# 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.

## 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)
| 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

| 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 | |