2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:	Men's javelin throw
Competition:	2018 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Location:	Berlin
Competitors:	28
Nations:	18
Win Value:	89.47
Win Label:	Winning distance
Gold:	Thomas Röhler
Silver:	Andreas Hofmann
Bronze:	Magnus Kirt
Gold Nation:	GER
Silver Nation:	GER
Bronze Nation:	EST
Previous:	2016
Next:	2022

The men's javelin throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 August.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 European Athletics Championships^[1]
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		92.70 m	Leiria, Portugal	11 March 2018
European Leading		92.70 m	Leiria, Portugal	11 March 2018

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
8 August 2018	13:00	Qualification
9 August 2018	20:22	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 82.00 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	B			87.39			87.39
2	B				78.95	85.47	85.47
3	A			84.35			84.35	,
4	B			80.52	83.85		83.85	,
5	B			83.15			83.15
6	A			82.36			82.36
7	A			76.00	81.93	78.07	81.93
8	A			79.45	79.49	81.08	81.08
9	B			78.63	80.46	80.31	80.46
10	B				80.28		80.28
11	A				77.40	79.93	79.93
12	A			77.02	74.55	79.74	79.74
13	A			78.13		75.94	78.13
14	B			78.10		75.79	78.10
15	A			77.21			77.21
16	B					76.64	76.64
17	A			72.81		76.44	76.44
18	A				75.89	75.67	75.89
19	B			75.83	75.80	73.06	75.83
20	B			72.40	74.91	74.13	74.91
21	B			73.56	73.37	74.80	74.80
22	A			72.17	71.36	73.79	73.79
23	B			73.55			73.55
24	A			73.27		71.04	73.27
25	B				68.61	72.09	72.09
26	A			71.94	71.64		71.94
27	B					69.94	69.94
28	A			67.16			67.16

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	Thomas Röhler			88.02	89.47	87.58		87.90	89.47
	Andreas Hofmann		85.61	87.60				85.48	87.60
	Magnus Kirt		85.96		82.84	81.67	82.46	84.81	85.96
	Marcin Krukowski		77.83	76.04	84.55	83.28	82.84		84.55
	Johannes Vetter			82.59	81.51		83.27	80.01	83.27
	Antti Ruuskanen		80.13		80.38		81.70		81.70
	Andrian Mardare		81.54		80.41		80.33		81.54
	Jakub Vadlejch		80.64						80.64
	Cyprian Mrzygłód		76.97	78.21	80.20				80.20
10	Edis Matusevičius		77.64	76.66					77.64
11	Rolands Štrobinders		75.76	76.59					76.59
12	Petr Frydrych		72.79						72.79

Notes and References

1. Web site: Javelin Throw Men . 7 August 2018 . European Athletic Association.
2. Web site: Javelin Throw Men - Qualifying Rounds - Series. 8 August 2018. European Athletic Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811094416/http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-championships/2018/athletics/event/mens-javelin-throw/phase=atm053900/doc=series.html. 11 August 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Qualification Summary results . 10 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118171316/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053900_C74B.pdf . 18 November 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: Final results . 10 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118175159/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053101_C73S.pdf . 18 November 2016 . dead .