2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:	Men's javelin throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's javelin throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 6 and 7 July.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record		98.48 m	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
European record		98.48 m	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
Championship record		89.72 m	Budapest, Hungary	23 August 1998
World Leading		91.28 m	Turku, Finland	29 June 2016
European Leading		91.28 m	Turku, Finland	29 June 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
6 July 2016	17:05	Qualifying
7 July 2016	18:35	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 81.50 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	A			88.23			88.23	Q. SB
2	B			80.59	85.06		85.06	Q
3	A			80.31	79.72	84.82	84.82	Q, SB
4	B			83.98			83.98	Q
5	A			82.96			82.96	Q
6	A			77.20	81.92		81.92	Q, PB
7	B			x	81.88		81.88	Q
8	B			81.19	x	x	81.19	q
9	B			78.59	79.19	81.09	81.09	q
10	B			74.38	81.05	x	81.05	q
11	A			72.37	80.97	80.23	80.97	q, SB
12	B			76.23	80.70	x	80.70	q
13	B			70.61	76.32	80.58	80.58
14	A			x	80.52	x	80.52
15	A			75.81	79.23	80.46	80.46
16	A			'79.98	x	79.90	79.98
17	A			79.56	77.87	75.68	79.56
18	A			76.75	76.75	79.21	79.21
19	B			78.55	77.41	77.18	78.55
20	B			78.00	76.28	78.07	78.07
21	A			76.64	76.15	77.86	77.86
22	B			73.92	72.06	77.86	77.86
23	A			73.56	76.00	x	76.00
24	A			x	73.29	75.75	75.75
25	B			75.00	x	72.73	75.00
26	B			74.20	x	74.64	74.64
27	A			x	74.56	x	74.56
28	B			71.84	73.38	69.83	73.38
29	B			x	x	73.31	73.31
30	A			68.16	69.38	x	69.38
	A			x	x	x
	B

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			81.86	81.36	80.88	78.36	86.66	75.57	86.66	PB
			74.58	81.13	83.59	77.89	83.14	80.69	83.59
			80.98	82.44	79.54	x	–	f	82.44
			80.05	81.00	80.77	78.73	81.53	82.03	82.03	SB
			79.33	80.78	x	78.74	76.66	78.60	80.78
			x	x	79.49	77.90	76.71	x	79.49
			71.89	78.34	76.26	78.72	79.36	79.07	79.36
			69.96	78.11	78.21	79.34	75.18	x	79.34
			78.12	x	77.56				78.12
10			x	75.05	76.92				76.92
11			x	76.41	x				76.41
12			72.68	75.57	75.34				75.57

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification results . 2016-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140920220036/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053900_C73ZZ.pdf . 2014-09-20 . dead .
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053101_C73S.pdf Final results