Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Stadio Olimpico
DatesSeptember 7 (qualifications)
September 8 (final)
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Winning distance84.64
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Tsybulenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Walter Krüger
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Gergely Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1956
1964  

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on September 7–8 at the Stadio Olimpico. The qualifying standard was 60 m (196 ft 10 in). [1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Flag of the United States.svg Al Cantello 86.04 m Compton, United States June 5, 1959
Olympic recordFlag of Norway.svg  Egil Danielsen  (NOR)85.71 m Melbourne, Australia November 26, 1956

Results

Qualifying round

SeriesAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1 Egil Danielsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 69.2672.6672.9372.93
1 Terje Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 74.6774.67Q
1 Willy Rasmussen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 73.8077.9577.95Q
1 Janusz Sidło Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 85.1485.14Q
1 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 74.8674.86Q
1 Walter Krüger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 63.9378.8178.81Q
1 Erich Ahrendt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 72.9973.2971.6073.29
2 Hermann Salomon Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 69.5775.1275.12Q
1 Myron Anyfantakis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 59.4069.53x69.53
1 Knut Fredriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 67.2175.2875.28Q
1 Abdul Wardak Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 53.6464.20x64.20
1 Alexandru Bizim Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 68.9267.1057.9068.92
1 Alfonso de Andrés Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 59.8460.8454.7060.84
1 William Alley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 62.0267.3668.6668.66
2 Terence Beucher Flag of the United States.svg  United States x61.5968.1168.11
2 Al Cantello Flag of the United States.svg  United States x69.6979.7279.72Q
1 Viktor Tsybulenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 67.5079.7079.70Q
2 Mart Paama Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 68.6976.3676.36Q
2 Ivan Sivoplyasov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 65.6573.8571.9373.85
2 Väinö Kuisma Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 75.9375.93Q
2 Muhammad Nawaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan x70.0567.4070.05
2 Salah Majid Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg  Iraq 57.5254.1852.2557.52
2 Gergely Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 74.4074.40Q
2 Urs von Wartburg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 71.56x68.9271.56
2 Léon Syrovatski Flag of France.svg  France 67.8171.5971.5471.59
2 Michel Macquet Flag of France.svg  France 73.74x69.1573.74
2 Baruch Feinberg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 68.2462.8165.9468.24
2 Carlo Lievore Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 74.8274.82Q

Finals

The six highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

RankAthleteNationality123456Result
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Tsybulenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 84.6476.5976.46x67.73x84.64
Silver medal icon.svg Walter Krüger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 79.3666.5171.2975.2372.62x79.36
Bronze medal icon.svg Gergely Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 78.5777.6068.5673.20xx78.57
4 Väinö Kuisma Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 78.4074.0474.4567.7576.3874.6978.40
5 Willy Rasmussen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway x67.6278.36xx69.5578.36
6 Knut Fredriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 69.7078.3364.2972.5378.0168.5178.33
7 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 73.5877.3174.4777.31
8 Janusz Sidło Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 76.4676.4371.9376.46
9 Carlo Lievore Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 64.4372.4775.2175.21
10 Al Cantello Flag of the United States.svg  United States 74.7071.0071.1074.70
11 Mart Paama Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 74.5672.5970.4374.56
12 Hermann Salomon Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 74.11x72.9574.11
13 Terje Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway xxxNM

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.