Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 25 July 1991.[1][2]

The winning margin was an enormous 6.82 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's javelin has been won by more than 6.5 metres at these games.

Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve Backley  Great Britain 87.42 83.22 81.62 x 87.42 UR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Ovchinnikov  Soviet Union 80.60
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Knut Hempel  Germany 77.90
4 Nigel Bevan  Great Britain 76.38 x 77.80 x 69.40 63.82 77.80
5 Tommi Huotilainen  Finland 76.62
6 Fabio De Gaspari  Italy 76.16
7 John Richardson  United States 75.12
8 Andrey Maznichenko  Soviet Union 74.26
9 Ed Kaminski  United States 72.16
10 Jouni Koukkari  Finland 71.94
11 Håvard Johansen  Norway 69.96
12 Nick Batty  Australia 65.86 [4]
13 Geng Shengli  China 65.86
14 Per Jensen  Denmark 62.82
Naeima Khadjavi  Iran NM

References

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  1. ^ Mel Watman (1 August 1991). "May dismay with silver". Athletics Today. 5 (31). Surrey: Athletics Today Publications Limited: 19–22. ISSN 0269-1302.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ Final results
  4. ^ Australian results