The men's javelin throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11 and 13 September 1979.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Helmut Schreiber West Germany
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Arto Härkönen Finland
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Heino Puuste Soviet Union
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Results edit
Qualification edit
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? | Heino Puuste | Soviet Union |
81.28 | |
| 2 | ? | Antero Puranen | Finland |
81.12 | |
| 3 | ? | Arto Härkönen | Finland |
80.60 | |
| 4 | ? | Helmut Schreiber | West Germany |
79.62 | |
| 5 | ? | Denes Pajtas |  Canada |
79.36 | |
| 6 | ? | Toshihiko Takeda |  Japan |
79.30 | |
| 7 | ? | Ioannis Peristeris |  Greece |
78.34 | |
| 8 | ? | Reinaldo Patterson |  Cuba |
77.62 | |
| 9 | ? | Valentin Dzonev |  Bulgaria |
75.72 | |
| 10 | ? | Dionisio Quintana | Cuba |
75.08 | |
| 11 | ? | Ding Penglin |  China |
73.16 | |
| 12 | ? | Peter Yates |  Great Britain |
73.12 | |
| 13 | ? | Steve Kreider |  United States |
72.16 | |
| 14 | ? | Stefan Stoykov | Bulgaria |
70.50 | |
| 15 | ? | Dainis Kūla | Soviet Union |
68.96 | [3] |
| 16 | ? | Juan Puriel |  Mexico |
65.00 | |
| 17 | ? | Tom Sinclair | United States |
63.66 | |
| 18 | ? | Inoussa Dangou |  Benin |
60.84 | |
| 19 | ? | Enazi Al-Nasser |  Kuwait |
49.28 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Helmut Schreiber | West Germany |
88.68 | UR |
 |
Arto Härkönen | Finland |
87.10 | |
 |
Heino Puuste | Soviet Union |
82.62 | |
| 4 | Antero Puranen | Finland |
81.94 | |
| 5 | Peter Yates | Great Britain |
80.26 | |
| 6 | Toshihiko Takeda | Japan |
77.86 | |
| 7 | Denes Pajtas | Canada |
77.58 | |
| 8 | Reinaldo Patterson | Cuba |
77.32 | |
| 9 | Ding Penglin | China |
75.42 | |
| 10 | Valentin Dzhonev | Bulgaria |
74.48 | |
| 11 | Dionisio Quintana | Cuba |
74.10 | |
| Ioannis Peristeris | Greece |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p106)
- ^ "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.