2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Events at the
2006 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 women
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
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 24 participating athletes. The final was held on Wednesday August 9, 2006, and the qualifying round on Monday August 7, 2006 with the mark set at 81.00 metres.

Medalists

GoldNorway Andreas Thorkildsen
Norway (NOR)
SilverFinland Tero Pitkämäki
Finland (FIN)
BronzeCzech Republic Jan Železný
Czech Republic (CZE)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
07.08.2006 18:30h 07.08.2006 19:30h
Final Round
09.08.2006 19:10h

Abbreviations

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

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 74.25 86.55 86.55 m
2 6  Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) 72.88 81.57 81.57 m
3 8  Jan Železný (CZE) 80.60 X X 80.60 m
4 11  Nick Nieland (GBR) 80.40 X X 80.40 m
5 12  Ēriks Rags (LAT) 76.70 78.54 79.24 79.24 m
6 13  Teemu Wirkkala (FIN) 79.05 X 77.85 79.05 m
7 14  Christian Nicolay (GER) 77.94 75.29 72.60 77.94 m
8 15  Daniel Ragnvaldsson (SWE) 76.71 73.13 X 76.71 m
9 16  Yeóryios Íltsios (GRE) 75.88 74.00 X 75.88 m
10 22  Felix Loretz (SUI) 67.50 65.13 70.83 70.83 m
11 23  Francesco Pignata (ITA) 69.84 X 70.37 70.37 m
12 24  Vadim Bavikin (ISR) 66.67 66.93 X 66.93 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2  Ainārs Kovals (LAT) 79.03 76.36 85.95 85.95 m PB
2 3  Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) 84.68 84.68 m
3 4  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 83.78 83.78 m
4 5  Peter Esenwein (GER) 82.71 82.71 m
5 7  Stefan Wenk (GER) 80.90 X 77.54 80.90 m
6 9  Magnus Arvidsson (SWE) 80.45 75.59 80.45 m
7 10  Stefan Müller (SUI) 78.64 75.45 80.43 80.43 m NR
8 17  Tero Järvenpää (FIN) 75.21 X 72.38 75.21 m
9 18  Tomas Intas (LTU) 74.76 73.19 72.10 74.76 m
10 19  Risto Mätas (EST) 74.58 X 73.87 74.58 m
11 20  Marián Bokor (SVK) 71.80 X 72.54 72.54 m
12 21  Ronny Nilsen (NOR) 71.37 70.58 67.10 71.37 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 82.84 87.37 85.30 87.35 86.39 88.78 88.78 m
2nd  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 86.44 81.44 82.87 82.68 X 84.71 86.44 m
3rd  Jan Železný (CZE) 85.92 X X X X X 85.92 m
4  Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) 76.21 83.21 X X X 81.13 83.21 m
5  Ainārs Kovals (LAT) 81.65 79.19 78.23 79.56 77.31 79.75 81.65 m
6  Peter Esenwein (GER) 81.11 76.46 X 73.73 76.45 80.45 81.11 m
7  Stefan Müller (SUI) 80.87 78.38 78.16 75.72 76.08 75.52 80.87 m NR
8  Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) 78.68 80.09 77.99 X 76.61 73.99 80.09 m
9  Ēriks Rags (LAT) 79.51 X X 79.51 m
10  Magnus Arvidsson (SWE) 78.53 73.94 X 78.53 m
11  Nick Nieland (GBR) 75.66 X 76.92 76.92 m
12  Stefan Wenk (GER) X 75.71 75.00 75.71 m

See also

References


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