Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates September 2 (qualifications)
September 3 (final)
Competitors 23 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Klaus Wolfermann  West Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) William Schmidt  United States
Athletics at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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
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 1972 Summer Olympics took place on September 2–3 at the Olympic Stadium, Munich.[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 Soviet Union Jānis Lūsis 93.80 m Stockholm, Sweden July 6, 1972
Olympic record  Jānis Lūsis (URS) 90.10 m Mexico City, Mexico October 16, 1968

Results

Qualifying Round

Rank Series Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Klaus Wolfermann  West Germany 86.22 86.22 Q
2 B Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union 82.92 82.92 Q
3 A Hannu Siitonen  Finland 81.80 81.80 Q
4 B Miklós Németh  Hungary 70.90 81.78 81.78 Q
5 A Fred Luke  United States 81.34 81.34 Q
6 B Manfred Stolle  East Germany 80.78 80.78 Q
7 A Jorma Kinnunen  Finland 80.10 80.10 Q
8 B Milt Sonsky  United States 79.96 78.78 74.24 79.96 q
9 B József Csík  Hungary 79.08 x x 79.08 q
10 A William Schmidt  United States 75.28 75.90 78.96 78.96 q
11 A Lolesio Tuita  France 75.36 78.78 77.34 78.78 q
12 A Bjørn Grimnes  Norway x 77.54 x 77.54 q
13 B Rick Dowswell  Canada 66.54 72.52 77.42 77.42
14 A Gergely Kulcsár  Hungary x x 77.24 77.24
15 B Urs von Wartburg  Switzerland 76.36 x 76.20 76.36
16 A André Claude  Canada 75.56 x x 75.56
17 B Dave Travis  Great Britain 74.68 70.10 74.30 74.68
18 B Günther Glassauer  West Germany x x 73.12 73.12
19 B Jacques Abehi  Ivory Coast 72.20 x x 72.20
20 A Renzo Cramerotti  Italy 71.12 x x 71.12
21 B Donald Velez  Nicaragua x 63.74 x 64.74
22 A Abdul Atif Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia x x 53.06 53.06
B Leo Pusa  Finland x x x NM
A Edmund Jaworski  Poland 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
1st, gold medalist(s) Klaus Wolfermann  West Germany 86.68 85.14 x 88.40 90.48 84.70 90.48 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union 88.88 x 89.54 x 81.66 90.46 90.46
3rd, bronze medalist(s) William Schmidt  United States 75.96 84.42 x 79.92 84.12 x 84.42
4 Hannu Siitonen  Finland 84.32 x x x x x 84.32
5 Bjørn Grimnes  Norway 71.86 82.38 83.08 x x x 83.08
6 Jorma Kinnunen  Finland x 82.08 75.76 x x 77.60 82.08
7 Miklós Németh  Hungary 80.80 81.98 78.58 81.88 x 81.40 81.98
8 Fred Luke  United States 66.64 x 80.06 79.70 71.46 x 80.06
9 Manfred Stolle  East Germany x x 79.32 79.32
10 Milt Sonsky  United States 77.62 77.94 72.38 77.94
11 Lolesio Tuita  France 76.34 x 69.38 76.34
12 József Csík  Hungary 75.52 76.14 x 76.14

References

  1. ↑ Official report of the Games of the XXth Olympiad - part 3
  2. ↑ The Athletics Site: world record progression - javelin throw men
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