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. 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 RoundGroup AGroup B07.08.1994 – 18:50h07.08.1994 – 20:10hFinal Round08.08.1994 – 18:50h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records Standing records prior to the 1994 European Athletics Championships World Record 95.66 m August 28, 1993 Sheffield, United Kingdom Event Record 87.30 m August 28, 1990 Split, Yugoslavia Broken records during the 1994 European Athletics Championships Event Record 85.20 m August 8, 1994 Helsinki, Finland

Qualification

Group A RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123 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 RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123 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 RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 81.04 85.20 81.74 X — 79.7085.20 m CR 81.80 X 80.06 82.16 82.90 80.78 82.90 m 80.40 82.58 82.50 X X X82.58 m 4 79.54 80.80 80.76 79.14 81.34 75.6681.34 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 X80.46 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.

(1) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (3) (2) (3)

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

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