1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's javelin throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union |
| Silver | Pauli Nevala Finland |
| Bronze | Janusz Sidło Poland |
Results
Final
19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jānis Lūsis | Soviet Union | 91.52 | CR | |
| Pauli Nevala | Finland | 89.58 | ||
| Janusz Sidło | Poland | 82.90 | ||
| 4 | Gergely Kulcsár | Hungary | 81.14 | |
| 5 | Wiesław Sierański | Poland | 79.74 | |
| 6 | Jānis Doniņš | Soviet Union | 79.10 | |
| 7 | Esko Kuutti | Finland | 78.84 | |
| 8 | Władysław Nikiciuk | Poland | 77.48 | |
| 9 | Dave Travis | Great Britain | 76.32 | |
| 10 | Jorma Kinnunen | Finland | 74.82 | |
| 11 | Andreas Kaponis | Greece | 73.24 | |
| 12 | Carlo Lievore | Italy | 72.06 | |
| 13 | Milcho Milevski | Bulgaria | 71.66 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
- Bulgaria (1)
- Finland (3)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Poland (3)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Great Britain (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014