1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Praha, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 and 30 August 1978.

30 August

^†: Vasiliy Yershov ranked initially 5th (85.06m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

29 August

^†: Vasiliy Yershov initially reached the final, but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.