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
01 !	Hannu Siitonen	Finland	89.58
02 !	Wolfgang Hanisch	East Germany	85.46
03 !	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