Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw explained

The men's javelin throw event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 27 and 28 August 1989.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Steve Backley	Pascal Lefèvre	Marko Hyytiäinen

Results

Qualification

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1			78.52
2			78.00
3			77.98
4			75.58
5			75.30
6			74.98
7			74.68
8			74.58
9			74.52
10			74.08
11			73.32
12			73.18
13			72.50
14			72.50
15			72.40
16			72.30
17			69.60
18			68.58	^[3]
19			68.40
20			64.92
21			64.78
22			64.16

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			85.60	x	–	–	x	79.64	85.60	GR
									82.56	NR
									81.52
									81.42
									79.56
									79.08
									78.32
									76.66
									76.10
10									75.82
11									75.24
12									72.78

Notes and References

1. Schröder . Gustav . XV. Universiade: Ein Hauch von Olympia im Ruhrevier . Leichtathletik . 7 September 1989 . 36/1989 . 1134–1139 . XV. Universiade: A touch of the Olympics in the Ruhrevier . Bartels & Wernitz . German . 0343-5369.
2. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1989&CID=12982645 Results at Tilastopaja
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410013131/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int103.htm Australian results
4. News: Final results . 3 January 2020 . . 28 August 1989 . 32.