1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

1994 European Athletics Championships
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High jump	men	women
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Decathlon	men

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 7 and 8 August 1994.^[1] There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. 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.

Medalists

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

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

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	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	76.06	72.32	77.22	77.22 m
10	22	Colin Mackenzie (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	Håvard 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 (CZE)	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	Mirosław 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 (CZE)	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

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

See also

• 1991 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo)
• 1992 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
• 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
• 1996 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta)
• 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)

References

• Results
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