1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:Men's javelin throw
Competition:European Athletics Championships

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 23 August 1998, two days after the qualification round where the mark was set at 82.00 metres. Title defender Steve Backley from Great Britain won the title for a third time in a row, setting a new championship record in the final round: 89.72 metres.

Medalists

Gold Steve Backley
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver Mick Hill
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Raymond Hecht
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
21.08.1998  - 10:00h21.08.1998  - 11:40h
Final Round
23.08.1998  - 18:00h

Abbreviations

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

Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships
98.48 m May 25, 1996
85.20 m August 8, 1994
Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships
89.72 m August 23, 1998

Competitors

RankAthleteSeason BestPersonal Best
1 90.88 87.48
2 89.89 91.46
3 89.21 90.44
4 88.13 89.22
5 88.08 92.60
6 86.99 88.12
7 86.96 88.22
8 85.67 80.92
9 85.64 88.86
10 85.28 87.82
11 85.15 89.10
12 84.46 85.06
13 84.38 88.24
14 84.23 85.32
15 84.17 85.60
16 83.94 86.94
17 83.37 84.26
18 83.08 86.98
19 82.44 74.90
20 81.89 83.00
21 81.89 85.42
22 81.86 76.08
23 81.75 76.88
24 81.18 78.46
25 80.56 79.04
26 80.53 73.96

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 375.96 75.45 83.41 83.41 m
2 680.98 X - 80.98 m
3 8X 80.65 X 80.65 m
4 980.28 80.47 77.54 80.47 m
5 1179.86 78.42 77.16 79.86 m
6 1274.46 79.63 X 79.63 m
7 1577.74 76.80 X 77.74 m
8 1677.54 X X 77.54 m
9 1974.82 75.66 74.47 75.66 m
10 20X X 75.14 75.14 m
11 2470.77 71.78 70.18 71.78 m
12 2569.95 X 65.53 69.95 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 187.45 - - 87.45 m
2 283.71 - - 83.71 m
3 476.21 83.32 - 83.32 m
4 579.02 81.01 - 81.01 m
5 772.32 X 80.94 80.94 m
6 10X X 80.14 80.14 m
7 1379.14 79.06 76.66 79.14 m
8 1478.98 X X 78.98 m
9 1777.49 X X 77.49 m
10 1875.40 74.73 77.37 77.37 m
11 2174.27 X X 74.27 m
12 2272.86 X X 72.86 m
13 2372.82 72.71 72.76 72.82 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
89.72 X 83.03 85.69 84.87 84.17 89.72 m CR
83.80 79.07 83.41 85.77 86.92 85.72 86.92 m
85.68 83.51 86.63 - - - 86.63 m
4 86.45 80.47 80.86 - - 79.83 86.45 m
5 84.78 X X X X 77.72 84.78 m
6 80.41 79.38 83.64 84.15 77.42X 84.15 m
7 83.66 78.65 X 77.20 76.87 X 83.66 m
8 82.59 X 79.33 80.77 X X 82.59 m
9 X 82.30 81.84 82.30 m
10 81.44 81.75 73.72 81.75 m
11 79.53 79.79 79.77 79.79 m
12 79.73 X - 79.73 m

See also

References