Athletics at the Friendship Games – Men's javelin throw

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The men's javelin throw event at the Friendship Games was held on 17 August 1984 at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union. The old model of the javelin was used for this competition.

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RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Uwe Hohn Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 93.2291.4294.44xxx94.44
Silver medal icon.svg Detlef Michel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany x77.9082.14x84.3288.3288.32
Bronze medal icon.svg Zdeněk Adamec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 86.00xxxx87.1087.10
4 Heino Puuste Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 86.28
5 Viktor Yevsyukov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 85.78
6 Sergey Gavras Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 85.08
7 Gerald Weiß Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 83.98
8 András Temesi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 82.82
9 Martín Álvarez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 76.14
10J. LópezFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 69.76
11A. MahmmudFlag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen 45.86

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