These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 13 August 1995. The qualification mark was set at 82.00 metres.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Jan ŽeleznýCzech Republic (CZE) |
| Silver |  Steve BackleyGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze |  Boris HenryGermany (GER) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 11.08.1995 – 09:30h | 11.08.1995 – 11:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 13.08.1995 – 16:00h | |
Abbreviations
edit- 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
edit| Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
95.66 m | August 28, 1993 | Sheffield, United Kingdom
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| Event Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
85.98 m | August 16, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany
|
| Season Best | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
92.60 m | July 21, 1995 |  Oslo, Norway
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| Broken records during the 1995 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Boris Henry (GER) |
87.60 m | August 13, 1995 |  Gothenburg, Sweden
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| Jan Železný (CZE) |
89.58 m | |||
Qualification
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
X | 83.54 | — | 83.54 m |
| 2 | 9 | Andreas Linden (GER) |
66.30 | 80.16 | X | 80.16 m |
| 3 | 10 | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
79.82 | X | 78.32 | 79.82 m |
| 4 | 11 |  Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) |
79.66 | 78.70 | 79.04 | 79.66 m |
| 5 | 13 |  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) |
78.40 | 78.94 | 76.54 | 78.94 m |
| 6 | 14 |  Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS) |
77.48 | 78.28 | X | 78.28 m |
| 7 | 15 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
75.10 | X | 77.62 | 77.62 m |
| 8 | 16 |  Andrew Currey (AUS) |
76.84 | 72.50 | 74.50 | 76.84 m |
| 9 | 19 |  Tom Pukstys (USA) |
75.08 | 76.12 | 75.06 | 76.12 m |
| 10 | 20 |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
74.98 | X | X | 74.98 m |
| 11 | 22 |  Kenneth Petersen (DEN) |
X | 69.32 | 74.22 | 74.22 m |
| 12 | 24 |  Phillip Spies (RSA) |
X | X | 74.06 | 74.06 m |
| 13 | 27 |  Ivan Mustapić (CRO) |
X | 73.12 | 71.34 | 73.12 m |
| 14 | 28 |  Edgar Baumann (PAR) |
72.90 | 71.40 | 70.78 | 72.90 m |
| 15 | 30 |  Viktor Zaitsev (UZB) |
X | X | 71.08 | 71.08 m |
| 16 | 31 |  Aleksandr Fingert (ISR) |
68.30 | 66.46 | 70.94 | 70.94 m |
| 17 | 34 |  Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) |
X | 68.66 | X | 68.66 m |
| 18 | 35 |  Frans Mahuse (INA) |
62.62 | 68.18 | X | 68.18 m |
| 19 | 36 |  Fernando Palomo (ESA) |
X | 62.90 | X | 62.90 m |
Group B
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Jan Železný (CZE) |
78.98 | 90.12 | — | 90.12 m |
| 2 | 2 | Boris Henry (GER) |
87.60 | — | — | 87.60 m |
| 3 | 3 | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
85.60 | — | — | 85.60 m |
| 4 | 5 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
83.20 | — | — | 83.20 m |
| 5 | 6 | Seppo Räty (FIN) |
79.82 | 82.42 | — | 82.42 m |
| 6 | 7 | Yuriy Rybin (RUS) |
X | X | 82.14 | 82.14 m |
| 7 | 8 | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
72.74 | 80.98 | — | 80.98 m |
| 8 | 12 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) |
74.02 | 77.42 | 79.00 | 79.00 m |
| 9 | 17 |  Emeterio González (CUB) |
X | X | 76.54 | 76.54 m |
| 10 | 18 |  Gregor Högler (AUT) |
76.12 | 76.08 | 76.40 | 76.40 m |
| 11 | 21 |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
74.58 | 73.90 | 71.64 | 74.58 m |
| 12 | 23 |  Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) |
74.10 | 73.74 | 71.18 | 74.10 m |
| 13 | 25 | Vladimir Parfyonov (UZB) |
X | 67.22 | 73.64 | 73.64 m |
| 14 | 26 |  Fikret Özsoy (TUR) |
73.50 | X | X | 73.50 m |
| 15 | 29 | Ed Kaminski (USA) |
X | 70.64 | 71.92 | 71.92 m |
| 16 | 32 |  Kim Ki-Hun (KOR) |
67.46 | 70.20 | 66.62 | 70.20 m |
| 17 | 33 |  Juan de la Garza (MEX) |
X | X | 70.20 | 70.20 m |
| — | 37 |  Donald Sild (EST) |
X | X | — | NM |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Jan Železný (CZE) |
80.52 | 83.02 | 82.92 | 88.92 | 89.06 | 89.58 | 89.58 m | CR |
 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
81.10 | X | 78.30 | X | 84.92 | 86.30 | 86.30 m | |
 |
Boris Henry (GER) |
83.10 | 85.16 | 84.30 | 80.36 | 84.06 | 86.08 | 86.08 m | |
| 4 | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
83.30 | X | 82.80 | 83.02 | 81.48 | 81.74 | 83.30 m | |
| 5 | Dag Wennlund (SWE) |
X | 78.68 | 82.04 | — | — | — | 82.04 m | |
| 6 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
79.06 | 79.88 | 81.06 | X | 79.06 | X | 81.06 m | |
| 7 | Yuriy Rybin (RUS) |
X | 75.76 | 81.00 | X | 79.54 | X | 81.00 m | |
| 8 | Andreas Linden (GER) |
X | 80.76 | X | 79.72 | — | 78.16 | 80.76 m | |
| 9 | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
79.58 | X | X | 79.58 m | ||||
| 10 | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
X | 78.30 | 79.14 | 79.14 m | ||||
| 11 | Seppo Räty (FIN) |
78.66 | 78.76 | 74.94 | 78.76 m | ||||
| 12 | Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) |
74.74 | 76.00 | 78.16 | 78.16 m | ||||