Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 throwers) before the final (15) took place on Saturday Monday 26, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 79.00 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held on Sunday 25, 1976.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date25–26 July
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Winning distance94.58 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Miklós Németh
 Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hannu Siitonen
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gheorghe Megelea
 Romania
← 1972
1980 →

The winning margin was 6.66 metres which as of June 2024 remains the only time the men's javelin was won by more than six metres at the Olympics or the World Athletics Championships.

Medalists

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Gold Miklós Németh
  Hungary
Silver Hannu Siitonen
  Finland
Bronze Gheorghe Megelea
  Romania

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record   Klaus Wolfermann (FRG) 94.08 m May 5, 1973   Leverkusen, West Germany
Olympic Record   Klaus Wolfermann (FRG) 90.48 m September 3, 1972   Munich, West Germany

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
1 1   Seppo Hovinen (FIN) 89.76 89.76 m
2 2   Miklós Németh (HUN) 89.28 89.28 m
3 6   Jorma Jaakola (FIN) 83.84 83.84 m
4 7   Piotr Bielczyk (POL) 82.56 82.56 m
5 8   Michael Wessing (FRG) 75.98 78.28 82.54 82.54 m
6 9   Terje Thorslund (NOR) 82.52 82.52 m
7 10   Jānis Lūsis (URS) 82.08 82.08 m
8 14   Gheorghe Megelea (ROM) 80.28 80.28 m
9 16   Hannu Siitonen (FIN) 79.38 79.38 m
10 19   Sándor Boros (HUN) 77.60 77.18 70.06 77.60 m
11 20   Ferenc Paragi (HUN) 73.54 77.48 75.76 77.48 m

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
1 3   Phil Olsen (CAN) 87.76 87.76 m
2 4   Sam Colson (USA) 72.28 71.74 86.64 86.64 m
3 5   Vasyl Yershov (URS) 85.68 85.68 m
4 10   Amado Morales (PUR) 82.08 82.08 m
5 12   Valentin Dzhonev (BUL) 75.66 80.84 80.84 m
6 13   Bjørn Grimnes (NOR) 73.74 80.32 80.32 m
7 15   Anthony Hall (USA) 79.56 79.56 m
8 17   Jacques Aye Abehi (CIV) 74.76 78.40 70.10 78.40 m
9 18   Richard George (USA) X 78.32 64.96 78.32 m
10 21   Óskar Jakobsson (ISL) 72.78 71.90 X 72.78 m
11 22   Ghassan Faddoul (LIB) X 54.92 53.90 54.92 m
  Urs von Wartburg (SUI) X X X NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Miklós Németh (HUN) 94.58 83.32 84.76 86.84 94.58 m WR
    Hannu Siitonen (FIN) 87.92 X 86.58 X X 80.92 87.92 m
    Gheorghe Megelea (ROM) 87.16 83.16 82.92 82.10 X X 87.16 m
4   Piotr Bielczyk (POL) X 77.90 86.50 81.00 82.28 82.94 86.50 m
5   Sam Colson (USA) 77.70 85.08 86.16 X X X 86.16 m
6   Vasyl Yershov (URS) 85.26 X 77.06 X 78.32 82.50 85.26 m
7   Seppo Hovinen (FIN) 83.46 83.92 84.26 X X X 84.26 m
8   Jānis Lūsis (URS) 79.74 77.58 73.76 74.00 X 80.26 80.26 m
9   Michael Wessing (FRG) 78.44 X 79.06 79.06 m
10   Terje Thorslund (NOR) 78.24 X 76.48 78.24 m
11   Phil Olsen (CAN) X X 77.70 77.70 m
12   Amado Morales (PUR) 71.30 X 75.54 75.54 m
13   Bjørn Grimnes (NOR) X 73.24 74.88 74.88 m
14   Valentin Dzhonev (BUL) 73.16 X 73.88 73.88 m
15   Anthony Hall (USA) X 68.92 71.70 71.70 m
  Jorma Jaakola (FIN) DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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