Jarrod BANNISTER in action during the men's final in Daegu.
At the time he was the Australian record holder for the javelin with 89.02 set in 2008,
the year he finished sixth at the Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2010 he won the event at The Commonwealth Games, in Delhi, 81.71m.
This made him the first Australian winner in that event for nearly fifty years,
following in the footsteps of 1962 champion Alf Mitchell.
On 8th. February 2018, Bannister was found dead in his home in Eindhoven,
Netherlands, he was aged 33.
Men's Javelin Final.
2011 World Athletics Championships.
| 1 |
Matthias de ZORDO
|
(GER)
|
86.27m |
| 2 |
Andreas THORKILDSEN
|
(NOR)
|
84.78m |
| 3 |
Guillermo MARTINEZ
|
(CUB)
|
84.30m |
| 4 |
Vitezlav VESELY
|
(CZE)
|
84.11m |
| 5 |
Fatih AVAN
|
(TUR)
|
83.34m |
| 6 |
Roman AVRAMENKO
|
(UKR) |
82.51m |
| 7 |
Jarrod BANNISTER
|
(AUS)
|
82.25m |
| 8 |
Mark FRANK
|
(GER)
|
81.81m |
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2016 78.29 Halle 21 MAY
2015 76.09 Kaiserslautern 04 JUL
2012 83.70 Paris Saint-Denis 06 JUL
2011 82.25 Daegu 03 SEP
2010 83.17 Perth 18 APR
2008 89.02 Brisbane 29 FEB (personal best) **
2007 83.70 Brisbane 10 MAR
2006 78.06 Melbourne 25 MAR
2002 73.31 Kingston 21 JUL
Jarod was the Australian javelin champion five times between 2006 and 2013, winning the title
in 2008 with his personal best.**