1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Events at the 1969 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
100 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		women
Road events
Marathon		men
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's javelin throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union
Silver	Pauli Nevala  Finland
Bronze	Janusz Sidło  Poland

Results

Final

19 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
01 !	Jānis Lūsis	Soviet Union	91.52	CR
02 !	Pauli Nevala	Finland	89.58
03 !	Janusz Sidło	Poland	82.90
4	Gergely Kulcsár	Hungary	81.14
5	Wiesław Sierański	Poland	79.74
6	Jānis Doniņš	Soviet Union	79.10
7	Esko Kuutti	Finland	78.84
8	Władysław Nikiciuk	Poland	77.48
9	David Travis	United Kingdom	76.32
10	Jorma Kinnunen	Finland	74.82
11	Andreas Kaponis	Greece	73.24
12	Carlo Lievore	Italy	72.06
13	Milcho Milevski	Bulgaria	71.66

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

References