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

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]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DatesOctober 15 (qualifications)
October 16 (final)
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jānis Lūsis
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jorma Kinnunen
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gergely Kulcsár
 Hungary
← 1964
1972 →

Records

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

World record   Jānis Lūsis 91.98 m Saarijarvi, Finland June 23, 1968
Olympic record   Egil Danielsen (NOR) 85.71 m Melbourne, Australia November 26, 1956

Results

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Qualifying round

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Rank Series Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Karl-Åke Nilsson   Sweden x x 84.74 84.74 Q
2 A Jānis Lūsis   Soviet Union 83.68 83.68 Q
3 A Jorma Kinnunen   Finland x 74.16 83.16 83.16 Q
4 B Walter Pektor   Austria 82.16 82.16 Q
5 A Manfred Stolle   East Germany 81.88 81.88 Q
6 A Gergely Kulcsár   Hungary 81.56 81.56 Q
7 A Mark Murro   United States 74.14 81.14 81.14 Q
8 A Władysław Nikiciuk   Poland 74.16 78.22 81.00 81.00 Q
9 A Urs von Wartburg   Switzerland 76.58 80.66 80.66 Q
10 A Janusz Sidlo   Poland 74.90 80.12 80.12 Q
11 B Aurelio Janet   Cuba 80.10 80.10 Q
12 A Hermann Salomon   West Germany 79.48 x 76.50 79.48 q
13 A Rolf Herings   West Germany 79.08 77.00 78.70 79.08
14 A Pauli Nevala   Finland x 77.90 x 77.90
15 A Mart Paama   Soviet Union 74.18 77.26 74.64 77.26
16 B Klaus Wolfermann   West Germany 75.78 71.40 75.02 75.78
17 B Miklós Németh   Hungary 74.56 74.82 75.50 75.50
18 B Dave Travis   Great Britain 74.24 74.36 70.84 74.36
19 B Lode Wyns   Belgium 73.68 x x 73.68
20 B Gary Stenlund   United States 73.52 68.88 71.44 73.52
21 A Frank Covelli   United States 70.30 x 73.04 73.04
22 B William Heikkila   Canada 70.10 71.20 70.78 71.20
23 B Nashatar Singh Sidhu   Malaysia x 63.58 70.70 70.70
24 B Rolf Hoppe   Chile 68.32 65.82 65.86 68.32
25 B Viliame Liga   Fiji x 61.62 62.32 62.32
26 B Donald Velez   Nicaragua 48.92 x 61.32 61.32
27 B Rolf Bühler   Switzerland 61.06 x x 61.06
B Samsam Akka   Morocco DNS
B Panagiotis Pierrakos   Greece DNS

Finals

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

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result
  Jānis Lūsis   Soviet Union 81.74 86.34 82.66 84.40 x 90.10 90.10 OR
  Jorma Kinnunen   Finland 86.30 x x 79.00 85.82 88.58 88.58
  Gergely Kulcsár   Hungary 83.10 x 83.82 87.06 85.14 83.40 87.06
4 Władysław Nikiciuk   Poland x 85.70 82.24 x 82.32 80.44 85.70
5 Manfred Stolle   East Germany x 76.86 81.52 84.42 x 79.72 84.42
6 Karl-Ake Nilsson   Sweden 83.48 x x x 76.74 79.76 83.48
7 Janusz Sidło   Poland 80.00 76.36 80.58 75.50 77.86 76.46 80.58
8 Urs von Wartburg   Switzerland 80.56 77.06 77.22 x x x 80.56
9 Mark Murro   United States 80.06 80.08 x 80.08
10 Walter Pektor   Austria 75.64 77.40 x 77.40
11 Aurelio Janet   Cuba x 74.88 x 74.88
12 Hermann Salomon   West Germany x 71.64 73.50 73.50

References

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  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