Jean-Paul Lakafia

Jean-Paul Lakafia

Personal information
Born	(1961-06-29) 29 June 1961 Nouméa, New Caledonia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb) (1984 Olympics)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	1st (Jeux de la Francophonie)
Olympic finals	12th (1984 Olympics)
Personal best(s)	86.60 m (1985)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  New Caledonia (South) Pacific Games Gold 1991 Port Moresby Javelin throw Gold 1987 Nouméa Javelin throw Gold 1983 Apia Javelin throw Gold 1979 Suva Javelin throw Silver 1983 Apia Decathlon
Updated on 26 April 2013.

Jean-Paul Lakafia (born 29 June 1961 in Nouméa, Sud, New Caledonia) is a retired male javelin thrower from France. 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

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

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