1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

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. The qualification mark was set at 80.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Uwe Hohn Uwe Hohn Uwe Hohn is a German athlete and coach. Hohn was the only athlete to throw a javelin more than 100 meters.... East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Heino Puuste Heino Puuste Heino Puuste is a retired javelin thrower who represented the USSR and later Estonia. He finished fourth at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships. He also won bronze medals at the Universiade in 1979 and 1981... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS)
Bronze	Detlef Michel Detlef Michel Detlef Michel, born in Berlin, is a German track and field athlete. He represented East Germany during the 1980s and was one of the world's best in the javelin throw... East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
06.09.1982 – 19:45h 06.09.1982 – 19:45h
Final Round
07.09.1982 – 17:30h

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

Abbreviations

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

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

Competitors

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

Rank	Seasons Best	Personal Best
1	94.52 m	92.48 m
2	90.72 m	89.32 m
4	89.84 m	93.84 m
5	89.86 m	86.56 m
6	88.40 m	92.06 m
7	88.14 m	91.04 m
8	87.96 m	90.00 m
9	87.86 m	88.62 m
12	87.30 m	89.78 m
13	87.24 m	87.24 m
17	86.60 m	81.10 m
22	85.72 m	86.24 m
27	85.36 m	85.52 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships
World Record Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...		96.72 m	April 23, 1980	Tata, Hungary Tata, Hungary Tata is a town in north-western Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, northwest from county seat Tatabánya.-Location:Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse and Vértes Mountains, some from the Budapest, the capital. By the virtue of its location, the city is a railway and road junction...
Event Record		91.52 m	September 19, 1969	Athens, Greece

Group A

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1		71.24	X	86.58	86.58 m
2		74.16	82.76	—	82.76 m
3		X	79.80	82.30	82.30 m
4		81.66	—	—	81.66 m
5		78.38	80.62	—	80.62 m
6		76.08	X	X	76.08 m
7		73.46	X	73.36	73.46 m
8		71.66	X	X	71.66 m
9		70.84	X	69.30	70.84 m
10		X	X	69.56	69.56 m
—		X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1		84.18	—	—	84.18 m
2		84.14	—	—	84.14 m
3		X	83.76	—	83.76 m
4		82.30	—	—	82.30 m
5		X	X	81.24	81.24 m
6		77.56	X	81.14	81.14 m
7		79.76	80.74	—	80.74 m
8		72.10	80.22	—	80.22 m
9		68.56	72.26	67.40	72.26 m
—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance
		X	87.58	83.24	86.60	91.34	X	91.34 m
		89.56	X	X	78.20	84.56	X	89.56 m
		X	72.72	84.36	81.36	86.46	89.32	89.32 m
4		85.88	87.84	X	X	X	84.98	87.84 m
5		85.52	83.80	86.76	85.72	84.04	79.84	86.76 m
6		86.08	X	X	84.14	X	78.96	86.08 m
7		84.34	81.32	X	81.38	X	X	84.34 m
8		79.92	81.10	78.06	78.50	X	X	81.10 m

9		X	80.40	X				80.40 m
10		76.80	76.50	79.18				79.18 m
11		74.90	76.76	X				76.76 m
12		X	74.30	75.06				75.06 m
13		X	X	70.40				70.40 m