasa 1904 HELANDER Oliver FIN 24y 212d 1997 86.93 88.02 -18 Up from 80.25 to 88.02 in 2018 (but then only 76.64 at the Berlin European Championships) 4 World Youth 2013; 7 EJC 2017; 7 under-23 ECH 2017; dnq ECH 2018; dnq WCH 2019. 1 Finnish 2018. Shoulder surgery in January 2020, resumed training after four months. 1.95/82kg In 2021: 5 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 1 Joensuu 1905 KUUSELA Toni FIN 27y 192d 1994 85.03 85.03 -21 5 EJC 2013; 5 ETCh 2019. 1 Finnish under-23 2013; 3 Finnish 2019/2020. Coach-Petteri Piironen. 1.83/82kg In 2021: 1 Potchefstroom (Mar 2); 3 Potchefstroom Athletics Central North West (Mar 16); 3 Roodepoort Athletix Invitational; 3 Vantaa; 9 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 2 Orimattila; 1 Ylivieska 1909 RUUSKANEN Antti FIN 37y 161d 1984 77.89 88.98 -15 2014 European Champion. 2012 Olympic bronze, one of only three medals won by Finland in London 2012 (the other two were in sailing) 3 EJC 2003; 2 under-23 ECH 2005; 5 WCH 2009/2013/2015 (2011-9, 2019-dnq); 2 OLY 2012 (2016-6); 1 ECH 2014 (2016-3, 2018-6); 8 IAAF Continental Cup 2014. 1 Finnish 2012/2014/2015. In Kuortane 2008 became the first Finn to defeat Tero Pitkämäki in four years. He is also a qualified electrical engineer, sports adviser, sports masseur and personal trainer. 1.89/86kg In 2021: 1 Saarijärvi; 3 Pihtipudas; 2 Joensuu 2160 HOFMANN Andreas GER 29y 228d 1991 78.26 92.06 -18 2018 European silver // 1 EJC 2009; 1 ETCh 2014; 6 WCH 2015 (2017-8, 2019-dnq); 2 ECH 2018 (2014-9). 1 German 2018/2019. Back/shoulder surgery in 2010, then on his elbow in 2012 when they strengthened his arm with a piece of his thigh tendon. Elbow surgery 2021. Club-MTG Mannheim. His father Jürgen was an Olympic bobsledder. 1.95/108kg 2181 SEIFERT Bernhard GER 28y 167d 1993 81.28 89.06 -19 2013 European under-23 silver, followed by bronze in 2015 // 6 EJC 2011; 4 WJC 2012; 2 under-23 ECH 2013 (2015-3); dnq ECH 2013. 2 German 2013 (2014/2015/2016 -6, 2017-3, 2019-4). He turned down selection for the 2019 World Championships because he wasn’t happy with his form. 1.90/88kg In 2021: 2 Halle Throwing Day; 1 Potsdam; 7 Dessau Anhalt; 1 Schönebeck; 2 German; 1 Jena; 1 Potsdam; 6 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 1 Halle; 7 Lucerne; 3 Thum 2183 VETTER Johannes GER 28y 128d 1993 96.29 97.76 -20 NR (“Jojo") 2017 World Champion, now on the brink of a world record // 12 EJC 2011; 2 ETCh 2015; 4 under-23 ECH 2015; 4 OLY 2016; 1 WCH 2017 (2015-7, 2019-3); 5 ECH 2018; 1 ETCh 2021. 1 German 2017/2020. Employed as a ‘sportsoldat’ in the German Armed Forces, also a councillor in his home town Offenburg. Club-LG Offenburg. Coach-Boris Obergföll (née Henry). 1.88/105kg In 2020: Admitted he lost out financially because of the pandemic, but after fouling out in Zweibrücken he won 9/9 contests including 97.76 in Chorzów for 2nd all-time (“It was really close to perfection.”) In 2021: 1 Offenburg International (87.27); 1 Offenburg Speerwurfmeeting (91.50); 1 European Throws Cup (91.12 ); 1 Ostrava Golden Spike (94.20); 1 Dessau Anhalt (93.20); 1 ETCh (96.29); 1 Kuortane (93.59); 1 Lucerne (92.14 – a record seventh successive 90m+ comp); 1 Gateshead Diamond/July (85.25, he only won it in the final round); 1 Thum (86.48); 19 successive victories since fouling out at Zweibrücken on July 25, 2020) © Mark Butler 2021 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 01/08/2021 2184 WEBER Julian GER 26y 337d 1994 84.95 88.29 -16 Former European Junior Champion // 1 EJC 2013; 5 under-23 ECH 2015; 9 OLY 2016; 1 Athletics World Cup 2018; 1 ETCh 2019; 6 WCH 2019. 1 German 2021. Former handball player who threw a 700gm 52.27 for fun with his first attempt at age 16. Club-USC Mainz. 1.91/98kg In 2021: 1 Halle Throwing Day; 2 Dessau Anhalt; 1 German; 1 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 3 Lucerne; 2 Gateshead Diamond/July 2236 PETERS Anderson GRN 23y 284d 1997 83.46 87.31 -19 NR Surprise 2019 World Champion, where he led from the first round // 100 pb: 10.89w -16. 9 World Youth 2013; 2 Pan-Am junior 2015; 3 WJC 2016; 3 COM 2018; 2 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 2018; North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 2018; 1 Pan-Am Games 2019; 1 WCH 2019 (2017-dnq). 1 NCAA 2018/2019. 1.87/84kg “What I love about the javelin is the uncertainty of how far it can really go” In 2021: 1 Texas Relays; 1 Starkville Bulldog Relays; 1 Eugene Grand Prix; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 4 Gateshead Diamond/May; 1 Šamorín PTS; 7 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 3 ‘Meeting’ Madrid; 4 Kuortane; 5 Gateshead Diamond/July 2275 RIVASZ-TÓTH Norbert HUN 25y 86d 1996 79.29 83.42 -19 NR Hungarian record holder & 7x Champion // 12 WJC 2012 (2013-dnq); 6 EJC 2013; dnq ECH 2016/2018; 1 under-23 ECH 2017; 5 WSG 2019; 9 WCH 2019 (2017-dnq). 1 Hungarian 2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2020/2021. Coach-Lorinc Varga. 1.82/86kg In 2021: 1 Hungarian winter; 10 European Throws Cup; 1 Hungarian Team Champs (East) semi-final; 6 Gateshead Diamond/May; 5 Šamorín PTS; 1 Szombathely Savaria Cup; 1 Hungarian 2297 CHOPRA Neeraj IND 23y 220d 1997 88.07 88.07 -21 NR Reigning Asian, Asian Games & Commonwealth Games Champion // dnq World Youth 2013; 1 South Asian Games 2015; 2 Asian junior 2016; 1 WJC 2016; 1 Asian Champs 2017 (2015-9); dnq WCH 2017; 1 COM 2018; 1 Asian Games 2018.