Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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Dates | October 15 (qualifications) October 16 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
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 1⁄2 in).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | Jānis Lūsis | 91.98 m | Saarijarvi, Finland | July 6, 1972 |
Olympic record | Egil Danielsen (NOR) | 85.71 m | Melbourne, Australia | November 26, 1956 |
Results
Qualifying Round
Rank | Series | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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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 Kulcsàr | Hungary | 81.56 | 81.56 | Q | ||
7 | A | Mark Murro | United States | 74.14 | 81.14 | 81.14 | Q | |
8 | A | Wladyslaw 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 | Miklos Nemeth | 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 Heikila | 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 | William 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
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 |
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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 Kulcsàr | Hungary | 83.10 | x | 83.82 | 87.06 | 85.14 | 83.40 | 87.06 | |
4 | Wladyslaw 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 Sidlo | 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
- ↑ "Official report of the Games of the XIXth Olympiad - part 3" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ The Athletics Site: world record progression - javelin throw men
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