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.
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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
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| Event Record | Steve Backley (GBR) |
87.30 m | August 28, 1990 |  Split, Yugoslavia
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| Broken records during the 1994 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Steve Backley (GBR) |
85.20 m | August 8, 1994 | Helsinki, Finland
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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 |  Uladzimir 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 | ||||
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Steve Backley (GBR) |
81.04 | 85.20 | 81.74 | X | — | 79.70 | 85.20 m | CR |
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Seppo Räty (FIN) |
81.80 | X | 80.06 | 82.16 | 82.90 | 80.78 | 82.90 m | |
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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 | Uladzimir 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
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 460–470, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in men's javelin throw | |
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