1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Events at the
1974 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
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's javelin throw at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Roma, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 7 and 8 September 1974.[1]

Medalists

Gold Hannu Siitonen
 Finland
Silver Wolfgang Hanisch
 East Germany
Bronze Terje Thorslund
 Norway

Results

Final

8 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Hannu Siitonen  Finland 89.58
2nd Wolfgang Hanisch  East Germany 85.46
3rd Terje Thorslund  Norway 83.68
4 Nikolay Grebnyev  Soviet Union 83.66
5 Klaus Wolfermann  West Germany 83.36
6 Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union 83.06
7 Miklós Németh  Hungary 81.06
8 Lauri Koski-Vähälä  Sweden 79.92
9 Aimo Aho  Finland 79.38
10 György Erdelyi  Hungary 78.06
11 David Travis  United Kingdom 75.42
12 Serge Leroy  France 74.62
13 Jorma Jaakola  Finland 73.32
14 Michael Wessing  West Germany 71.68

Qualification

7 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Klaus Wolfermann  West Germany 82.64 Q
2 David Travis  United Kingdom 82.38 Q
3 Wolfgang Hanisch  East Germany 82.08 Q
4 Lauri Koski-Vähälä  Sweden 81.80 Q
5 Serge Leroy  France 80.90 Q
6 Miklós Németh  Hungary 80.86 Q
7 Michael Wessing  West Germany 80.56 Q
8 Terje Thorslund  Norway 80.10 Q
9 Hannu Siitonen  Finland 79.70 Q
10 Nikolay Grebnyev  Soviet Union 79.48 Q
11 György Erdelyi  Hungary 79.10 Q
12 Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union 78.44 Q
13 Jorma Jaakola  Finland 78.40 Q
14 Aimo Aho  Finland 78.38 Q
15 Aleksandr Makarov  Soviet Union 77.92
16 Milco Milenski  Bulgaria 77.10
17 Horst Timmer  West Germany 75.08
18 Renzo Cramerotti  Italy 73.54
19 Lolésio Tuita  France 68.86
20 Brian Roberts  United Kingdom NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References