1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Events at the
1994 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 8 August 1994. The defending European Champion Steve Backley retained his title and set a championship record (85.20 metres) in the final round, using an enhanced javelin model.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Steve Backley
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver Seppo Räty
Finland (FIN)
Bronze Jan Železný
Czech Republic (CZE)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
07.08.1994 – 18:50h 07.08.1994 – 20:10h
Final Round
08.08.1994 – 18:50h

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1994 European Athletics Championships
World Record  Jan Železný (CZE) 95.66 m August 28, 1993 Sheffield, United Kingdom
Event Record  Steve Backley (GBR) 87.30 m August 28, 1990 Split, Yugoslavia
Broken records during the 1994 European Athletics Championships
Event Record  Steve Backley (GBR) 85.20 m August 8, 1994 Helsinki, Finland

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 4  Raymond Hecht (GER) 77.90 82.54 82.54 m
2 6  Steve Backley (GBR) 81.58 81.58 m
3 8  Donald Sild (EST) 81.12 81.12 m
4 9  Patrik Bodén (SWE) X 79.60 80.94 80.94 m
5 12  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) 78.98 75.94 X 78.98 m
6 13  Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) 76.82 78.82 75.88 78.82 m
7 14  Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 75.84 77.72 78.56 78.56 m
8 15  Andrey Shevchuk (RUS) 78.56 X 72.00 78.56 m
9 16  Sigurdur Einarsson (ISL) 76.06 72.32 77.22 77.22 m
10 22  Colin McKenzie (GBR) 74.00 X X 74.00 m
11 23  Miloš Steigauf (TCH) 73.82 73.10 X 73.82 m
12 24  Ivan Mustapić (CRO) 72.50 X 71.48 72.50 m
13 25  Havard Johansen (NOR) 72.44 66.40 X 72.44 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1  Seppo Räty (FIN) 84.76 84.76 m
2 2  Mick Hill (GBR) 78.24 84.44 84.44 m
3 3  Jan Železný (TCH) 79.86 83.88 83.88 m
4 5  Terry McHugh (IRL) 78.98 82.14 82.14 m PB
5 6  Andrey Moruyev (RUS) 81.58 81.58 m
6 10  Dag Wennlund (SWE) 79.44 80.30 80.30 m
7 11  Boris Henry (GER) 79.22 77.20 76.64 79.22 m
8 17  Yuriy Rybin (RUS) 74.26 76.38 X 76.38 m
9 18  Juha Laukkanen (FIN) 73.54 73.82 75.86 75.86 m
10 19  Miroslaw Witek (POL) 72.56 75.26 74.58 75.26 m
11 20  Peter Blank (GER) 74.88 72.14 X 74.88 m
12 21  Marek Kaleta (EST) 74.46 72.32 69.74 74.46 m
13 26  Mārcis Štrobinders (LAT) NM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Steve Backley (GBR) 81.04 85.20 81.74 X 79.70 85.20 m CR
 Seppo Räty (FIN) 81.80 X 80.06 82.16 82.90 80.78 82.90 m
 Jan Železný (TCH) 80.40 82.58 82.50 X X X 82.58 m
4  Patrik Bodén (SWE) 79.54 80.80 80.76 79.14 81.34 75.66 81.34 m
5  Raymond Hecht (GER) 79.12 78.04 81.18 X 80.60 81.06 81.18 m
6  Mick Hill (GBR) 80.24 80.36 80.66 X X X 80.66 m
7  Terry McHugh (IRL) 79.12 78.30 79.78 75.52 80.46 X 80.46 m
8  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) 78.88 X 77.32 75.42 X 76.52 78.88 m
9  Andrey Moruyev (RUS) X X 78.66 78.66 m
10  Dag Wennlund (SWE) 78.52 77.60 75.16 78.52 m
11  Boris Henry (GER) 76.40 74.10 76.88 76.88 m
12  Donald Sild (EST) 75.38 71.16 74.88 75.38 m

See also

References