| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 24 participating athletes. The final was held on Wednesday August 9, 2006, and the qualifying round on Monday August 7, 2006 with the mark set at 81.00 metres.
| Gold |  Andreas ThorkildsenNorway (NOR) | |
| Silver |  Tero PitkämäkiFinland (FIN) | |
| Bronze |  Jan ŽeleznýCzech Republic (CZE) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 07.08.2006 - 18:30h | 07.08.2006 - 19:30h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 09.08.2006 - 19:10h | ||
| 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 2002 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | ||||
| 89.72 m | August 23, 1998 | ||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 74.25 | 86.55 | - | 86.55 m | |||
| 2 | 6 | 72.88 | 81.57 | - | 81.57 m | |||
| 3 | 8 | 80.60 | X | X | 80.60 m | |||
| 4 | 11 | 80.40 | X | X | 80.40 m | |||
| 5 | 12 | 76.70 | 78.54 | 79.24 | 79.24 m | |||
| 6 | 13 | 79.05 | X | 77.85 | 79.05 m | |||
| 7 | 14 | 77.94 | 75.29 | 72.60 | 77.94 m | |||
| 8 | 15 | 76.71 | 73.13 | X | 76.71 m | |||
| 9 | 16 | 75.88 | 74.00 | X | 75.88 m | |||
| 10 | 22 | 67.50 | 65.13 | 70.83 | 70.83 m | |||
| 11 | 23 | 69.84 | X | 70.37 | 70.37 m | |||
| 12 | 24 | 66.67 | 66.93 | X | 66.93 m | |||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 79.03 | 76.36 | 85.95 | 85.95 m | PB | ||
| 2 | 3 | 84.68 | - | - | 84.68 m | |||
| 3 | 4 | 83.78 | - | - | 83.78 m | |||
| 4 | 5 | 82.71 | - | - | 82.71 m | |||
| 5 | 7 | 80.90 | X | 77.54 | 80.90 m | |||
| 6 | 9 | 80.45 | 75.59 | - | 80.45 m | |||
| 7 | 10 | 78.64 | 75.45 | 80.43 | 80.43 m | NR | ||
| 8 | 17 | 75.21 | X | 72.38 | 75.21 m | |||
| 9 | 18 | 74.76 | 73.19 | 72.10 | 74.76 m | |||
| 10 | 19 | 74.58 | X | 73.87 | 74.58 m | |||
| 11 | 20 | 71.80 | X | 72.54 | 72.54 m | |||
| 12 | 21 | 71.37 | 70.58 | 67.10 | 71.37 m | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 82.84 | 87.37 | 85.30 | 87.35 | 86.39 | 88.78 | 88.78 m | ||||
| 86.44 | 81.44 | 82.87 | 82.68 | X | 84.71 | 86.44 m | ||||
| 85.92 | X | X | X | X | X | 85.92 m | ||||
| 4 | 76.21 | 83.21 | X | X | X | 81.13 | 83.21 m | |||
| 5 | 81.65 | 79.19 | 78.23 | 79.56 | 77.31 | 79.75 | 81.65 m | |||
| 6 | 81.11 | 76.46 | X | 73.73 | 76.45 | 80.45 | 81.11 m | |||
| 7 | 80.87 | 78.38 | 78.16 | 75.72 | 76.08 | 75.52 | 80.87 m | NR | ||
| 8 | 78.68 | 80.09 | 77.99 | X | 76.61 | 73.99 | 80.09 m | |||
| 9 | 79.51 | X | X | 79.51 m | ||||||
| 10 | 78.53 | 73.94 | X | 78.53 m | ||||||
| 11 | 75.66 | X | 76.92 | 76.92 m | ||||||
| 12 | X | 75.71 | 75.00 | 75.71 m | ||||||