# 1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 26 and 27 August 1986. There were a total number of 30 competitors. The qualification mark was set at 79.50 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Klaus Tafelmeier West Germany (FRG) |
| Silver | Detlef Michel East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Viktor Yevsyukov Soviet Union (URS) |

## Schedule

* All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 26.08.1986 – 18:25h | 26.08.1986 – 19:40h |
| Final Round ||
| 27.08.1986 – 19:15h ||

## 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 1986 European Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Tom Petranoff (USA) | 85.38 m | July 7, 1986 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Event Record | Jānis Lūsis (URS) | 91.52 m | September 19, 1969 | Athens, Greece |

## Qualification

* Held on 26 August 1986
| Rank | Group A | Distance |
| 1. | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) | 82.68 m |
| 2. | Gerald Weiss (GDR) | 81.40 m |
| 3. | Marek Kaleta (URS) | 81.32 m |
| 4. | Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) | 80.48 m |
| 5. | Jyrki Blom (FIN) | 79.02 m |
| 6. | Dag Wennlund (SWE) | 76.88 m |
| 7. | Roald Bradstock (GBR) | 76.52 m |
| 8. | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 76.00 m |
| 9. | Jean-Paul Lakafia (FRA) | 75.24 m |
| 10. | Reidar Lorentzen (NOR) | 73.24 m |
| 11. | Kenneth Petersen (DEN) | 73.24 m |
| 12. | László Stefan (HUN) | 72.68 m |
| 13. | Jan Olav Johansson (SWE) | 72.30 m |
| 14. | Sigurður Einarsson (ISL) | 71.54 m |
| 15. | Øystein Slettevold (NOR) | 69.32 m |
| Rank | Group B | Distance |
| 1. | Heino Puuste (URS) | 82.54 m |
| 2. | Detlef Michel (GDR) | 79.84 m |
| 3. | Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) | 79.46 m |
| 4. | Wolfram Gambke (FRG) | 78.94 m |
| 5. | Stanisław Górak (POL) | 78.32 m |
| 6. | Mick Hill (GBR) | 77.94 m |
| 7. | David Ottley (GBR) | 77.88 m |
| 8. | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | 77.76 m |
| 9. | Jorma Markus (FIN) | 77.32 m |
| 10. | Jan Železný (TCH) | 75.90 m |
| 11. | Charlus Bertimon (FRA) | 75.82 m |
| 12. | Peter Schreiber (FRG) | 75.48 m |
| 13. | Narve Hoff (NOR) | 75.14 m |
| 14. | Peter Borglund (SWE) | 72.86 m |
| 15. | Pascal Lefévre (FRA) | 69.42 m |

## Final

| Rank | Final | Distance |
| | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) | 84.76 m CR |
| | Detlef Michel (GDR) | 81.90 m |
| | Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) | 81.80 m |
| 4. | Jyrki Blom (FIN) | 80.48 m |
| 5. | Heino Puuste (URS) | 80.34 m |
| 6. | Wolfram Gambke (FRG) | 79.88 m |
| 7. | Sejad Krdžalić (YUG) | 79.50 m |
| 8. | Mick Hill (GBR) | 77.34 m |
| 9. | Marek Kaleta (URS) | 77.16 m |
| 9. | David Ottley (GBR) | 77.16 m |
| 11. | Gerald Weiß (GDR) | 76.24 m |
| 12. | Stanisław Górak (POL) | 74.20 m |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Finland (3)
* France (3)
* Hungary (1)
* Iceland (2)
* Norway (3)
* Poland (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Sweden (3)
* United Kingdom (3)
* West Germany (3)
* Yugoslavia (1)