1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:	Men's javelin throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's javelin throw at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 28 and 29 August 1954.

Medalists

Gold	Janusz Sidło
Silver	Vladimir Kuznetsov
Bronze	Soini Nikkinen

Results

Final

29 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		76.35
	align=left		align=left		74.61
	align=left		align=left		73.38
4	align=left		align=left		72.39
5	align=left		align=left		72.38
6	align=left		align=left		71.98
7	align=left		align=left		69.84
8	align=left		align=left		68.45
9	align=left		align=left		68.24
10	align=left		align=left		67.78
11	align=left		align=left		66.53
12	align=left		align=left		66.28
13	align=left		align=left		65.66
14	align=left		align=left		64.70
15	align=left		align=left		63.89
16	align=left		align=left		58.21

Qualification

28 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		75.06	Q
2	align=left		align=left		74.36	Q
3	align=left		align=left		73.49	Q
4	align=left		align=left		70.79	Q
5	align=left		align=left		69.86	Q
6	align=left		align=left		68.98	Q
7	align=left		align=left		68.23	Q
8	align=left		align=left		68.04	Q
9	align=left		align=left		66.90	Q
10	align=left		align=left		66.24	Q
11	align=left		align=left		65.85	Q
12	align=left		align=left		65.64	Q
13	align=left		align=left		64.14	Q
14	align=left		align=left		63.83	Q
15	align=left		align=left		63.73	Q
16	align=left		align=left		63.00	Q
17	align=left		align=left		59.36
18	align=left		align=left		57.63
19	align=left		align=left		57.15
20	align=left		align=left		54.48
21	align=left		align=left		54.10

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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