| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's javelin throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.
| Gold | Jānis Lūsis | |
| Silver | Władysław Nikiciuk | |
| Bronze | Gergely Kulcsár |
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 84.48 | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 81.76 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 80.54 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 80.36 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 79.82 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 79.26 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 78.86 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 78.70 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 75.68 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 72.52 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 72.06 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 70.48 |
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 81.36 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 80.48 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 80.16 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 79.14 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 78.34 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 78.30 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 77.64 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 77.00 | Q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 76.60 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 76.60 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 75.50 | Q | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 74.88 | Q | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 74.54 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 74.20 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 74.12 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 73.24 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 73.18 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 70.94 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | 70.90 | ||||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | | 69.28 | |||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | | 69.14 | |||
| 22 | align=left | align=left |  | 68.86 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | NM |
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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