Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:Men's javelin throw
Games:1960 Summer
Venue:Stadio Olimpico
Dates:September 7 (qualifications)
September 8 (final)
Competitors:28
Nations:16
Longnames:yes
Win Value:84.64
Win Label:Winning distance
Gold:Viktor Tsybulenko
Goldnoc:URS
Silver:Walter Krüger
Silvernoc:EUA
Bronze:Gergely Kulcsár
Bronzenoc:HUN
Prev:1956
Next:1964

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on September 7–8 at the Stadio Olimpico. The qualifying standard was .[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Results

Qualifying round

Series Athlete Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Notes
1 69.26 72.66 72.93 72.93
1 74.67 74.67 Q
1 73.80 77.95 77.95 Q
1 85.14 85.14 Q
1 74.86 74.86 Q
1 63.93 78.81 78.81 Q
1 72.99 73.29 71.60 73.29
2 69.57 75.12 75.12 Q
1 59.40 69.53 69.53
1 67.21 75.28 75.28 Q
1 53.64 64.20 64.20
1 68.92 67.10 57.90 68.92
1 59.84 60.84 54.70 60.84
1 62.02 67.36 68.66 68.66
2 61.59 68.11 68.11
2 69.69 79.72 79.72 Q
1 67.50 79.70 79.70 Q
2 68.69 76.36 76.36 Q
2 65.65 73.85 71.93 73.85
2 75.93 75.93 Q
2 70.05 67.40 70.05
2 57.52 54.18 52.25 57.52
2 74.40 74.40 Q
2 71.56 68.92 71.56
2 67.81 71.59 71.54 71.59
2 73.74 69.15 73.74
2 68.24 62.81 65.94 68.24
2 74.82 74.82 Q

Finals

The six highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

RankAthlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result
84.64 76.59 76.46 67.73 84.64
79.36 66.51 71.29 75.23 72.62 79.36
78.57 77.60 68.56 73.20 78.57
78.40 74.04 74.45 67.75 76.38 74.69 78.40
67.62 78.36 69.55 78.36
69.70 78.33 64.29 72.53 78.01 68.51 78.33
73.58 77.31 74.47 77.31
76.46 76.43 71.93 76.46
64.43 72.47 75.21 75.21
74.70 71.00 71.10 74.70
74.56 72.59 70.43 74.56
74.11 72.95 74.11
NM

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175046/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.