| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's javelin throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 and 27 August 1950.
| Gold | Toivo Hyytiäinen | |
| Silver | Per-Arne Berglund | |
| Bronze | Ragnar Ericzon |
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 71.26 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 70.06 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 69.82 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 66.84 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 66.20 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 64.99 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 62.13 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 61.50 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 58.59 |
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 68.49 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 68.02 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 67.36 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 65.29 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 63.74 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 63.51 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 61.63 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 61.25 | Q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 60.66 | Q | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 60.46 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 59.37 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.87 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 54.28 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.82 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 51.54 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 46.35 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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