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.

Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Date	25–26 July
Competitors	23 from 15 nations
Winning distance	94.58 WR
Medalists
Miklós Németh  Hungary Hannu Siitonen  Finland Gheorghe Megelea  Romania

The winning margin was 6.66 metres which as of June 2024 remains the only time the men's javelin was won by more than six metres at the Olympics or the World Athletics Championships.

Medalists

Gold	Miklós Németh  Hungary
Silver	Hannu Siitonen  Finland
Bronze	Gheorghe Megelea  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
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	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	Amado Morales (PUR)	82.08	—	—	82.08 m
5	12	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

External links

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