| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
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.
| Gold |  Steve BackleyGreat Britain (GBR) | |
| Silver |  Seppo RätyFinland (FIN) | |
| Bronze |  Jan ŽeleznýCzech Republic (CZE) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 07.08.1994 - 18:50h | 07.08.1994 - 20:10h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 08.08.1994 - 18:50h | ||
| 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 1994 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95.66 m | August 28, 1993 | ||||
| 87.30 m | August 28, 1990 | ||||
| Broken records during the 1994 European Athletics Championships | |||||
| 85.20 m | August 8, 1994 | ||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 81.04 | 85.20 | 81.74 | X | - | 79.70 | 85.20 m | CR | |||
| 81.80 | X | 80.06 | 82.16 | 82.90 | 80.78 | 82.90 m | ||||
| 80.40 | 82.58 | 82.50 | X | X | X | 82.58 m | ||||
| 4 | 79.54 | 80.80 | 80.76 | 79.14 | 81.34 | 75.66 | 81.34 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 | X | 80.46 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 | ||||||
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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