Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 throwers) before the final (15) took place on Saturday Monday 26, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 79.00 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held on Sunday 25, 1976.[1]
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 25–26 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 94.58 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1976 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
Medalists
| Gold | Miklós Németh Hungary |
| Silver | Hannu Siitonen Finland |
| Bronze | Gheorghe Megelea.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record |  Klaus Wolfermann (FRG) | 94.08 m | May 5, 1973 | Leverkusen, West Germany |
| Olympic Record | Klaus Wolfermann (FRG) | 90.48 m | September 3, 1972 | Munich, West Germany |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Seppo Hovinen (FIN) |
89.76 | — | — | 89.76 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Miklós Németh (HUN) |
89.28 | — | — | 89.28 m | |
| 3 | 6 | Jorma Jaakola (FIN) |
83.84 | — | — | 83.84 m | |
| 4 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Piotr Bielczyk (POL) |
82.56 | — | — | 82.56 m | |
| 5 | 8 | Michael Wessing (FRG) |
75.98 | 78.28 | 82.54 | 82.54 m | |
| 6 | 9 |  Terje Thorslund (NOR) |
82.52 | — | — | 82.52 m | |
| 7 | 10 |  Jānis Lūsis (URS) |
82.08 | — | — | 82.08 m | |
| 8 | 14 | Gheorghe Megelea (ROM) |
80.28 | — | — | 80.28 m | |
| 9 | 16 | Hannu Siitonen (FIN) |
79.38 | — | — | 79.38 m | |
| 10 | 19 | Sándor Boros (HUN) |
77.60 | 77.18 | 70.06 | 77.60 m | |
| 11 | 20 | Ferenc Paragi (HUN) |
73.54 | 77.48 | 75.76 | 77.48 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 |  Phil Olsen (CAN) |
87.76 | — | — | 87.76 m | |
| 2 | 4 |  Sam Colson (USA) |
72.28 | 71.74 | 86.64 | 86.64 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Vasyl Yershov (URS) |
85.68 | — | — | 85.68 m | |
| 4 | 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Amado Morales (PUR) |
82.08 | — | — | 82.08 m | |
| 5 | 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Valentin Dzhonev (BUL) |
75.66 | 80.84 | — | 80.84 m | |
| 6 | 13 | Bjørn Grimnes (NOR) |
73.74 | 80.32 | — | 80.32 m | |
| 7 | 15 | Anthony Hall (USA) |
79.56 | — | — | 79.56 m | |
| 8 | 17 |  Jacques Aye Abehi (CIV) |
74.76 | 78.40 | 70.10 | 78.40 m | |
| 9 | 18 | Richard George (USA) |
X | 78.32 | 64.96 | 78.32 m | |
| 10 | 21 |  Óskar Jakobsson (ISL) |
72.78 | 71.90 | X | 72.78 m | |
| 11 | 22 |  Ghassan Faddoul (LIB) |
X | 54.92 | 53.90 | 54.92 m | |
| — | — |  Urs von Wartburg (SUI) |
X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Miklós Németh (HUN) |
94.58 | — | — | 83.32 | 84.76 | 86.84 | 94.58 m | WR |
 | Hannu Siitonen (FIN) |
87.92 | X | 86.58 | X | X | 80.92 | 87.92 m | |
 | Gheorghe Megelea (ROM) |
87.16 | 83.16 | 82.92 | 82.10 | X | X | 87.16 m | |
| 4 | Piotr Bielczyk (POL) |
X | 77.90 | 86.50 | 81.00 | 82.28 | 82.94 | 86.50 m | |
| 5 | Sam Colson (USA) |
77.70 | 85.08 | 86.16 | X | X | X | 86.16 m | |
| 6 | Vasyl Yershov (URS) |
85.26 | X | 77.06 | X | 78.32 | 82.50 | 85.26 m | |
| 7 | Seppo Hovinen (FIN) |
83.46 | 83.92 | 84.26 | X | X | X | 84.26 m | |
| 8 | Jānis Lūsis (URS) |
79.74 | 77.58 | 73.76 | 74.00 | X | 80.26 | 80.26 m | |
| 9 | Michael Wessing (FRG) |
78.44 | X | 79.06 | 79.06 m | ||||
| 10 | Terje Thorslund (NOR) |
78.24 | X | 76.48 | 78.24 m | ||||
| 11 | Phil Olsen (CAN) |
X | X | 77.70 | 77.70 m | ||||
| 12 | Amado Morales (PUR) |
71.30 | X | 75.54 | 75.54 m | ||||
| 13 | Bjørn Grimnes (NOR) |
X | 73.24 | 74.88 | 74.88 m | ||||
| 14 | Valentin Dzhonev (BUL) |
73.16 | X | 73.88 | 73.88 m | ||||
| 15 | Anthony Hall (USA) |
X | 68.92 | 71.70 | 71.70 m | ||||
| — | Jorma Jaakola (FIN) |
— | — | — | DNS | ||||
References
- "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
- (in English) Results
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