1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

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.

Medalists

Gold Steve Backley
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver Viktor Zaitsev
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Patrik Bodén
Sweden (SWE)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
27.08.1990  - 17:30h27.08.1990  - 19:00h
Final Round
28.08.1990  - 18:10h

Abbreviations

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 1990 European Athletics Championships
90.98 m July 20, 1990
84.76 m August 27, 1986

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 481.00 - - 81.00 m
2 579.94 - X 79.94 m
3 779.50 77.90 76.78 79.50 m
4 976.50 78.26 79.04 79.04 m
5 1178.24 X 68.82 78.24 m
6 1277.82 X X 77.82 m
7 13X77.64 76.38 77.64 m
8 1676.58 75.76 77.32 77.32 m
9 1775.20 75.86 77.32 77.32 m
10 2074.66 X 75.88 75.88 m
11 2171.44 73.62 75.04 75.04 m
12 2373.54 X 74.08 74.08 m
13 2573.30 70.32 X 73.30 m
14 2864.46 64.82 71.60 71.60 m
15 2961.96 67.20 68.86 68.86 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 185.48 - - 85.48 m
2 282.24 - - 82.24 m
3 381.36 - - 81.36 m
4 674.70 74.08 79.8479.84 m
5 877.94 79.16 X79.16 m
6 1076.12 78.68 73.32 78.68 m
7 1468.88 70.26 77.64 77.64 m
8 1570.02 73.26 77.4677.46 m
9 1877.28 75.22 70.8877.28 m
10 1976.14 74.52 71.50 76.14 m
11 2273.82 74.36 71.68 74.36 m
12 24X 72.48 73.3473.34 m
13 2661.06 X 73.12 73.12 m
14 2771.14 71.66 72.52 72.52 m
15 30X 65.60 67.7667.76 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistance
123456
85.78 83.80X 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 81.8481.96 81.7882.66 m
4 79.10 82.3878.02 80.82 80.78 X 82.38 m
5 76.80 79.54 X 80.62 81.60 82.1882.18 m
6 78.32 81.78 78.36 76.56 - X81.78 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

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

See also

References