Jean-Paul Lakafia
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Born | Athletics | 29 June 1961||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 12th (1984 Olympics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | 1st (Jeux de la Francophonie) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 86.60 m (1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 26 April 2013. |
Jean-Paul Lakafia (born 29 June 1961) is a retired male
Los Angeles, California
, finishing in 12th place. He set his personal best (86.60 metres) in 1985.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing France | |||||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States
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12th | Javelin throw | 70.86 m |
1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | Javelin throw | 73.38 m |
Representing New Caledonia | |||||
1979 | South Pacific Games | Suva, Fiji | 1st | Javelin throw | 64.44 m |
1983 | South Pacific Games | Western Samoa
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1st | Javelin throw | 84.74 m GR (old design) |
2nd | Decathlon | 5835 pts | |||
1987 | South Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 1st | Javelin throw | 78.96 m GR (current design) |
1991 | South Pacific Games | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 1st | Javelin throw | 77.12 m |
Family
Lakafia's two sons, Pierre-Gilles and Raphaël, are both French rugby union players.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Paul Lakafia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06.