Justin Arop (March 24, 1958 – 1994) was a

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athlete from

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, who competed in the men's

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event during his career. A two-time winner at the

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(1978 and 1987) he represented his native

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n country at three consecutive

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, starting in

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(1980). There he set his best Olympic result by finishing in 12th place in the overall-rankings. At the Lite Summer Games held at the Duke University Campus in Durham (North Carolina, USA), on June 27, 1982, Arop threw the javelin to a winning personal best of 84.58 meters (old design). He currently holds the Ugandan record with 75.52 m (new design).

International competitions

Seasonal bests by year

*1987 - 71.76 *1988 - 75.72

References

1958 births 1994 deaths Ugandan javelin throwers Olympic male javelin throwers Ugandan male athletes Olympic athletes for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games athletes for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda African Games gold medalists for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Place of birth missing African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub