Javelin throw M - Atletics - Mexico City 1968

Men's Javelin throw - Athletics
Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics


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Men's Javelin throw 1968



Final

	Janis Lusis	URS	90,10	OR


	Jorma Kinnunen	FIN	88,58


	Gergely Kulcsar	HUN	87,06


4.	Wladislaw Nikiciuk	POL	85,70


5.	Manfred Stolle	GDR	84,42


6.	Åke Nilsson	SWE	83,48


7.	Janusz Sidlo	POL	80,58


8.	Urs von Wartburg	SUI	80,56


9.	Mark Murro	USA	80,08


10.	Walter Pektor	AUT	77,40


11.	Aurelio Janet Torres	CUB	74,88


12.	Hermann Salomon	FRG	73,50




Qualification

1.	Åke Nilsson	SWE	84,74	q


2.	Janis Lusis	URS	83,68	q


3.	Jorma Kinnunen	FIN	83,16	q


4.	Manfred Stolle	GDR	81,88	q


5.	Gergely Kulcsar	HUN	81,56	q


6.	Mark Murro	USA	81,14	q


7.	Wladislaw Nikiciuk	POL	81,00	q


8.	Urs von Wartburg	SUI	80,66	q


9.	Janusz Sidlo	POL	80,12	q


10.	Hermann Salomon	FRG	79,48	q


11.	Rolf Herings	FRG	79,08


12.	Pauli Nevala	FIN	77,90


13.	Mart Paama	URS	77,26


14.	Frank Covelli	USA	73,04



Qualification

1.	Walter Pektor	AUT	82,16	q


2.	Aurelio Janet Torres	CUB	80,10	q


3.	Klaus Wolfermann	FRG	75,78


4.	Miklos Nemeth	HUN	75,50


5.	David Travis	GBR	74,36


6.	Lodewijk Wyns	BEL	73,68


7.	Gary Stenlund	USA	73,52


8.	William Heikkila	CAN	71,20


9.	Nashatar Sing Sidhu	MAS	70,70


10.	Rolf Hoppe	CHI	68,32


11.	Viliame Bale Liga	FIJ	62,32


12.	Donald Velez Espinoza	NCA	61,32


13.	Rolf Bü:hler	SUI	61,06

Men's Javelin throw - Athletics - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics

Event Format: Athletes competed in a qualifying round followed by the final. Top twelve and ties in the qualifying round and all those reaching the announced qualification limit advanced to the final. In the final all finalists were given three tries. The top eight were then given three more.

Event facts: Men's Javelin throw competition was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario and 27 athletes participated in the event.

These results for Men's Javelin throw - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics - are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database





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