1998 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 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 23 August 1998, two days after the qualification round where the mark was set at 82.00 metres. Title defender Steve Backley from Great Britain won the title for a third time in a row, setting a new championship record in the final round: 89.72 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Steve Backley Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Mick Hill Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze	Raymond Hecht Germany (GER)

Schedule

• All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
21.08.1998  - 10:00h	21.08.1998  - 11:40h
Final Round
23.08.1998  - 18:00h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

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 1998 European Athletics Championships
		98.48 m	May 25, 1996
		85.20 m	August 8, 1994
Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships
		89.72 m	August 23, 1998

Competitors

• European list as of August 17, 1998, just before the start of the competition

Rank	Athlete	Season Best	Personal Best
1		90.88	87.48
2		89.89	91.46
3		89.21	90.44
4		88.13	89.22
5		88.08	92.60
6		86.99	88.12
7		86.96	88.22
8		85.67	80.92
9		85.64	88.86
10		85.28	87.82
11		85.15	89.10
12		84.46	85.06
13		84.38	88.24
14		84.23	85.32
15		84.17	85.60
16		83.94	86.94
17		83.37	84.26
18		83.08	86.98
19		82.44	74.90
20		81.89	83.00
21		81.89	85.42
22		81.86	76.08
23		81.75	76.88
24		81.18	78.46
25		80.56	79.04
26		80.53	73.96

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	3		75.96	75.45	83.41	83.41 m
2	6		80.98	X	-	80.98 m
3	8		X	80.65	X	80.65 m
4	9		80.28	80.47	77.54	80.47 m
5	11		79.86	78.42	77.16	79.86 m
6	12		74.46	79.63	X	79.63 m
7	15		77.74	76.80	X	77.74 m
8	16		77.54	X	X	77.54 m
9	19		74.82	75.66	74.47	75.66 m
10	20		X	X	75.14	75.14 m
11	24		70.77	71.78	70.18	71.78 m
12	25		69.95	X	65.53	69.95 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1		87.45	-	-	87.45 m
2	2		83.71	-	-	83.71 m
3	4		76.21	83.32	-	83.32 m
4	5		79.02	81.01	-	81.01 m
5	7		72.32	X	80.94	80.94 m
6	10		X	X	80.14	80.14 m
7	13		79.14	79.06	76.66	79.14 m
8	14		78.98	X	X	78.98 m
9	17		77.49	X	X	77.49 m
10	18		75.40	74.73	77.37	77.37 m
11	21		74.27	X	X	74.27 m
12	22		72.86	X	X	72.86 m
13	23		72.82	72.71	72.76	72.82 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		89.72	X	83.03	85.69	84.87	84.17	89.72 m	CR
		83.80	79.07	83.41	85.77	86.92	85.72	86.92 m
		85.68	83.51	86.63	-	-	-	86.63 m
4		86.45	80.47	80.86	-	-	79.83	86.45 m
5		84.78	X	X	X	X	77.72	84.78 m
6		80.41	79.38	83.64	84.15	77.42	X	84.15 m
7		83.66	78.65	X	77.20	76.87	X	83.66 m
8		82.59	X	79.33	80.77	X	X	82.59 m
9		X	82.30	81.84				82.30 m
10		81.44	81.75	73.72				81.75 m
11		79.53	79.79	79.77				79.79 m
12		79.73	X	-				79.73 m

See also

• 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
• 1996 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta)
• 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
• 1999 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville)
• 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)
• 2001 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Edmonton)

References

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