1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

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.^[1] 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.

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Gold	Steve Backley Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Seppo Räty Finland (FIN)
Bronze	Jan Železný Czech Republic (CZE)

Standing records prior to the 1994 European Athletics Championships
World Record	Jan Železný (CZE)	95.66 m	August 28, 1993	Sheffield, United Kingdom
Event Record	Steve Backley (GBR)	87.30 m	August 28, 1990	Split, Yugoslavia
Broken records during the 1994 European Athletics Championships
Event Record	Steve Backley (GBR)	85.20 m	August 8, 1994	Helsinki, Finland

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	4	Raymond Hecht (GER)	77.90	82.54	—	82.54 m
2	6	Steve Backley (GBR)	81.58	—	—	81.58 m
3	8	Donald Sild (EST)	81.12	—	—	81.12 m
4	9	Patrik Bodén (SWE)	X	79.60	80.94	80.94 m
5	12	Uladzimir Sasimovich (BLR)	78.98	75.94	X	78.98 m
6	13	Harri Hakkarainen (FIN)	76.82	78.82	75.88	78.82 m
7	14	Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE)	75.84	77.72	78.56	78.56 m
8	15	Andrey Shevchuk (RUS)	78.56	X	72.00	78.56 m
9	16	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	76.06	72.32	77.22	77.22 m
10	22	Colin Mackenzie (GBR)	74.00	X	X	74.00 m
11	23	Miloš Steigauf (TCH)	73.82	73.10	X	73.82 m
12	24	Ivan Mustapić (CRO)	72.50	X	71.48	72.50 m
13	25	Håvard Johansen (NOR)	72.44	66.40	X	72.44 m

Medalists

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1	Seppo Räty (FIN)	84.76	—	—	84.76 m
2	2	Mick Hill (GBR)	78.24	84.44	—	84.44 m
3	3	Jan Železný (CZE)	79.86	83.88	—	83.88 m
4	5	Terry McHugh (IRL)	78.98	82.14	—	82.14 m	PB
5	6	Andrey Moruyev (RUS)	81.58	—	—	81.58 m
6	10	Dag Wennlund (SWE)	79.44	80.30	—	80.30 m
7	11	Boris Henry (GER)	79.22	77.20	76.64	79.22 m
8	17	Yuriy Rybin (RUS)	74.26	76.38	X	76.38 m
9	18	Juha Laukkanen (FIN)	73.54	73.82	75.86	75.86 m
10	19	Mirosław Witek (POL)	72.56	75.26	74.58	75.26 m
11	20	Peter Blank (GER)	74.88	72.14	X	74.88 m
12	21	Marek Kaleta (EST)	74.46	72.32	69.74	74.46 m
13	26	Mārcis Štrobinders (LAT)	—	—	—	NM

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	Steve Backley (GBR)	81.04	85.20	81.74	X	—	79.70	85.20 m	CR
	Seppo Räty (FIN)	81.80	X	80.06	82.16	82.90	80.78	82.90 m
	Jan Železný (CZE)	80.40	82.58	82.50	X	X	X	82.58 m
4	Patrik Bodén (SWE)	79.54	80.80	80.76	79.14	81.34	75.66	81.34 m
5	Raymond Hecht (GER)	79.12	78.04	81.18	X	80.60	81.06	81.18 m
6	Mick Hill (GBR)	80.24	80.36	80.66	X	X	X	80.66 m
7	Terry McHugh (IRL)	79.12	78.30	79.78	75.52	80.46	X	80.46 m
8	Uladzimir Sasimovich (BLR)	78.88	X	77.32	75.42	X	76.52	78.88 m

9	Andrey Moruyev (RUS)	X	X	78.66				78.66 m
10	Dag Wennlund (SWE)	78.52	77.60	75.16				78.52 m
11	Boris Henry (GER)	76.40	74.10	76.88				76.88 m
12	Donald Sild (EST)	75.38	71.16	74.88				75.38 m