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1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

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These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 27 and 28 August 1990.^[1] The qualification mark was set at 80.00 metres.

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Gold	Steve Backley Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Viktor Zaitsev Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze	Patrik Bodén Sweden (SWE)

Standing records prior to the 1990 European Athletics Championships
World Record	Steve Backley (GBR)	90.98 m	July 20, 1990	London, United Kingdom
Event Record	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	84.76 m	August 27, 1986	Stuttgart, West Germany

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	4	Viktor Zaitsev (URS)	81.00	—	—	81.00 m
2	5	Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS)	79.94	—	X	79.94 m
3	7	Seppo Räty (FIN)	79.50	77.90	76.78	79.50 m
4	9	Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)	76.50	78.26	79.04	79.04 m
5	11	Raymond Hecht (GDR)	78.24	X	68.82	78.24 m
6	12	Johan van Lieshout (NED)	77.82	X	X	77.82 m
7	13	Jan Železný (TCH)	X	77.64	76.38	77.64 m
8	16	Dag Wennlund (SWE)	76.58	75.76	77.32	77.32 m
9	17	Sigurður Einarsson (ISL)	75.20	75.86	77.32	77.32 m
10	20	Marko Hyytiäinen (FIN)	74.66	X	75.88	75.88 m
11	21	Ivan Mustapić (YUG)	71.44	73.62	75.04	75.04 m
12	23	Peter Schreiber (FRG)	73.54	X	74.08	74.08 m
13	25	Peter Blank (FRG)	73.30	70.32	X	73.30 m
14	28	Gary Jenson (GBR)	64.46	64.82	71.60	71.60 m
15	29	Fikret Özsoy (TUR)	61.96	67.20	68.86	68.86 m

1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1	1	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	85.48	—	—	85.48 m
2	2	Steve Backley (GBR)	82.24	—	—	82.24 m
3	3	Patrik Bodén (SWE)	81.36	—	—	81.36 m
4	6	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	74.70	74.08	79.84	79.84 m
5	8	Mick Hill (GBR)	77.94	79.16	X	79.16 m
6	10	Pascal Lefèvre (FRA)	76.12	78.68	73.32	78.68 m
7	14	Marek Kaleta (URS)	68.88	70.26	77.64	77.64 m
8	15	Peter Borglund (SWE)	70.02	73.26	77.46	77.46 m
9	18	Sejad Krdžalić (YUG)	77.28	75.22	70.88	77.28 m
10	19	Terry McHugh (IRL)	76.14	74.52	71.50	76.14 m
11	22	Dumitru Negoiţă (ROM)	73.82	74.36	71.68	74.36 m
12	24	Radoman Šćekić (YUG)	X	72.48	73.34	73.34 m
13	26	Rudolf Steiner (SUI)	61.06	X	73.12	73.12 m
14	27	Sigurður Matthíasson (ISL)	71.14	71.66	72.52	72.52 m
15	30	Jeroen van der Meer (NED)	X	65.60	67.76	67.76 m

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance
	Steve Backley (GBR)	85.78	83.80	X	82.16	X	87.30	87.30 m
	Viktor Zaytsev (URS)	83.30	79.24	79.36	74.62	82.54	76.50	83.30 m
	Patrik Bodén (SWE)	77.46	80.36	82.66	81.84	81.96	81.78	82.66 m
4	Mick Hill (GBR)	79.10	82.38	78.02	80.82	80.78	X	82.38 m
5	Seppo Räty (FIN)	76.80	79.54	X	80.62	81.60	82.18	82.18 m
6	Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS)	78.32	81.78	78.36	76.56	—	X	81.78 m
7	Pascal Lefèvre (FRA)	79.68	73.74	77.18	79.98	76.00	X	79.98 m
8	Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN)	78.28	77.94	75.48	X	X	79.00	79.00 m

9	Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)	73.92	77.80	78.14				78.14 m
10	Raymond Hecht (GDR)	77.72	66.54	69.34				77.72 m
11	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	77.24	70.44	77.26				77.26 m
12	Johan van Lieshout (NED)	75.52	X	74.68				75.52 m