# 2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 August.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 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 | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 92.70 m | Leiria, Portugal | 11 March 2018 |
| European Leading | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 92.70 m | Leiria, Portugal | 11 March 2018 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 8 August 2018 | 13:00 | Qualification |
| 9 August 2018 | 20:22 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: 82.00 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| 1 | B | Johannes Vetter | Germany | 87.39 | | | 87.39 | Q |
| 2 | B | Thomas Röhler | Germany | x | 78.95 | 85.47 | 85.47 | Q |
| 3 | A | Marcin Krukowski | Poland | 84.35 | | | 84.35 | Q, SB |
| 4 | B | Cyprian Mrzygłód | Poland | 80.52 | 83.85 | | 83.85 | Q, PB |
| 5 | B | Magnus Kirt | Estonia | 83.15 | | | 83.15 | Q |
| 6 | A | Andreas Hofmann | Germany | 82.36 | | | 82.36 | Q |
| 7 | A | Rolands Štrobinders | Latvia | 76.00 | 81.93 | 78.07 | 81.93 | q |
| 8 | A | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 79.45 | 79.49 | 81.08 | 81.08 | q |
| 9 | B | Andrian Mardare | Moldova | 78.63 | 80.46 | 80.31 | 80.46 | q |
| 10 | B | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic | x | 80.28 | x | 80.28 | q |
| 11 | A | Antti Ruuskanen | Finland | x | 77.40 | 79.93 | 79.93 | q |
| 12 | A | Petr Frydrych | Czech Republic | 77.02 | 74.55 | 79.74 | 79.74 | q |
| 13 | A | Gatis Čakšs | Latvia | 78.13 | x | 75.94 | 78.13 | |
| 14 | B | Patriks Gailums | Latvia | 78.10 | x | 75.79 | 78.10 | SB |
| 15 | A | Tanel Laanmäe | Estonia | 77.21 | x | x | 77.21 | |
| 16 | B | Oliver Helander | Finland | x | x | 76.64 | 76.64 | |
| 17 | A | Alexandru Novac | Romania | 72.81 | x | 76.44 | 76.44 | |
| 18 | A | Vedran Samac | Serbia | x | 75.89 | 75.67 | 75.89 | |
| 19 | B | Jaroslav Jílek | Czech Republic | 75.83 | 75.80 | 73.06 | 75.83 | |
| 20 | B | Sindri Hrafn Guðmundsson | Iceland | 72.40 | 74.91 | 74.13 | 74.91 | |
| 21 | B | Bartosz Osewski | Poland | 73.56 | 73.37 | 74.80 | 74.80 | |
| 22 | A | Yuriy Kushniruk | Ukraine | 72.17 | 71.36 | 73.79 | 73.79 | |
| 23 | B | Pavel Mialeshka | Belarus | 73.55 | x | x | 73.55 | |
| 24 | A | Nicolás Quijera | Spain | 73.27 | x | 71.04 | 73.27 | |
| 25 | B | Jiannis Smalios | Sweden | x | 68.61 | 72.09 | 72.09 | |
| 26 | A | Roberto Bertolini | Italy | 71.94 | 71.64 | x | 71.94 | |
| 27 | B | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth | Hungary | x | x | 69.94 | 69.94 | |
| 28 | A | Dejan Mileusnić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.16 | x | x | 67.16 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Thomas Röhler | Germany | x | 88.02 | 89.47 | 87.58 | – | 87.90 | 89.47 | |
| | Andreas Hofmann | Germany | 85.61 | 87.60 | x | x | x | 85.48 | 87.60 | |
| | Magnus Kirt | Estonia | 85.96 | x | 82.84 | 81.67 | 82.46 | 84.81 | 85.96 | |
| 4 | Marcin Krukowski | Poland | 77.83 | 76.04 | 84.55 | 83.28 | 82.84 | x | 84.55 | SB |
| 5 | Johannes Vetter | Germany | x | 82.59 | 81.51 | x | 83.27 | 80.01 | 83.27 | |
| 6 | Antti Ruuskanen | Finland | 80.13 | x | 80.38 | x | 81.70 | x | 81.70 | |
| 7 | Andrian Mardare | Moldova | 81.54 | x | 80.41 | x | 80.33 | x | 81.54 | |
| 8 | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic | 80.64 | x | x | x | x | x | 80.64 | |
| 9 | Cyprian Mrzygłód | Poland | 76.97 | 78.21 | 80.20 | | | | 80.20 | |
| 10 | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 77.64 | 76.66 | x | | | | 77.64 | |
| 11 | Rolands Štrobinders | Latvia | 75.76 | 76.59 | x | | | | 76.59 | |
| 12 | Petr Frydrych | Czech Republic | 72.79 | x | x | | | | 72.79 | |