Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw explained

The men's javelin throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11 and 13 September 1979.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Helmut Schreiber	Arto Härkönen	Heino Puuste

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	?			81.28
2	?			81.12
3	?			80.60
4	?			79.62
5	?			79.36
6	?			79.30
7	?			78.34
8	?			77.62
9	?			75.72
10	?			75.08
11	?			73.16
12	?			73.12
13	?			72.16
14	?			70.50
15	?			68.96	^[3]
16	?			65.00
17	?			63.66
18	?			60.84
19	?			49.28

Final

^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
			88.68	UR
			87.10
			82.62
			81.94
			80.26
			77.86
			77.58
			77.32
			75.42
10			74.48
11			74.10

Notes and References

1. Holzbach . Gerd . Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico . Leichtathletik . 25 September 1979 . 39/1979 . 1240–1245 . Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico . Bartels & Wernitz . German . 0343-5369.
2. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1979&CID=12981106 Results at Tilastopaja
3. http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959–-2011-gg.-... Soviet results
4. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 17.
5. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 40.