Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Qualifying Round

Rank	Series	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Klaus Wolfermann Klaus Wolfermann Klaus Wolfermann is a former West German javelin thrower; Wolfermann won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and in 1973, he set a world record in the event....	86.22			86.22	Q
2	B	Jānis Lūsis Janis Lusis Jānis Lūsis is a Latvian athlete who competed in javelin throw.Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society...	82.92			82.92	Q
3	A	Hannu Siitonen Hannu Siitonen Hannu Juhani Siitonen is a former athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event.He competed for Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event.-References:...	81.80			81.80	Q
4	B	Miklós Németh	70.90	81.78		81.78	Q
5	A	Frederick Luke Frederick Luke Frederick Luke VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...	81.34			81.34	Q
6	B	Manfred Stolle	80.78			80.78	Q
7	A	Jorma Kinnunen Jorma Kinnunen Jorma Kinnunen is a former athlete from Finland who competed mainly in the javelin throw.He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the javelin throw where he won the silver medal.Kinnunen is father of Kimmo Kinnunen, world champion of javelin...	80.10			80.10	Q
8	B	Milton Sonsky	79.96	78.78	74.24	79.96	q
9	B	József Csík	79.08			79.08	q
10	A	William Schmidt William Schmidt William Joseph Schmidt, Jr was an American composer, arranger and publisher of classical music.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing the saxophone at the age of six and later added clarinet and piano to his studies...	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 Bjørn Grimnes Bjørn Grimnes is a former javelin thrower from Norway. He represented Kongsberg IF.At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he finished fifth in the javelin final with a throw of 83.08 metres. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he finished fourteenth with 74.88 m. He became Norwegian champion in 1972, 1973 and 1978...		77.54		77.54	q
13	B	Richard Dowswell	66.54	72.52	77.42	77.42
14	A	Gergely Kulcsar Gergely Kulcsár Gergely Kulcsár is a retired Hungarian athlete, who competed in the javelin throw. He won three Olympic medals during his career: two bronze and one silver.-References:...			77.24	77.24
15	B	Urs von Wartburg Urs von Wartburg Urs von Wartburg is a Swiss javelin thrower who competed at five Olympics between 1960 and 1976.His best performance was fifth at the 1964 Olympics....	76.36		76.20	76.36
16	A	André Claude	75.56			75.56
17	B	David Travis David Travis David M. 'Dave' Travis was a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 81st Assembly District from 1982 through 2008.-External links:* official government website* Follow the Money - David Travis...	74.68	70.10	74.30	74.68
18	B	Günther Glassauer			73.12	73.12
19	B	Jacques Abehi	72.20			72.20
20	A	Renzo Cramerotti Renzo Cramerotti Renzo Cramerotti is a retired male javelin thrower from Italy, who finished in 20th place at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He set his personal best in 1971.-Achievements:-References:*...	71.12			71.12
21	B	Donald Velez		63.74		64.74
22	A	Seif Abdelat Alkahtani			53.06	53.06
	B	Léo Pusa				NM
	A	Edmund Jaworski				DNS

Finals

The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result
Klaus Wolfermann Klaus Wolfermann Klaus Wolfermann is a former West German javelin thrower; Wolfermann won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and in 1973, he set a world record in the event....	86.68	85.14		88.40	90.48	84.70	90.48 OR
Jānis Lūsis Janis Lusis Jānis Lūsis is a Latvian athlete who competed in javelin throw.Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society...	88.88		89.54		81.66	90.46	90.46
William Schmidt William Schmidt William Joseph Schmidt, Jr was an American composer, arranger and publisher of classical music.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing the saxophone at the age of six and later added clarinet and piano to his studies...	75.96	84.42		79.92	84.12		84.42
Hannu Siitonen Hannu Siitonen Hannu Juhani Siitonen is a former athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event.He competed for Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event.-References:...	84.32						84.32
Bjørn Grimnes Bjørn Grimnes Bjørn Grimnes is a former javelin thrower from Norway. He represented Kongsberg IF.At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he finished fifth in the javelin final with a throw of 83.08 metres. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he finished fourteenth with 74.88 m. He became Norwegian champion in 1972, 1973 and 1978...	71.86	82.38	83.08				83.08
Jorma Kinnunen Jorma Kinnunen Jorma Kinnunen is a former athlete from Finland who competed mainly in the javelin throw.He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the javelin throw where he won the silver medal.Kinnunen is father of Kimmo Kinnunen, world champion of javelin...		82.08	75.76			77.60	82.08
Miklós Németh	80.80	81.98	78.58	81.88		81.40	81.98
Frederick Luke Frederick Luke Frederick Luke VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...	66.64		80.06	79.70	71.46		80.06

Manfred Stolle			79.32				79.32
Milton Sonsky	77.62	77.94	72.38				77.94
Lolesio Tuita	76.34		69.38				76.34
József Csík	75.52	76.14					76.14

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