Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
DatesOctober 15, 1968 (qualifications)
October 16, 1968 (final)
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jānis Lūsis
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Jorma Kinnunen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Gergely Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1964
1972  

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 15–16 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario. [1] The qualifying standard was 80 m (262 ft 5+12 in). [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3]

World record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Jānis Lūsis 91.98 m Saarijärvi, Finland June 23, 1968
Olympic recordFlag of Norway.svg  Egil Danielsen  (NOR)85.71 m Melbourne, Australia November 26, 1956

Results

Qualifying round

RankSeriesAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1A Karl-Åke Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden xx84.7484.74Q
2A Jānis Lūsis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 83.6883.68Q
3A Jorma Kinnunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland x74.1683.1683.16Q
4B Walter Pektor Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 82.1682.16Q
5A Manfred Stolle Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 81.8881.88Q
6A Gergely Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 81.5681.56Q
7A Mark Murro Flag of the United States.svg  United States 74.1481.1481.14Q
8A Władysław Nikiciuk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 74.1678.2281.0081.00Q
9A Urs von Wartburg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 76.5880.6680.66Q
10A Janusz Sidlo Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 74.9080.1280.12Q
11B Aurelio Janet Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 80.1080.10Q
12A Hermann Salomon Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 79.48x76.5079.48q
13A Rolf Herings Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 79.0877.0078.7079.08
14A Pauli Nevala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland x77.90x77.90
15A Mart Paama Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 74.1877.2674.6477.26
16B Klaus Wolfermann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 75.7871.4075.0275.78
17B Miklós Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 74.5674.8275.5075.50
18B Dave Travis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 74.2474.3670.8474.36
19B Lode Wyns Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 73.68xx73.68
20B Gary Stenlund Flag of the United States.svg  United States 73.5268.8871.4473.52
21A Frank Covelli Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70.30x73.0473.04
22B William Heikkila Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 70.1071.2070.7871.20
23B Nashatar Singh Sidhu Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia x63.5870.7070.70
24B Rolf Hoppe Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 68.3265.8265.8668.32
25B Viliame Liga Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji x61.6262.3262.32
26B Donald Velez Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 48.92x61.3261.32
27B Rolf Bühler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 61.06xx61.06
B Lahcen Samsam Akka Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNS
B Christos Pierrakos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece DNS

Finals

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

RankAthleteNationality123456Result
Gold medal icon.svg Jānis Lūsis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 81.7486.3482.6684.40x90.1090.10 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Jorma Kinnunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 86.30xx79.0085.8288.5888.58
Bronze medal icon.svg Gergely Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 83.10x83.8287.0685.1483.4087.06
4 Władysław Nikiciuk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland x85.7082.24x82.3280.4485.70
5 Manfred Stolle Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany x76.8681.5284.42x79.7284.42
6 Karl-Ake Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 83.48xxx76.7479.7683.48
7 Janusz Sidło Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 80.0076.3680.5875.5077.8676.4680.58
8 Urs von Wartburg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 80.5677.0677.22xxx80.56
9 Mark Murro Flag of the United States.svg  United States 80.0680.08x80.08
10 Walter Pektor Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 75.6477.40x77.40
11 Aurelio Janet Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba x74.88x74.88
12 Hermann Salomon Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany x71.6473.5073.50

References

  1. "Official report of the Games of the XIXth Olympiad - part 3" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. The Athletics Site: world record progression - javelin throw men [ usurped ]