1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Events at the 1986 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
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 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 26 and 27 August 1986.^[1] There were a total number of 30 competitors. The qualification mark was set at 79.50 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Klaus Tafelmeier West Germany (FRG)
Silver	Detlef Michel East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Viktor Yevsyukov Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

• All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Standing records prior to the 1986 European Athletics Championships
World Record	Tom Petranoff (USA)	85.38 m	July 7, 1986	Helsinki, Finland
Event Record	Jānis Lūsis (URS)	91.52 m	September 19, 1969	Athens, Greece

Qualification

• Held on 26 August 1986

Rank	Group A	Distance
1.	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	82.68 m
2.	Gerald Weiss (GDR)	81.40 m
3.	Marek Kaleta (URS)	81.32 m
4.	Viktor Yevsyukov (URS)	80.48 m
5.	Jyrki Blom (FIN)	79.02 m
6.	Dag Wennlund (SWE)	76.88 m
7.	Roald Bradstock (GBR)	76.52 m
8.	Seppo Räty (FIN)	76.00 m
9.	Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA)	75.24 m
10.	Reidar Lorentzen (NOR)	73.24 m
11.	Kenneth Petersen (DEN)	73.24 m
12.	László Stefan (HUN)	72.68 m
13.	Jan Olav Johansson (SWE)	72.30 m
14.	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	71.54 m
15.	Øystein Slettevold (NOR)	69.32 m

Rank	Group B	Distance
1.	Heino Puuste (URS)	82.54 m
2.	Detlef Michel (GDR)	79.84 m
3.	Sejad Krdžalić (YUG)	79.46 m
4.	Wolfram Gambke (FRG)	78.94 m
5.	Stanisław Górak (POL)	78.32 m
6.	Mick Hill (GBR)	77.94 m
7.	David Ottley (GBR)	77.88 m
8.	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	77.76 m
9.	Jorma Markus (FIN)	77.32 m
10.	Jan Železný (TCH)	75.90 m
11.	Charlus Bertimon (FRA)	75.82 m
12.	Peter Schreiber (FRG)	75.48 m
13.	Narve Hoff (NOR)	75.14 m
14.	Peter Borglund (SWE)	72.86 m
15.	Pascal Lefévre (FRA)	69.42 m

Final

Rank	Final	Distance
	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	84.76 m CR
	Detlef Michel (GDR)	81.90 m
	Viktor Yevsyukov (URS)	81.80 m
4.	Jyrki Blom (FIN)	80.48 m
5.	Heino Puuste (URS)	80.34 m
6.	Wolfram Gambke (FRG)	79.88 m
7.	Sejad Krdžalić (YUG)	79.50 m
8.	Mick Hill (GBR)	77.34 m
9.	Marek Kaleta (URS)	77.16 m
9.	David Ottley (GBR)	77.16 m
11.	Gerald Weiß (GDR)	76.24 m
12.	Stanisław Górak (POL)	74.20 m

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

See also

• 1983 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1987 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
• 1988 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)

References

• Results