Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
File:Gergely Kulcsár, Pauli Nevala, Jānis Lūsis 1964.jpg
Men's javelin throw at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates14 October
Competitors27 from 17 nations
Winning distance82.66
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pauli Nevala
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gergely Kulcsár
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jānis Lūsis
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
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File:1964 Olympics javelin stamp of Japan.jpg
1964 Olympics javelin stamp of Japan.

The men's javelin throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 27 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round.[1]

Results

Qualification

The qualification standard was 77.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard. Since only one thrower made the mark the next eleven farthest-throwing athletes also advanced to meet the minimum 12 in the final.

Place Athlete Nation Best mark Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3
1 Urs von Wartburg File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 79.92 metres 74.55 79.92
2 Janusz Sidlo File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 76.93 metres 75.33 74.45 76.93
3 Jorma Kinnunen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 75.52 metres 68.13 73.20 75.52
4 Vladimir Kuznetsov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 75.01 metres X 68.98 75.01
5 Gergely Kulcsár File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 74.32 metres 74.32 72.62 X
6 Pauli Nevala File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 74.19 metres 71.49 72.72 74.19
7 Jānis Lūsis File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 73.48 metres 72.79 X 73.48
8 Władysław Nikiciuk File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 73.45 metres 73.45 67.56 71.17
9 Christos Pierrakos File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece 72.91 metres X 72.91 68.98
10 Hans Schenk File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 72.55 metres 72.55 66.97 X
11 Rolf Herings File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 72.47 metres 72.47 68.02 71.74
12 Ed Red File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 72.31 metres X 72.31 66.24
13 Terje Pedersen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 72.10 metres 61.39 66.78 72.10
14 Hermann Salomon File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 71.92 metres 67.82 69.84 71.92
15 Carlo Lievore File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 70.88 metres 70.71 68.04 70.88
16 Les Tipton File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 70.74 metres 65.95 70.74 70.03
17 Viktor Aksonov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 69.46 metres 68.30 X 69.46
18 Michel Macquet File:Flag of France.svg France 69.35 metres 63.34 65.36 69.35
19 Takashi Miki File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 68.70 metres 68.70 63.56 62.80
20 Willy Rasmussen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 68.43 metres 68.43 67.37 63.88
21 Frank Covelli File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 68.08 metres X 68.08 X
22 Hideta Kanai File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 65.85 metres 63.40 X 65.85
23 Park Su-gwon File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea 62.50 metres 58.51 X 62.50
24 Patricio Etcheverry File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 60.77 metres 59.35 60.77 54.19
25 Nashatar Singh Sidhu File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 51.63 metres 45.49 51.63 49.49
Lennart Hedmark File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Did not start -
Yang Chuan-kwang File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Did not start -

Final

File:Pauli Nevala 1964.jpg
Pauli Nevala throwing

The scores from the qualification round were ignored in the final. Each thrower received three more attempts. The six best threw an additional three times, keeping the scores from all six throws.[1]

Place Athlete Nation Best mark Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3 Throw 4 Throw 5 Throw 6
1 Pauli Nevala File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 82.66 metres 76.42 78.39 X 82.66 X X
2 Gergely Kulcsár File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 82.32 metres 75.00 77.28 78.28 82.32 78.57 79.78
3 Jānis Lūsis File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 80.57 metres 72.51 80.57 79.85 78.94 78.07 X
4 Janusz Sidlo File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 80.17 metres 80.17 X X X 76.97 78.17
5 Urs von Wartburg File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 78.72 metres 78.72 76.84 76.36 73.08 73.12 X
6 Jorma Kinnunen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 76.94 metres 72.32 76.36 71.81 76.94 X 72.45
7 Rolf Herings File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 74.72 metres 66.22 X 74.72
8 Vladimir Kuznetsov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 74.26 metres 73.90 68.89 74.26
9 Władysław Nikiciuk File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 73.11 metres 71.01 X 73.11
10 Christos Pierrakos File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece 72.65 metres 70.24 72.65 72.02
11 Ed Red File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 71.52 metres 69.39 68.15 71.52
12 Hans Schenk File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 69.82 metres 69.82 66.44 68.51

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.