A javelin throw medal at the World Championships in Oregon requires at least 87 meters, says Urheilu’s expert. Tuomas Raja. Oliver Helander is in the medal fight.
Finland Oliver Helander cleared Oregon’s World Championships javelin qualifier with one throw. The result of 82.41 was enough for the final, although the qualifying limit was not broken.
Helander was sixth in qualifying.
Coach Tero Pitkämäki was satisfied that Helander stuck to the tactics planned by the duo in the javelin qualifying.
– Two loose electric net throws and a good result with the first one. Enough bangs even in the final. It went according to plan, Pitkämäki said in a TV interview.
Helander is known as an injury-prone javelin thrower, so saving javelin shots for the final was particularly important. Helander has thrown the best throws of his career during the first three throwing rounds of the competition.
The Finnish thrower said that the body was not strained in the qualifying, and there are no other bruises.
The javelin qualification was of a tough standard for the top, which leads to a dizzying final. Anderson Peters was only nine centimeters short of the 90 meter mark and also Neeraj Chopra threw over 88 meters.
In Sunday’s final, a decent fight will probably be needed for a medal, but Pitkämäki thinks that Helander can also have medal chances.
– If the man doesn’t squeeze too much, gets casually hard and does a technical performance, then Oliver can be found in any position, Pitkämäki said of his protégé.
Expert: 87 meters is required for a medal
Helander, 25, has failed to qualify in his previous prestigious competitions. Now that the qualifying troll has been defeated, it will be interesting to see what Helander can do in the final.
Helander has thrown 89.83 at his best this season. With that result, he would even fight for the gold medal, but you can’t really count the Finn as a champion favorite.
Looking at the baseline of the season, Helander’s second-longest throw of 85.46 pales in comparison to Anderson Peters, Neeraj Chopra, To Julian Weber and For Jakub Vadlejch.
– The javelin final will be of a tough standard. 85 meters is not enough in that fight. You have to sprint 87 meters or more for a medal, Urheilu’s expert Tuomas Raja anticipate the finale.
Anderson Peters
93.07
90.75
90,31
Neeraj Chopra
89.94
89.30
88,39
Julian Weber
89.54
89.08
87,28
Jakub Vadlejch
90.88
88.59
85.50
Oliver Helander
89.83
85,46
82.41
Lassi Etelätalo
82.63
80.03
79.61
Expert Raja reminds that Finns should always be counted on for a medal in the men’s javelin final. The sport has a long tradition of success in Finland.
Lassi Etelätalo is the second Finnish representative in the final. Etelätalo qualified as the last man to continue with a result of 80.03.
The experienced competition visitor was also the last runner-up in the qualification at the previous World Championships in Doha, but he was fourth in the final.
Etelätalo has the fourth place in the prestigious competitions and the European Championships in Zurich 2014. Last summer at the Tokyo Olympics, he was eighth.
However, Etelätalo’s season results do not promise top positions for Sunday’s final. Etelätalo’s season best is 82.63.
In the comparison of finalists, it is enough instead of ninth.
The javelin final is scheduled for Sunday at 4:35 Finnish time.