2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

2002 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
5000 m	men	women
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
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes. The final was held on Friday August 9, 2002, and the qualifying round on Wednesday August 7, 2002 with the mark set at 82.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Steve Backley Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Sergey Makarov Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Boris Henry Germany (GER)

Schedule

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

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships
World Record	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	May 25, 1996	Jena, Germany
Event Record	Steve Backley (GBR)	89.72 m	August 23, 1998	Budapest, Hungary

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1	Steve Backley (GBR)	85.76	—	—	85.76 m
2	3	Sergey Makarov (RUS)	81.39	83.24	—	83.24 m
3	5	Jan Železný (CZE)	78.97	82.44	—	82.44 m
4	6	Boris Henry (GER)	82.31	—	—	82.31 m
5	9	Dariusz Trafas (POL)	79.84	79.67	80.28	80.28 m
6	10	Mick Hill (GBR)	75.13	79.38	X	79.38 m
7	11	Harri Haatainen (FIN)	71.77	78.04	79.25	79.25 m
8	12	Ari Pakarinen (FIN)	70.07	73.77	79.04	79.04 m
9	16	Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT)	78.20	X	73.34	78.20 m
10	18	Gergely Horváth (HUN)	77.04	77.93	76.71	77.93 m
11	19	Vadim Bavikin (ISR)	77.73	75.73	74.99	77.73 m
12	22	Felix Loretz (SUI)	72.19	73.29	71.34	73.29 m
13	23	Richard Knudsen (DEN)	73.27	X	64.29	73.27 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	2	Ēriks Rags (LAT)	76.55	84.05	—	84.05 m
2	4	Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)	77.94	77.77	82.60	82.60 m
3	7	Raymond Hecht (GER)	81.86	81.85	—	81.86 m
4	8	Aki Parviainen (FIN)	X	81.49	—	81.49 m
5	13	Björn Lange (GER)	78.80	X	78.75	78.80 m
6	14	Gregor Hogler (AUT)	78.40	X	78.75	78.40 m
7	15	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)	75.18	78.36	X	78.36 m
8	17	Rajmund Kółko (POL)	78.05	X	74.94	78.05 m
9	20	Miroslav Guzdek (CZE)	69.99	75.84	71.55	75.84 m
10	21	Andrus Värnik (EST)	X	X	75.66	75.66 m
11	24	Joachim Kiteau (FRA)	64.56	72.29	X	72.29 m
12	25	Nick Nieland (GBR)	X	71.92	X	71.92 m
—	—	Terry McHugh (IRL)	X	—	—	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Steve Backley (GBR)	86.29	83.94	86.37	84.05	88.54	84.76	88.54 m
	Sergey Makarov (RUS)	88.05	85.78	85.76	X	86.31	X	88.05 m
	Boris Henry (GER)	85.23	85.10	83.71	X	85.33	80.99	85.33 m
4	Ēriks Rags (LAT)	84.07	X	X	82.43	X	83.95	84.07 m
5	Raymond Hecht (GER)	83.95	83.57	X	X	83.30	80.49	83.95 m
6	Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)	77.76	82.17	82.66	82.26	80.69	82.57	82.66 m
7	Dariusz Trafas (POL)	79.51	X	77.86	80.37	X	80.09	80.37 m
8	Aki Parviainen (FIN)	78.91	X	X	74.57	X	78.92	78.92 m
9	Harri Haatainen (FIN)	X	X	78.27				78.27 m
10	Mick Hill (GBR)	76.12	X	X				76.12 m
—	Jan Železný (CZE)	X	X	X				NM
—	Ari Pakarinen (FIN)	X	—	—				DNF

See also

• 1999 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville)
• 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)
• 2001 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Edmonton)
• 2003 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Paris)
• 2004 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Athens)
• 2005 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)

References

• Results
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