Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Gergely Kulcsar, Pauli Nevala, Janis Lusis 1964.jpg
Men's javelin throw at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates14 October
Competitors27 from 17 nations
Winning distance82.66
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Pauli Nevala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Gergely Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Jānis Lūsis
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1960
1968  
1964 Olympics javelin stamp of Japan. 1964 Olympics javelin stamp of Japan.jpg
1964 Olympics javelin stamp of Japan.

The men's javelin throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 27 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round. [1]

Results

Qualification

The qualification standard was 77.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard. Since only one thrower made the mark the next eleven farthest-throwing athletes also advanced to meet the minimum 12 in the final.

PlaceAthleteNationBest markThrow 1Throw 2Throw 3
1 Urs von Wartburg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 79.92 metres74.5579.92
2 Janusz Sidlo Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 76.93 metres75.3374.4576.93
3 Jorma Kinnunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 75.52 metres68.1373.2075.52
4 Vladimir Kuznetsov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 75.01 metresX68.9875.01
5 Gergely Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 74.32 metres74.3272.62X
6 Pauli Nevala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 74.19 metres71.4972.7274.19
7 Jānis Lūsis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 73.48 metres72.79X73.48
8 Władysław Nikiciuk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 73.45 metres73.4567.5671.17
9 Christos Pierrakos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 72.91 metresX72.9168.98
10 Hans Schenk Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 72.55 metres72.5566.97X
11 Rolf Herings Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 72.47 metres72.4768.0271.74
12 Ed Red Flag of the United States.svg  United States 72.31 metresX72.3166.24
13 Terje Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 72.10 metres61.3966.7872.10
14 Hermann Salomon Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 71.92 metres67.8269.8471.92
15 Carlo Lievore Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70.88 metres70.7168.0470.88
16 Les Tipton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70.74 metres65.9570.7470.03
17 Viktor Aksonov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 69.46 metres68.30X69.46
18 Michel Macquet Flag of France.svg  France 69.35 metres63.3465.3669.35
19 Takashi Miki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 68.70 metres68.7063.5662.80
20 Willy Rasmussen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 68.43 metres68.4367.3763.88
21 Frank Covelli Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68.08 metresX68.08X
22 Hideta Kanai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 65.85 metres63.40X65.85
23 Park Su-gwon Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 62.50 metres58.51X62.50
24 Patricio Etcheverry Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 60.77 metres59.3560.7754.19
25 Nashatar Singh Sidhu Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 51.63 metres45.4951.6349.49
Lennart Hedmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Did not start-
Yang Chuan-kwang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Did not start-

Final

Pauli Nevala throwing Pauli Nevala 1964.jpg
Pauli Nevala throwing

The scores from the qualification round were ignored in the final. Each thrower received three more attempts. The six best threw an additional three times, keeping the scores from all six throws. [1]

PlaceAthleteNationBest markThrow 1Throw 2Throw 3Throw 4Throw 5Throw 6
1Pauli NevalaFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 82.66 metres76.4278.39X82.66XX
2Gergely KulcsárFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 82.32 metres75.0077.2878.2882.3278.5779.78
3Jānis LūsisFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 80.57 metres72.5180.5779.8578.9478.07X
4Janusz SidloFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 80.17 metres80.17XXX76.9778.17
5Urs von WartburgCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 78.72 metres78.7276.8476.3673.0873.12X
6Jorma KinnunenFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 76.94 metres72.3276.3671.8176.94X72.45
7Rolf HeringsFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 74.72 metres66.22X74.72
8Vladimir KuznetsovFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 74.26 metres73.9068.8974.26
9Władysław NikiciukFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 73.11 metres71.01X73.11
10Christos PierrakosFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 72.65 metres70.2472.6572.02
11Ed RedFlag of the United States.svg  United States 71.52 metres69.3968.1571.52
12Hans SchenkFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 69.82 metres69.8266.4468.51

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