2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 6 and 7 July.

Men's javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships
Venue	Museumplein (qualification) Olympic Stadium (final)
Location	Amsterdam
Dates	6 July (qualification) 7 July (final)
Competitors	32 from 16 nations
Winning mark	86.66 m
Medalists
Zigismunds Sirmais    Latvia   Vítezslav Veselý    Czech Republic   Antti Ruuskanen    Finland
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Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
European record	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
Championship record	Steve Backley (GBR)	89.72 m	Budapest, Hungary	23 August 1998
World Leading	Thomas Röhler (GER)	91.28 m	Turku, Finland	29 June 2016
European Leading	Thomas Röhler (GER)	91.28 m	Turku, Finland	29 June 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
6 July 2016	17:05	Qualifying
7 July 2016	18:35	Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 81.50 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	A	Antti Ruuskanen	Finland	88.23			88.23	Q. SB
2	B	Jakub Vadlejch	Czech Republic	80.59	85.06		85.06	Q
3	A	Vítezslav Veselý	Czech Republic	80.31	79.72	84.82	84.82	Q, SB
4	B	Thomas Röhler	Germany	83.98			83.98	Q
5	A	Zigismunds Sirmais	Latvia	82.96			82.96	Q
6	A	Ioannis Kiriazis	Greece	77.20	81.92		81.92	Q, PB
7	B	Marcin Krukowski	Poland	x	81.88		81.88	Q
8	B	Risto Mätas	Estonia	81.19	x	x	81.19	q
9	B	Jaroslav Jílek	Czech Republic	78.59	79.19	81.09	81.09	q
10	B	Łukasz Grzeszczuk	Poland	74.38	81.05	x	81.05	q
11	A	Kacper Oleszczuk	Poland	72.37	80.97	80.23	80.97	q, SB
12	B	Kim Amb	Sweden	76.23	80.70	x	80.70	q
13	B	Roberto Bertolini	Italy	70.61	76.32	80.58	80.58
14	A	Tero Pitkämäki	Finland	x	80.52	x	80.52
15	A	Tanel Laanmäe	Estonia	75.81	79.23	80.46	80.46
16	A	Johannes Vetter	Germany	'79.98	x	79.90	79.98
17	A	Matija Kranjc	Slovenia	79.56	77.87	75.68	79.56
18	A	Dmytro Kosynskyy	Ukraine	76.75	76.75	79.21	79.21
19	B	Ari Mannio	Finland	78.55	77.41	77.18	78.55
20	B	Lars Hamann	Germany	78.00	76.28	78.07	78.07
21	A	Edis Matusevičius	Lithuania	76.64	76.15	77.86	77.86
22	B	Paraskevas Batzavalis	Greece	73.92	72.06	77.86	77.86
23	A	Gabriel Wallin	Sweden	73.56	76.00	x	76.00
24	A	Norbert Bonvecchio	Italy	x	73.29	75.75	75.75
25	B	Dejan Mileusnić	Bosnia and Herzegovina	75.00	x	72.73	75.00
26	B	Magnus Kirt	Estonia	74.20	x	74.64	74.64
27	A	Norbert Rivasz-Tóth	Hungary	x	74.56	x	74.56
28	B	Janis Svens Griva	Latvia	71.84	73.38	69.83	73.38
29	B	Oleksandr Nychyporchuk	Ukraine	x	x	73.31	73.31
30	A	Patrik Ženúch	Slovakia	68.16	69.38	x	69.38
	A	Rolands Štrobinders	Latvia	x	x	x	NM
	B	Vedran Samac	Serbia				DNS

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Zigismunds Sirmais	Latvia	81.86	81.36	80.88	78.36	86.66	75.57	86.66	PB
	Vítezslav Veselý	Czech Republic	74.58	81.13	83.59	77.89	83.14	80.69	83.59
	Antti Ruuskanen	Finland	80.98	82.44	79.54	x	–	f	82.44
4	Risto Mätas	Estonia	80.05	81.00	80.77	78.73	81.53	82.03	82.03	SB
5	Thomas Röhler	Germany	79.33	80.78	x	78.74	76.66	78.60	80.78
6	Marcin Krukowski	Poland	x	x	79.49	77.90	76.71	x	79.49
7	Kim Amb	Sweden	71.89	78.34	76.26	78.72	79.36	79.07	79.36
8	Kacper Oleszczuk	Poland	69.96	78.11	78.21	79.34	75.18	x	79.34
9	Jakub Vadlejch	Czech Republic	78.12	x	77.56				78.12
10	Jaroslav Jílek	Czech Republic	x	75.05	76.92				76.92
11	Łukasz Grzeszczuk	Poland	x	76.41	x				76.41
12	Ioannis Kiriazis	Greece	72.68	75.57	75.34				75.57