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Javelin thrower fails to qualify for Friday final at Olympics

Burnaby Olympian, Curtis Moss, failed to move on to the final of the men's javelin at the London Games on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Burnaby resident threw the javelin 78.

Burnaby Olympian, Curtis Moss, failed to move on to the final of the men's javelin at the London Games on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Burnaby resident threw the javelin 78.22 metres in the qualifying round at the Games on Wednesday, finishing 13th in Group A and 22nd overall. The top-12 qualifiers, including Czech Republic's Vitezslav Vesely who topped the field with a personal-best throw of 88.34m, moved on to Friday's final.

Moss made the Canadian Olympic team with a personal-best qualifying throw of 81.21m earlier this year.

The final qualifier, Tino Faber of Germany, garnered the 12th spot with a throw of 80.39m.