1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
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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 | ![]() Great Britain (GBR) |
Silver | ![]() Finland (FIN) |
Bronze | ![]() Czech Republic (CZE) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
07.08.1994 – 18:50h | 07.08.1994 – 20:10h |
Final Round | |
08.08.1994 – 18:50h |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1994 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | ![]() |
95.66 m | August 28, 1993 | ![]() |
Event Record | ![]() |
87.30 m | August 28, 1990 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1994 European Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | ![]() |
85.20 m | August 8, 1994 | ![]() |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 4 | ![]() |
77.90 | 82.54 | — | 82.54 m | |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
81.58 | — | — | 81.58 m | |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
81.12 | — | — | 81.12 m | |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
X | 79.60 | 80.94 | 80.94 m | |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
78.98 | 75.94 | X | 78.98 m | |
6 | 13 | ![]() |
76.82 | 78.82 | 75.88 | 78.82 m | |
7 | 14 | ![]() |
75.84 | 77.72 | 78.56 | 78.56 m | |
8 | 15 | ![]() |
78.56 | X | 72.00 | 78.56 m | |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
76.06 | 72.32 | 77.22 | 77.22 m | |
10 | 22 | ![]() |
74.00 | X | X | 74.00 m | |
11 | 23 | ![]() |
73.82 | 73.10 | X | 73.82 m | |
12 | 24 | ![]() |
72.50 | X | 71.48 | 72.50 m | |
13 | 25 | ![]() |
72.44 | 66.40 | X | 72.44 m |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 1 | ![]() |
84.76 | — | — | 84.76 m | |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
78.24 | 84.44 | — | 84.44 m | |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
79.86 | 83.88 | — | 83.88 m | |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
78.98 | 82.14 | — | 82.14 m | PB |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
81.58 | — | — | 81.58 m | |
6 | 10 | ![]() |
79.44 | 80.30 | — | 80.30 m | |
7 | 11 | ![]() |
79.22 | 77.20 | 76.64 | 79.22 m | |
8 | 17 | ![]() |
74.26 | 76.38 | X | 76.38 m | |
9 | 18 | ![]() |
73.54 | 73.82 | 75.86 | 75.86 m | |
10 | 19 | ![]() |
72.56 | 75.26 | 74.58 | 75.26 m | |
11 | 20 | ![]() |
74.88 | 72.14 | X | 74.88 m | |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
74.46 | 72.32 | 69.74 | 74.46 m | |
13 | 26 | ![]() |
— | — | — | NM |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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81.04 | 85.20 | 81.74 | X | — | 79.70 | 85.20 m | CR |
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81.80 | X | 80.06 | 82.16 | 82.90 | 80.78 | 82.90 m | |
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80.40 | 82.58 | 82.50 | X | X | X | 82.58 m | |
4 | ![]() |
79.54 | 80.80 | 80.76 | 79.14 | 81.34 | 75.66 | 81.34 m | |
5 | ![]() |
79.12 | 78.04 | 81.18 | X | 80.60 | 81.06 | 81.18 m | |
6 | ![]() |
80.24 | 80.36 | 80.66 | X | X | X | 80.66 m | |
7 | ![]() |
79.12 | 78.30 | 79.78 | 75.52 | 80.46 | X | 80.46 m | |
8 | ![]() |
78.88 | X | 77.32 | 75.42 | X | 76.52 | 78.88 m | |
9 | ![]() |
X | X | 78.66 | 78.66 m | ||||
10 | ![]() |
78.52 | 77.60 | 75.16 | 78.52 m | ||||
11 | ![]() |
76.40 | 74.10 | 76.88 | 76.88 m | ||||
12 | ![]() |
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
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014