Jean-Paul Lakafia
1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)Weight 103 kg (227 lb) (1984 Olympics) Sport Country
FranceSport Athletics Event Javelin Achievements and titles Olympic finals 12th (1984 Olympics) Regional finals 1st (Jeux de la Francophonie) Personal best 86.60 m (1985)
Updated on 26 April 2013
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Medal record
Men's athletics | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
(South) Pacific Games | ||
![]() | 1991 Port Moresby | Javelin throw |
![]() | 1987 Nouméa | Javelin throw |
![]() | 1983 Apia | Javelin throw |
![]() | 1979 Suva | Javelin throw |
![]() | 1983 Apia | Decathlon |
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.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 ![]() | |||||
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 has a daughter Chanelle and two sons, Pierre-Gilles and Raphaël, who 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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