Jean-Paul Lakafia

Jean-Paul Lakafia (born 29 June 1961) is a retired male javelin thrower from France; he was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 12th place. He set his personal best (86.60 metres) in 1985.

Jean-Paul Lakafia
Personal information
Born (1961-06-29) 29 June 1961
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb) (1984 Olympics)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st (Jeux de la Francophonie)
Olympic finals12th (1984 Olympics)
Personal best(s)86.60 m (1985)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  New Caledonia
(South) Pacific Games
1991 Port Moresby Javelin throw
1987 Nouméa Javelin throw
1983 Apia Javelin throw
1979 Suva Javelin throw
1983 Apia Decathlon
Updated on 26 April 2013.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  France
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 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 Apia, Western Samoa 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.


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