1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
Appearance
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 | ![]() Great Britain (GBR) |
Silver | ![]() Great Britain (GBR) |
Bronze | ![]() Germany (GER) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
21.08.1998 – 10:00h | 21.08.1998 – 11:40h |
Final Round | |
23.08.1998 – 18:00h |
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 |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | ![]() |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | ![]() |
Event Record | ![]() |
85.20 m | August 8, 1994 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | ![]() |
89.72 m | August 23, 1998 | ![]() |
Competitors
- European list as of August 17, 1998, just before the start of the competition
Rank | Athlete | Season Best | Personal Best |
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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
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 3 | ![]() |
75.96 | 75.45 | 83.41 | 83.41 m |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
80.98 | X | — | 80.98 m |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
X | 80.65 | X | 80.65 m |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
80.28 | 80.47 | 77.54 | 80.47 m |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
79.86 | 78.42 | 77.16 | 79.86 m |
6 | 12 | ![]() |
74.46 | 79.63 | X | 79.63 m |
7 | 15 | ![]() |
77.74 | 76.80 | X | 77.74 m |
8 | 16 | ![]() |
77.54 | X | X | 77.54 m |
9 | 19 | ![]() |
74.82 | 75.66 | 74.47 | 75.66 m |
10 | 20 | ![]() |
X | X | 75.14 | 75.14 m |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
70.77 | 71.78 | 70.18 | 71.78 m |
12 | 25 | ![]() |
69.95 | X | 65.53 | 69.95 m |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 1 | ![]() |
87.45 | — | — | 87.45 m |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
83.71 | — | — | 83.71 m |
3 | 4 | ![]() |
76.21 | 83.32 | — | 83.32 m |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
79.02 | 81.01 | — | 81.01 m |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
72.32 | X | 80.94 | 80.94 m |
6 | 10 | ![]() |
X | X | 80.14 | 80.14 m |
7 | 13 | ![]() |
79.14 | 79.06 | 76.66 | 79.14 m |
8 | 14 | ![]() |
78.98 | X | X | 78.98 m |
9 | 17 | ![]() |
77.49 | X | X | 77.49 m |
10 | 18 | ![]() |
75.40 | 74.73 | 77.37 | 77.37 m |
11 | 21 | ![]() |
74.27 | X | X | 74.27 m |
12 | 22 | ![]() |
72.86 | X | X | 72.86 m |
13 | 23 | ![]() |
72.82 | 72.71 | 72.76 | 72.82 m |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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89.72 | X | 83.03 | 85.69 | 84.87 | 84.17 | 89.72 m | CR |
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83.80 | 79.07 | 83.41 | 85.77 | 86.92 | 85.72 | 86.92 m | |
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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 | 77.42 | X | 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
- 1993 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1995 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta)
- 1997 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1998 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1999 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)
- 2001 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Edmonton)
References