1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event (old design) at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 21 competitors. The final was held on 7 September 1982.^[1] The qualification mark was set at 80.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Uwe Hohn East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Heino Puuste Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze	Detlef Michel East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
06.09.1982 – 19:45h	06.09.1982 – 19:45h
Final Round
07.09.1982 – 17:30h

Competitors

European list as of September 5, 1982, just before the start of the competition

Rank	Athlete	Seasons Best	Personal Best
1	Detlef Michel (GDR)	94.52 m	92.48 m
2	Heino Puuste (URS)	90.72 m	89.32 m
4	Pentti Sinersaari (FIN)	89.84 m	93.84 m
5	Uwe Hohn (GDR)	89.86 m	86.56 m
6	Dainis Kūla (URS)	88.40 m	92.06 m
7	Arto Härkönen (FIN)	88.14 m	91.04 m
8	Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)	87.96 m	90.00 m
9	Antero Toivonen (FIN)	87.86 m	88.62 m
12	Klaus Tafelmeier (GER)	87.30 m	89.78 m
13	Dariusz Adamus (POL)	87.24 m	87.24 m
17	Jari Keihäs (SWE)	86.60 m	81.10 m
22	Stefan Stoykov (BUL)	85.72 m	86.24 m
27	David Ottley (GBR)	85.36 m	85.52 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships
World Record	Ferenc Paragi (HUN)	96.72 m	April 23, 1980	Tata, Hungary
Event Record	Jānis Lūsis (URS)	91.52 m	September 19, 1969	Athens, Greece

Qualification

Q = automatic qualification; q = qualified by rank; DNS = did not start; NM = no mark; WR = world record; AR = area record; NR = national record; PB = personal best; SB = season best

Group A

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	Arto Härkönen (FIN)	71.24	X	86.58	86.58 m
2	Heino Puuste (URS)	74.16	82.76	—	82.76 m
3	Per Erling Olsen (NOR)	X	79.80	82.30	82.30 m
4	Detlef Michel (GDR)	81.66	—	—	81.66 m
5	Agostino Ghesini (ITA)	78.38	80.62	—	80.62 m
6	Dariusz Adamus (POL)	76.08	X	X	76.08 m
7	Jan-Olof Damgren (SWE)	73.46	X	73.36	73.46 m
8	Pentti Sinersaari (FIN)	71.66	X	X	71.66 m
9	Jörgen Jelström (DEN)	70.84	X	69.30	70.84 m
10	Steve Pearson (GBR)	X	X	69.56	69.56 m
—	Jari Keihäs (SWE)	X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	Dainis Kūla (URS)	84.18	—	—	84.18 m
2	Uwe Hohn (GDR)	84.14	—	—	84.14 m
3	Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)	X	83.76	—	83.76 m
4	Antero Toivonen (FIN)	82.30	—	—	82.30 m
5	David Ottley (GBR)	X	X	81.24	81.24 m
6	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	77.56	X	81.14	81.14 m
7	Aleksandr Makarov (URS)	79.76	80.74	—	80.74 m
8	Reidar Lorentzen (NOR)	72.10	80.22	—	80.22 m
9	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	68.56	72.26	67.40	72.26 m
—	Stefan Stoykov (BUL)	X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance
	Uwe Hohn (GDR)	X	87.58	83.24	86.60	91.34	X	91.34 m
	Heino Puuste (URS)	89.56	X	X	78.20	84.56	X	89.56 m
	Detlef Michel (GDR)	X	72.72	84.36	81.36	86.46	89.32	89.32 m
4	Dainis Kūla (URS)	85.88	87.84	X	X	X	84.98	87.84 m
5	Arto Härkönen (FIN)	85.52	83.80	86.76	85.72	84.04	79.84	86.76 m
6	Aleksandr Makarov (URS)	86.08	X	X	84.14	X	78.96	86.08 m
7	Antero Toivonen (FIN)	84.34	81.32	X	81.38	X	X	84.34 m
8	Agostino Ghesini (ITA)	79.92	81.10	78.06	78.50	X	X	81.10 m

9	Reidar Lorentzen (NOR)	X	80.40	X				80.40 m
10	Per Erling Olsen (NOR)	76.80	76.50	79.18				79.18 m
11	Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)	74.90	76.76	X				76.76 m
12	David Ottley (GBR)	X	74.30	75.06				75.06 m
13	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	X	X	70.40				70.40 m