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
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb) (1984 Olympics)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
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 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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 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.