The men's javelin throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Andreas ThorkildsenNorway (NOR) |
| Silver |  Matthias de ZordoGermany (GER) |
| Bronze |  Tero PitkämäkiFinland (FIN) |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2010 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 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
|
90.37 | Florø, Norway | 29 May 2010 |
| European Leading | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
|
90.37 | Florø, Norway | 29 May 2010 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2010 | 10:20 | Qualification |
| 31 July 2010 | 20:05 | Final |
Results edit
Qualification edit
Qualification: Qualification Performance 81.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Teemu Wirkkala |  Finland (FIN) |
76.89 | 83.57 | 83.57 | Q | |
| 2 | B | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland (FIN) |
76.65 | 83.15 | 83.15 | Q | |
| 3 | A | Matthias de Zordo |  Germany (GER) |
74.89 | 77.82 | 82.34 | 82.34 | Q |
| 4 | A | Ainārs Kovals |  Latvia (LAT) |
78.58 | 78.22 | 79.32 | 79.32 | q |
| 5 | B | Dmytro Kosynskyy |  Ukraine (UKR) |
x | 71.30 | 79.29 | 79.29 | q |
| 6 | A | Andreas Thorkildsen |  Norway (NOR) |
x | x | 78.82 | 78.82 | q |
| 7 | B | Ēriks Rags | Latvia (LAT) |
x | x | 78.45 | 78.45 | q |
| 8 | A | Roman Avramenko | Ukraine (UKR) |
74.84 | x | 78.11 | 78.11 | q |
| 9 | A | Vítězslav Veselý |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
x | 77.76 | 74.99 | 77.76 | q |
| 10 | B | Petr Frydrych | Czech Republic (CZE) |
77.56 | x | 75.96 | 77.56 | q |
| 11 | B | Oleksandr Pyatnytsya | Ukraine (UKR) |
77.20 | x | 77.54 | 77.54 | q |
| 12 | A | Sergey Makarov |  Russia (RUS) |
76.69 | 74.13 | 74.54 | 76.69 | q |
| 13 | A | Csongor Olteán |  Hungary (HUN) |
76.53 | 75.05 | x | 76.53 | |
| 14 | B | Uladzimir Kazlou |  Belarus (BLR) |
x | 76.29 | 72.33 | 76.29 | |
| 15 | A | Gabriel Wallin |  Sweden (SWE) |
71.85 | x | 76.12 | 76.12 | |
| 16 | A | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic (CZE) |
x | 76.04 | x | 76.04 | |
| 17 | B | Harri Haatainen | Finland (FIN) |
75.83 | x | x | 75.83 | |
| 18 | B | Jérôme Haeffler |  France (FRA) |
67.60 | 75.60 | x | 75.60 | |
| 19 | B | Rafael Baraza |  Spain (ESP) |
71.96 | 68.22 | 73.34 | 73.34 | |
| 20 | B | Martin Benák |  Slovakia (SVK) |
73.18 | x | x | 73.18 | |
| 21 | B | Ilya Korotkov | Russia (RUS) |
72.04 | x | 71.07 | 72.04 | |
| 22 | A | Ioánnis Smaliós |  Greece (GRE) |
71.57 | x | – | 71.57 | |
| 23 | B | Vadims Vasiļevskis | Latvia (LAT) |
x | x | 67.56 | 67.56 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway (NOR) |
86.32 | 88.37 | 86.30 | 84.12 | – | 83.40 | 88.37 | |
 |
Matthias de Zordo | Germany (GER) |
86.22 | 87.81 | 87.06 | x | x | 84.12 | 87.81 | PB |
 |
Tero Pitkämäki | Finland (FIN) |
81.47 | x | 82.30 | 83.96 | 86.67 | 86.31 | 86.67 | |
| 4 | Oleksandr Pyatnytsya | Ukraine (UKR) |
81.24 | 80.91 | 78.91 | 82.01 | 76.59 | x | 82.01 | |
| 5 | Teemu Wirkkala | Finland (FIN) |
78.52 | 76.94 | 81.76 | x | 81.14 | 81.31 | 81.76 | |
| 6 | Ainārs Kovals | Latvia (LAT) |
81.19 | x | x | x | 75.19 | 80.55 | 81.19 | |
| 7 | Sergey Makarov | Russia (RUS) |
80.86 | 78.31 | 78.89 | x | x | – | 80.86 | |
| 8 | Roman Avramenko | Ukraine (UKR) |
x | x | 78.65 | x | x | 79.52 | 79.52 | |
| 9 | Vítězslav Veselý | Czech Republic (CZE) |
69.42 | x | 77.83 | 77.83 | ||||
| 10 | Petr Frydrych | Czech Republic (CZE) |
77.30 | 76.69 | 76.76 | 77.30 | ||||
| 11 | Ēriks Rags | Latvia (LAT) |
x | 76.93 | 76.08 | 76.93 | ||||
| 12 | Dmytro Kosynskyy | Ukraine (UKR) |
x | 73.26 | 73.11 | 73.26 |