The men's javelin throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 27 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round.

Results

Qualification

The qualification standard was 77.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard. Since only one thrower made the mark the next eleven farthest-throwing athletes also advanced to meet the minimum 12 in the final.

Place Athlete Nation Best mark Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3 1 Urs von Wartburg 79.92 metres 74.55 79.92 — 2 Janusz Sidlo 76.93 metres 75.33 74.45 76.93 3 Jorma Kinnunen 75.52 metres 68.13 73.20 75.52 4 Vladimir Kuznetsov 75.01 metres X 68.98 75.01 5 Gergely Kulcsár 74.32 metres 74.32 72.62 X 6 Pauli Nevala 74.19 metres 71.49 72.72 74.19 7 Jānis Lūsis 73.48 metres 72.79 X 73.48 8 Władysław Nikiciuk 73.45 metres 73.45 67.56 71.17 9 Christos Pierrakos 72.91 metres X 72.91 68.98 10 Hans Schenk 72.55 metres 72.55 66.97 X 11 Rolf Herings 72.47 metres 72.47 68.02 71.74 12 Ed Red 72.31 metres X 72.31 66.24 13 Terje Pedersen 72.10 metres 61.39 66.78 72.10 14 Hermann Salomon 71.92 metres 67.82 69.84 71.92 15 Carlo Lievore 70.88 metres 70.71 68.04 70.88 16 Les Tipton 70.74 metres 65.95 70.74 70.03 17 Viktor Aksonov 69.46 metres 68.30 X 69.46 18 Michel Macquet 69.35 metres 63.34 65.36 69.35 19 Takashi Miki 68.70 metres 68.70 63.56 62.80 20 Willy Rasmussen 68.43 metres 68.43 67.37 63.88 21 Frank Covelli 68.08 metres X 68.08 X 22 Hideta Kanai 65.85 metres 63.40 X 65.85 23 Park Su-gwon 62.50 metres 58.51 X 62.50 24 Patricio Etcheverry 60.77 metres 59.35 60.77 54.19 25 Nashatar Singh Sidhu 51.63 metres 45.49 51.63 49.49 — Lennart Hedmark Did not start - Yang Chuan-kwang Did not start -

Final

The scores from the qualification round were ignored in the final. Each thrower received three more attempts. The six best threw an additional three times, keeping the scores from all six throws.

Place Athlete Nation Best mark Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3 Throw 4 Throw 5 Throw 6 1 Pauli Nevala 82.66 metres 76.42 78.39 X 82.66 X X 2 Gergely Kulcsár 82.32 metres 75.00 77.28 78.28 82.32 78.57 79.78 3 Jānis Lūsis 80.57 metres 72.51 80.57 79.85 78.94 78.07 X 4 Janusz Sidlo 80.17 metres 80.17 X X X 76.97 78.17 5 Urs von Wartburg 78.72 metres 78.72 76.84 76.36 73.08 73.12 X 6 Jorma Kinnunen 76.94 metres 72.32 76.36 71.81 76.94 X 72.45 7 Rolf Herings 74.72 metres 66.22 X 74.72 8 Vladimir Kuznetsov 74.26 metres 73.90 68.89 74.26 9 Władysław Nikiciuk 73.11 metres 71.01 X 73.11 10 Christos Pierrakos 72.65 metres 70.24 72.65 72.02 11 Ed Red 71.52 metres 69.39 68.15 71.52 12 Hans Schenk 69.82 metres 69.82 66.44 68.51

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