European Athletics Championships 2018 / men's javelin

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discipline Men's javelin throw
city GermanyGermany Berlin
place Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendees 28 athletes from 18 countries
Competition phase August 8, 2018 (qualification)
August 9, 2018 (final)
Medalist
gold gold Thomas Röhler ( GER ) GermanyGermany 
Silver medals silver Andreas Hofmann ( GER ) GermanyGermany 
Bronze medals bronze Magnus Kirt ( EST ) EstoniaEstonia 
Berlin Olympic Stadium

The men's javelin at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place on August 8th and 9th in the Olympic Stadium in the German capital Berlin .

There was a German double victory in this competition. European champion was Thomas Röhler . Andreas Hofmann won the silver medal . Bronze went to the Estonian Magnus Kirt .

Records

World record Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Železný 98.48 m Jena , Germany May 25, 1996
European record
Championship record United KingdomUnited Kingdom Steve Backley 89.72 m EM in Budapest , Hungary August 23, 1998

qualification

The Estonian Tanel Laanmäe retired with 78.13 m in the qualification
76.74 m was not enough for the Finn Oliver Helander to take part in the finals
72.09 m was far too little for Swede Jiannis Smalios to make it into the final

The athletes competed in two groups for a qualifying round. The qualification distance for reaching the final directly was 82.00 m. Since only six throwers exceeded this required distance - highlighted in light blue, the final field was filled with the following best throwers from both groups to a total of twelve athletes - highlighted in light green. In the end, 79.74 m was enough to make it to the final.

Group A

August 8, 2018, 1:00 p.m. CEST

space athlete country 1st attempt Second attempt 3. Attempt Width (m)
1 Marcin Krukowski PolandPoland Poland 84.35 - - 84.35 SB
2 Andreas Hofmann GermanyGermany Germany 82.36 - - 82.36
3 Rolands Štrobinders LatviaLatvia Latvia 76.00 81.93 78.07 81.93
4th Edis Matusevičius LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 79.45 79.49 81.08 81.08
5 Antti Ruuskanen FinlandFinland Finland x 77.40 79.93 79.93
6th Petr Frydrych Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 77.02 74.55 79.74 79.74
7th Gatis Čakšs LatviaLatvia Latvia 78.13 x 75.94 78.13
8th Tanel Laanmäe EstoniaEstonia Estonia 77.21 x x 77.21
9 Alexandru Novac RomaniaRomania Romania 72.81 x 76.44 76.44
10 Vedran Samac SerbiaSerbia Serbia x 75.89 75.67 75.89
11 Yuri Kuschniruk UkraineUkraine Ukraine 72.17 71.36 73.79 73.79
12 Nicolás Quijera SpainSpain Spain 73.27 x 71.04 73.27
13 Roberto Bertolini ItalyItaly Italy 71.94 71.64 x 71.94
14th Dejan Mileusnić Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 67.16 x x 67.16

Group B

August 8, 2018, 2:25 p.m. CEST

space athlete country 1st attempt Second attempt 3. Attempt Width (m)
1 Johannes Vetter GermanyGermany Germany 87.39 - - 87.39
2 Thomas Röhler GermanyGermany Germany x 78.95 85.47 85.47
3 Cyprian Mrzygłód PolandPoland Poland 80.52 83.85 - 83.85 PB
4th Magnus Kirt EstoniaEstonia Estonia 83.15 - - 83.15
5 Andrian Mardare Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 78.63 80.46 80.31 80.46
6th Jakub Vadlejch Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic x 80.28 x 80.28
7th Patriks Gailums LatviaLatvia Latvia 78.10 x 75.79 78.10 SB
8th Oliver Helander FinlandFinland Finland x x 76.64 76.64
9 Jaroslav Jílek Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 75.83 75.80 73.06 75.83
10 Sindri Hrafn Guðmundsson IcelandIceland Iceland 72.40 74.91 74.13 74.91
11 Bartosz Osewski PolandPoland Poland 73.56 73.37 74.80 74.80
12 Pavel Mjaleschka BelarusBelarus Belarus 73.55 x x 73.55
13 Jiannis Smalios SwedenSweden Sweden x 68.61 72.09 72.09
14th Norbert Rivasz-Tóth HungaryHungary Hungary x x 69.94 69.94

final

August 9, 2018, 8:22 p.m. CEST

The three German participants were among the favorites. Johannes Vetter competed as the reigning world champion and had impressed with the greatest distance in qualifying. Thomas Röhler was the 2016 Olympic champion and Andreas Hofmann had already achieved excellent results this season. Also in attendance were Czech Deputy World Champion 2017 and World Champion in 2013 Jakub Vadlejch, his countryman Petr Frydrych as WM -Dritter of 2017, the Finnish European champion of 2014 to assess Antti Ruuskanen and the Pole Marcin Krukowski with the third-best qualifying distance strong.

After the first round, the Estonian Magnus Kirt, who had achieved 85.96 m, led, somewhat surprisingly, ahead of Hofmann with 85.61 m. In lap two, Röhler took the lead with a throw on 88.02 m. Hofmann rose to 87.60 m and remained second. Röhler improved in the next round to 89.47 m. Krukowski threw 84.55 m and was fourth behind Kirt. Vetter, who had problems getting his performance capabilities, was fifth with 82.59 m.

In the three finals of the best eight throwers there were only minor changes. Ruuskanen improved to sixth with 81.70 m. Vetter increased his best distance to 83.27 m, but that did not change his position. After his Olympic victory in 2016, Thomas Röhler has now also become European champion. Andreas Hofmann won the silver medal ahead of Magnus Kirt and Marcin Krukowski. World champion Johannes Vetter finished fifth ahead of 2014 European champion Antti Ruuskanen.

space athlete country 1st attempt Second attempt 3. Attempt 4th attempt 5th attempt 6th attempt Width (m)
Gold medal icon.svg Thomas Röhler GermanyGermany Germany x 88.02 89.47 87.58 - 87.90 89.47
Silver medal icon.svg Andreas Hofmann GermanyGermany Germany 85.61 87.60 x x x 85.48 87.60
Bronze medal icon.svg Magnus Kirt EstoniaEstonia Estonia 85.96 x 82.84 81.67 82.46 84.81 85.96
4th Marcin Krukowski PolandPoland Poland 77.83 76.04 84.55 83.28 82.84 x 84.55 SB
5 Johannes Vetter GermanyGermany Germany x 82.59 81.51 x 83.27 80.01 83.27
6th Antti Ruuskanen FinlandFinland Finland 80.13 x 80.38 x 81.70 x 81.70
7th Andrian Mardare Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 81.54 x 80.41 x 80.33 x 81.54
8th Jakub Vadlejch Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 80.64 x x x x x 80.64
9 Cyprian Mrzygłód PolandPoland Poland 76.97 78.21 80.20 not in the final of the
eight best throwers		 80.20
10 Edis Matusevičius LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 77.64 76.66 x 77.64
11 Rolands Štrobinders LatviaLatvia Latvia 75.76 76.59 x 76.59
12 Petr Frydrych Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 72.79 x x 72.79

  • European Champion Thomas Röhler, Germany

  • Vice European Champion Andreas Hofmann, Germany

  • The Pole Marcin Krukowski came fourth

  • Fifth place for world champion Johannes Vetter from Germany

  • The Finn Antti Ruuskanen finished sixth

  • The Czech vice world champion Jakub Vadlejch reached eighth place

  • The Latvian Rolands Štrobinders finished eleventh

  • Petr Frydrych from the Czech Republic came in twelfth

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