The men's javelin throw event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 22 and 23 August.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Vasiliy Yershov Soviet Union
|
David Ottley Great Britain
|
Valentin Dzhonev Bulgaria
|
Results edit
Qualification edit
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? | Vasiliy Yershov | Soviet Union |
82.14 | |
| 2 | ? | Manfred Ahlert |  East Germany |
79.84 | |
| 3 | ? | Juan Jarvis |  Cuba |
77.92 | |
| 4 | ? | Helmut Schreiber |  West Germany |
77.80 | |
| 5 | ? | Wolfgang Balster | East Germany |
76.32 | |
| 6 | ? | Valentin Dzhonev | Bulgaria |
76.16 | |
| 7 | ? | Anatoliy Zherebtsov | Soviet Union |
76.06 | |
| 8 | ? | David Ottley | Great Britain |
75.70 | |
| 9 | ? | Rod Ewaliko |  United States |
75.14 | |
| 10 | ? | John Corazza |  Canada |
75.04 | |
| 11 | ? | Carol Raduly |  Romania |
73.28 | |
| 12 | ? | Piotr Bielczyk |  Poland |
71.64 | |
| 13 | ? | Antero Puranen |  Finland |
70.74 | |
| 14 | ? | François Ganongo |  Congo |
70.32 | |
| 15 | ? | Stefan Stoykov | Bulgaria |
69.70 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vasiliy Yershov | Soviet Union |
81.60 | |
 |
David Ottley | Great Britain |
81.14 | |
 |
Valentin Dzhonev | Bulgaria |
79.76 | |
| 4 | Helmut Schreiber | West Germany |
79.56 | |
| 5 | Manfred Ahlert | East Germany |
78.68 | |
| 6 | Juan Jarvis | Cuba |
77.52 | |
| 7 | Anatoliy Zherebtsov | Soviet Union |
76.92 | |
| 8 | Rod Ewaliko | United States |
75.52 | |
| 9 | John Corazza | Canada |
74.38 | |
| 10 | Piotr Bielczyk | Poland |
73.70 | |
| 11 | Carol Raduly | Romania |
73.66 | |
| 12 | Wolfgang Balster | East Germany |
72.06 |
References edit
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ "Final results". Chicago Tribune. 24 August 1977. p. 64. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 24 August 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 22 March 2020.