Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw at the Pan American Games

The men's javelin throw event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 3 August.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Cary Feldmann	United States	81.52	GR
	Bill Skinner	United States	80.36
	Amado Morales	Puerto Rico	76.14
4	Justo Perelló	Cuba	73.56
5	Juan Jarvis	Cuba	71.60
6	Jorge Peña	Chile	69.06
7	Rick Dowswell	Canada	67.38
8	Paulo Irene de Faria	Brazil	66.12
9	Patricio Etcheverry	Chile	65.56
10	Gustavo Gutiérrez	Colombia	61.30
	Bill Heikkila	Canada	DNS