1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 26 and 27 August 1986.[1] There were a total number of 30 competitors. The qualification mark was set at 79.50 metres.

Medalists

Gold Klaus Tafelmeier
West Germany (FRG)
Silver Detlef Michel
East Germany (GDR)
Bronze Viktor Yevsyukov
Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
26.08.1986 – 18:25h26.08.1986 – 19:40h
Final Round
27.08.1986 – 19:15h

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1986 European Athletics Championships
World Record  Tom Petranoff (USA)85.38 mJuly 7, 1986 Helsinki, Finland
Event Record  Jānis Lūsis (URS)91.52 mSeptember 19, 1969 Athens, Greece

Qualification

  • Held on 26 August 1986
RankGroup ADistance
1.  Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)82.68 m
2.  Gerald Weiss (GDR)81.40 m
3.  Marek Kaleta (URS)81.32 m
4.  Viktor Yevsyukov (URS)80.48 m
5.  Jyrki Blom (FIN)79.02 m
6.  Dag Wennlund (SWE)76.88 m
7.  Roald Bradstock (GBR)76.52 m
8.  Seppo Räty (FIN)76.00 m
9.  Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA)75.24 m
10.  Reidar Lorentzen (NOR)73.24 m
11.  Kenneth Petersen (DEN)73.24 m
12.  László Stefan (HUN)72.68 m
13.  Jan Olav Johansson (SWE)72.30 m
14.  Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)71.54 m
15.  Øystein Slettevold (NOR)69.32 m


RankGroup BDistance
1.  Heino Puuste (URS)82.54 m
2.  Detlef Michel (GDR)79.84 m
3.  Sejad Krdžalić (YUG)79.46 m
4.  Wolfram Gambke (FRG)78.94 m
5.  Stanisław Górak (POL)78.32 m
6.  Mick Hill (GBR)77.94 m
7.  David Ottley (GBR)77.88 m
8.  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)77.76 m
9.  Jorma Markus (FIN)77.32 m
10.  Jan Železný (TCH)75.90 m
11.  Charlus Bertimon (FRA)75.82 m
12.  Peter Schreiber (FRG)75.48 m
13.  Narve Hoff (NOR)75.14 m
14.  Peter Borglund (SWE)72.86 m
15.  Pascal Lefévre (FRA)69.42 m

Final

RankFinalDistance
 Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)84.76 m CR
 Detlef Michel (GDR)81.90 m
 Viktor Yevsyukov (URS)81.80 m
4.  Jyrki Blom (FIN)80.48 m
5.  Heino Puuste (URS)80.34 m
6.  Wolfram Gambke (FRG)79.88 m
7.  Sejad Krdžalić (YUG)79.50 m
8.  Mick Hill (GBR)77.34 m
9.  Marek Kaleta (URS)77.16 m
9.  David Ottley (GBR)77.16 m
11.  Gerald Weiß (GDR)76.24 m
12.  Stanisław Górak (POL)74.20 m

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

See also

References