# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 and 28 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vítězslav Veselý Czech Republic |
| Silver | Valeriy Iordan Russia |
| Bronze | Ari Mannio Finland |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Jan Železný (CZE) | 98.48 | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| European record | Jan Železný (CZE) | 98.48 | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| Championship record | Steve Backley (GBR) | 89.72 | Budapest, Hungary | 23 August 1998 |
| World Leading | Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) | 88.11 | Oslo, Norway | 7 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) | 88.11 | Oslo, Norway | 7 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 June 2012 | 18:15 | Qualification |
| 28 June 2012 | 18:45 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 83.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Ari Mannio | Finland | 77.81 | 84.31 | | 84.31 | Q, SB |
| 2 | B | Oleksandr Pyatnytsya | Ukraine | 82.37 | 81.66 | x | 82.37 | q |
| 3 | A | Igor Janik | Poland | 82.37 | x | x | 82.37 | q, SB |
| 4 | B | Valeriy Iordan | Russia | 82.32 | – | – | 82.32 | q, PB |
| 5 | B | Kim Amb | Sweden | 76.78 | 80.69 | – | 80.69 | q |
| 6 | B | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | 77.70 | 80.66 | – | 80.66 | q |
| 7 | B | Tino Häber | Germany | 76.25 | 76.67 | 79.86 | 79.86 | q |
| 8 | A | Risto Mätas | Estonia | 79.34 | 77.03 | x | 79.34 | q |
| 9 | B | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway | 79.34 | – | – | 79.34 | q |
| 10 | A | Vítězslav Veselý | Czech Republic | x | 78.45 | 79.09 | 79.09 | q |
| 11 | A | Paweł Rakoczy | Poland | 79.02 | x | x | 79.02 | q |
| 12 | A | Gabriel Wallin | Sweden | 75.83 | 78.66 | 78.89 | 78.89 | q |
| 13 | A | Thomas Röhler | Germany | x | 77.95 | 78.89 | 78.89 | |
| 14 | A | Fatih Avan | Turkey | 78.27 | x | 78.31 | 78.31 | |
| 15 | A | Ainārs Kovals | Latvia | x | 76.32 | 71.33 | 76.32 | |
| 16 | B | Mark Frank | Germany | x | 72.61 | 75.55 | 75.55 | |
| 17 | B | Bartosz Osewski | Poland | 74.82 | 75.26 | x | 75.26 | |
| 18 | A | Oleksandr Nychyporchuk | Ukraine | 70.54 | 74.91 | 74.35 | 74.91 | |
| 19 | A | Marko Jänes | Estonia | 70.99 | 74.74 | 71.71 | 74.74 | SB |
| 20 | B | Dejan Mileusnic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72.95 | 69.16 | 73.84 | 73.84 | |
| 21 | A | Melik Janoyan | Armenia | 69.40 | 66.20 | 72.59 | 72.59 | |
| 22 | A | Matija Kranjc | Slovenia | 72.49 | 70.67 | 70.18 | 72.49 | |
| 23 | A | Zigismunds Sirmais | Latvia | x | 71.02 | 72.42 | 72.42 | |
| DQ | A | Yervásios Filippídis | Greece | 69.34 | 72.39 | 70.98 | 72.39 | Doping |
| 24 | B | Tanel Laanmäe | Estonia | 71.87 | x | 68.94 | 71.87 | |
| 25 | B | Martin Benák | Slovakia | 69.23 | 70.60 | 69.97 | 70.60 | |
| 26 | B | Petr Frydrych | Czech Republic | 68.31 | x | 68.88 | 68.88 | |
| | B | Vadims Vasiļevskis | Latvia | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Teemu Wirkkala | Finland | x | – | – | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Vítězslav Veselý | Czech Republic | 74.04 | 83.72 | 74.63 | 78.61 | 83.51 | 77.64 | 83.72 | |
| | Valeriy Iordan | Russia | 83.23 | x | 79.92 | – | – | 74.63 | 83.23 | PB |
| | Ari Mannio | Finland | 75.93 | 82.17 | x | 82.63 | x | 79.04 | 82.63 | |
| 4 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway | 81.55 | 78.12 | 77.07 | – | – | – | 81.55 | |
| 5 | Oleksandr Pyatnytsya | Ukraine | 81.41 | x | 78.81 | 80.73 | 80.10 | 77.25 | 81.41 | |
| 6 | Igor Janik | Poland | 79.58 | 81.21 | x | x | 79.04 | x | 81.21 | |
| 7 | Kim Amb | Sweden | 77.30 | 79.03 | 73.39 | 67.35 | – | – | 79.03 | |
| 8 | Gabriel Wallin | Sweden | 71.76 | 77.18 | 74.61 | 73.26 | 74.43 | 76.42 | 77.18 | |
| 9 | Tino Häber | Germany | 71.87 | 76.11 | 74.25 | | | | 76.11 | |
| 10 | Risto Mätas | Estonia | 75.85 | 72.92 | 74.48 | | | | 75.85 | |
| 11 | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | 74.89 | x | 74.10 | | | | 74.89 | |
| 12 | Paweł Rakoczy | Poland | x | 70.93 | x | | | | 70.93 | |