The Men's Javelin Throw

Javelin throw

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event at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

in Montreal

Montreal

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, Canada

Canada

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, had an entrylist of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 throwers) before the final (15) took place on Saturday Monday 26, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 79.00 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held on Sunday 25, 1976.

Medalists

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  OR	olympic record
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record		94.08 m	May 5, 1973	Leverkusen Leverkusen Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the South, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf.... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
Olympic Record		90.48 m	September 3, 1972	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		89.76	—	—	89.76 m
2	2		89.28	—	—	89.28 m
3	6		83.84	—	—	83.84 m
4	7		82.56	—	—	82.56 m
5	8		75.98	78.28	82.54	82.54 m
6	9		82.52	—	—	82.52 m
7	10		82.08	—	—	82.08 m
8	14		80.28	—	—	80.28 m
9	16		79.38	—	—	79.38 m
10	19		77.60	77.18	70.06	77.60 m
11	20		73.54	77.48	75.76	77.48 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	3		87.76	—	—	87.76 m
2	4		72.28	71.74	86.64	86.64 m
3	5		85.68	—	—	85.68 m
4	10		82.08	—	—	82.08 m
5	12		75.66	80.84	—	80.84 m
6	13		73.74	80.32	—	80.32 m
7	15		79.56	—	—	79.56 m
8	17		74.76	78.40	70.10	78.40 m
9	18		X	78.32	64.96	78.32 m
10	21		72.78	71.90	X	72.78 m
11	22		X	54.92	53.90	54.92 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Result	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		94.58	—	—	83.32	84.76	86.84	94.58 m	WR
		87.92	X	86.58	X	X	80.92	87.92 m
		87.16	83.16	82.92	82.10	X	X	87.16 m
4		X	77.90	86.50	81.00	82.28	82.94	86.50 m
5		77.70	85.08	86.16	X	X	X	86.16 m
6		85.26	X	77.06	X	78.32	82.50	85.26 m
7		83.46	83.92	84.26	X	X	X	84.26 m
8		79.74	77.58	73.76	74.00	X	80.26	80.26 m
9		78.44	X	79.06				79.06 m
10		78.24	X	76.48				78.24 m
11		X	X	77.70				77.70 m
12		71.30	X	75.54				75.54 m
13		X	73.24	74.88				74.88 m
14		73.16	X	73.88				73.88 m
15		X	68.92	71.70				71.70 m
—		—	—	—				DNS