The Olympics 2004: Athletics: Golden Finale Alive for Backley
Birmingham Post › August 27, 2004
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Steve Backley last night breathed a massive sigh of relief after scraping into the Olympic javelin final.
Backley twice came agonisingly close to the automatic qualifying standard for tomorrow's final in yesterday evening's heats in Athens.See the full content of this document
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The Olympics 2004: Athletics: Golden Finale Alive for Backley
However the 35-year-old Briton was unable to reach the required distance of 81 metres and finished sixth of the 17 athletes in his pool.
With only the top 12 from both pools to qualify, Backley had to hope fewer than seven athletes...See the full content of this document
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