| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27 and 28 August 1990. The qualification mark was set at 80.00 metres.
| Gold |  Steve BackleyGreat Britain (GBR) | |
| Silver | Viktor Zaitsev Soviet Union (URS) | |
| Bronze |  Patrik BodénSweden (SWE) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 27.08.1990 - 17:30h | 27.08.1990 - 19:00h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 28.08.1990 - 18:10h | ||
| 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1990 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.98 m | July 20, 1990 | ||||
| 84.76 m | August 27, 1986 | ||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 4 | 81.00 | - | - | 81.00 m | ||
| 2 | 5 | 79.94 | - | X | 79.94 m | ||
| 3 | 7 | 79.50 | 77.90 | 76.78 | 79.50 m | ||
| 4 | 9 | 76.50 | 78.26 | 79.04 | 79.04 m | ||
| 5 | 11 | 78.24 | X | 68.82 | 78.24 m | ||
| 6 | 12 | 77.82 | X | X | 77.82 m | ||
| 7 | 13 | X | 77.64 | 76.38 | 77.64 m | ||
| 8 | 16 | 76.58 | 75.76 | 77.32 | 77.32 m | ||
| 9 | 17 | 75.20 | 75.86 | 77.32 | 77.32 m | ||
| 10 | 20 | 74.66 | X | 75.88 | 75.88 m | ||
| 11 | 21 | 71.44 | 73.62 | 75.04 | 75.04 m | ||
| 12 | 23 | 73.54 | X | 74.08 | 74.08 m | ||
| 13 | 25 | 73.30 | 70.32 | X | 73.30 m | ||
| 14 | 28 | 64.46 | 64.82 | 71.60 | 71.60 m | ||
| 15 | 29 | 61.96 | 67.20 | 68.86 | 68.86 m | ||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 85.48 | - | - | 85.48 m | ||
| 2 | 2 | 82.24 | - | - | 82.24 m | ||
| 3 | 3 | 81.36 | - | - | 81.36 m | ||
| 4 | 6 | 74.70 | 74.08 | 79.84 | 79.84 m | ||
| 5 | 8 | 77.94 | 79.16 | X | 79.16 m | ||
| 6 | 10 | 76.12 | 78.68 | 73.32 | 78.68 m | ||
| 7 | 14 | 68.88 | 70.26 | 77.64 | 77.64 m | ||
| 8 | 15 | 70.02 | 73.26 | 77.46 | 77.46 m | ||
| 9 | 18 | 77.28 | 75.22 | 70.88 | 77.28 m | ||
| 10 | 19 | 76.14 | 74.52 | 71.50 | 76.14 m | ||
| 11 | 22 | 73.82 | 74.36 | 71.68 | 74.36 m | ||
| 12 | 24 | X | 72.48 | 73.34 | 73.34 m | ||
| 13 | 26 | 61.06 | X | 73.12 | 73.12 m | ||
| 14 | 27 | 71.14 | 71.66 | 72.52 | 72.52 m | ||
| 15 | 30 | X | 65.60 | 67.76 | 67.76 m | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 85.78 | 83.80 | X | 82.16 | X | 87.30 | 87.30 m | |||
| 83.30 | 79.24 | 79.36 | 74.62 | 82.54 | 76.50 | 83.30 m | |||
| 77.46 | 80.36 | 82.66 | 81.84 | 81.96 | 81.78 | 82.66 m | |||
| 4 | 79.10 | 82.38 | 78.02 | 80.82 | 80.78 | X | 82.38 m | ||
| 5 | 76.80 | 79.54 | X | 80.62 | 81.60 | 82.18 | 82.18 m | ||
| 6 | 78.32 | 81.78 | 78.36 | 76.56 | - | X | 81.78 m | ||
| 7 | 79.68 | 73.74 | 77.18 | 79.98 | 76.00 | X | 79.98 m | ||
| 8 | 78.28 | 77.94 | 75.48 | X | X | 79.00 | 79.00 m | ||
| 9 | 73.92 | 77.80 | 78.14 | 78.14 m | |||||
| 10 | 77.72 | 66.54 | 69.34 | 77.72 m | |||||
| 11 | 77.24 | 70.44 | 77.26 | 77.26 m | |||||
| 12 | 75.52 | X | 74.68 | 75.52 m | |||||
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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