1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
| Events at the 1994 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 | women | ||
| 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 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 BackleyGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Silver |  Seppo RätyFinland (FIN) |
| Bronze |  Jan ŽeleznýCzech Republic (CZE) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.
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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)
- 1994 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 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
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