Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1972 Summer Olympics took place on September 2–3 at the Olympic Stadium, Munich.[1] The qualifying standard was 80 m (262 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[2]
Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | September 2 (qualifications) September 3 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 90.48 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3]
World record | 93.80 m | Stockholm, Sweden | July 6, 1972 | |
Olympic record | 90.10 m | Mexico City, Mexico | October 16, 1968 |
Results
Qualifying Round
Rank | Series | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Klaus Wolfermann | 86.22 | 86.22 | Q | |||
2 | B | Jānis Lūsis | 82.92 | 82.92 | Q | |||
3 | A | Hannu Siitonen | 81.80 | 81.80 | Q | |||
4 | B | Miklós Németh | 70.90 | 81.78 | 81.78 | Q | ||
5 | A | Fred Luke | 81.34 | 81.34 | Q | |||
6 | B | Manfred Stolle | 80.78 | 80.78 | Q | |||
7 | A | Jorma Kinnunen | 80.10 | 80.10 | Q | |||
8 | B | Milt Sonsky | 79.96 | 78.78 | 74.24 | 79.96 | q | |
9 | B | József Csík | 79.08 | x | x | 79.08 | q | |
10 | A | William Schmidt | 75.28 | 75.90 | 78.96 | 78.96 | q | |
11 | A | Lolesio Tuita | 75.36 | 78.78 | 77.34 | 78.78 | q | |
12 | A | Bjørn Grimnes | x | 77.54 | x | 77.54 | q | |
13 | B | Rick Dowswell | 66.54 | 72.52 | 77.42 | 77.42 | ||
14 | A | Gergely Kulcsár | x | x | 77.24 | 77.24 | ||
15 | B | Urs von Wartburg | 76.36 | x | 76.20 | 76.36 | ||
16 | A | André Claude | 75.56 | x | x | 75.56 | ||
17 | B | Dave Travis | 74.68 | 70.10 | 74.30 | 74.68 | ||
18 | B | Günther Glassauer | x | x | 73.12 | 73.12 | ||
19 | B | Jacques Abehi | 72.20 | x | x | 72.20 | ||
20 | A | Renzo Cramerotti | 71.12 | x | x | 71.12 | ||
21 | B | Donald Velez | x | 63.74 | x | 64.74 | ||
22 | A | Abdul Atif Al-Qahtani | x | x | 53.06 | 53.06 | ||
B | Leo Pusa | x | x | x | NM | |||
A | Edmund Jaworski | DNS |
Finals
The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
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Klaus Wolfermann | 86.68 | 85.14 | x | 88.40 | 90.48 | 84.70 | 90.48 OR | ||
Jānis Lūsis | 88.88 | x | 89.54 | x | 81.66 | 90.46 | 90.46 | ||
William Schmidt | 75.96 | 84.42 | x | 79.92 | 84.12 | x | 84.42 | ||
4 | Hannu Siitonen | 84.32 | x | x | x | x | x | 84.32 | |
5 | Bjørn Grimnes | 71.86 | 82.38 | 83.08 | x | x | x | 83.08 | |
6 | Jorma Kinnunen | x | 82.08 | 75.76 | x | x | 77.60 | 82.08 | |
7 | Miklós Németh | 80.80 | 81.98 | 78.58 | 81.88 | x | 81.40 | 81.98 | |
8 | Fred Luke | 66.64 | x | 80.06 | 79.70 | 71.46 | x | 80.06 | |
9 | Manfred Stolle | x | x | 79.32 | 79.32 | ||||
10 | Milt Sonsky | 77.62 | 77.94 | 72.38 | 77.94 | ||||
11 | Lolesio Tuita | 76.34 | x | 69.38 | 76.34 | ||||
12 | József Csík | 75.52 | 76.14 | x | 76.14 |
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References
- "Official report of the Games of the XXth Olympiad - part 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- The Athletics Site: world record progression - javelin throw men
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