1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27 and 28 August 1990.[1] The qualification mark was set at 80.00 metres.

Men's javelin throw
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold   Steve Backley
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver   Viktor Zaitsev
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze   Patrik Bodén
Sweden (SWE)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
27.08.1990 – 17:30h 27.08.1990 – 19:00h
Final Round
28.08.1990 – 18:10h

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
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

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1990 European Athletics Championships
World Record   Steve Backley (GBR) 90.98 m July 20, 1990   London, United Kingdom
Event Record   Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) 84.76 m August 27, 1986   Stuttgart, West Germany

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 4   Viktor Zaitsev (URS) 81.00 81.00 m
2 5   Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS) 79.94 X 79.94 m
3 7   Seppo Räty (FIN) 79.50 77.90 76.78 79.50 m
4 9   Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) 76.50 78.26 79.04 79.04 m
5 11   Raymond Hecht (GDR) 78.24 X 68.82 78.24 m
6 12   Johan van Lieshout (NED) 77.82 X X 77.82 m
7 13   Jan Železný (TCH) X 77.64 76.38 77.64 m
8 16   Dag Wennlund (SWE) 76.58 75.76 77.32 77.32 m
9 17   Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) 75.20 75.86 77.32 77.32 m
10 20   Marko Hyytiäinen (FIN) 74.66 X 75.88 75.88 m
11 21   Ivan Mustapić (YUG) 71.44 73.62 75.04 75.04 m
12 23   Peter Schreiber (FRG) 73.54 X 74.08 74.08 m
13 25   Peter Blank (FRG) 73.30 70.32 X 73.30 m
14 28   Gary Jenson (GBR) 64.46 64.82 71.60 71.60 m
15 29   Fikret Özsoy (TUR) 61.96 67.20 68.86 68.86 m

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1   Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 85.48 85.48 m
2 2   Steve Backley (GBR) 82.24 82.24 m
3 3   Patrik Bodén (SWE) 81.36 81.36 m
4 6   Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) 74.70 74.08 79.84 79.84 m
5 8   Mick Hill (GBR) 77.94 79.16 X 79.16 m
6 10   Pascal Lefèvre (FRA) 76.12 78.68 73.32 78.68 m
7 14   Marek Kaleta (URS) 68.88 70.26 77.64 77.64 m
8 15   Peter Borglund (SWE) 70.02 73.26 77.46 77.46 m
9 18   Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) 77.28 75.22 70.88 77.28 m
10 19   Terry McHugh (IRL) 76.14 74.52 71.50 76.14 m
11 22   Dumitru Negoiţă (ROM) 73.82 74.36 71.68 74.36 m
12 24   Radoman Šćekić (YUG) X 72.48 73.34 73.34 m
13 26   Rudolf Steiner (SUI) 61.06 X 73.12 73.12 m
14 27   Sigurður Matthíasson (ISL) 71.14 71.66 72.52 72.52 m
15 30   Jeroen van der Meer (NED) X 65.60 67.76 67.76 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Steve Backley (GBR) 85.78 83.80 X 82.16 X 87.30 87.30 m
    Viktor Zaytsev (URS) 83.30 79.24 79.36 74.62 82.54 76.50 83.30 m
    Patrik Bodén (SWE) 77.46 80.36 82.66 81.84 81.96 81.78 82.66 m
4   Mick Hill (GBR) 79.10 82.38 78.02 80.82 80.78 X 82.38 m
5   Seppo Räty (FIN) 76.80 79.54 X 80.62 81.60 82.18 82.18 m
6   Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS) 78.32 81.78 78.36 76.56 X 81.78 m
7   Pascal Lefèvre (FRA) 79.68 73.74 77.18 79.98 76.00 X 79.98 m
8   Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) 78.28 77.94 75.48 X X 79.00 79.00 m
9   Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) 73.92 77.80 78.14 78.14 m
10   Raymond Hecht (GDR) 77.72 66.54 69.34 77.72 m
11   Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) 77.24 70.44 77.26 77.26 m
12   Johan van Lieshout (NED) 75.52 X 74.68 75.52 m

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 451–460, retrieved 13 August 2014