1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Beograd, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.Medalists
Results
Final
15 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| Jānis Lūsis | | 82.04 | CR |
| Viktor Tsybulenko | | 77.92 | |
| Władysław Nikiciuk | POL | 77.66 | |
4 | Marian Machowina | POL | 77.15 | |
5 | Gergely Kulcsár | HUN | 76.89 | |
6 | Carlo Lievore | ITA | 76.25 | |
7 | Janusz Sidło | POL | 75.01 | |
8 | Rolf Herings | FRG | 74.95 | |
9 | Willy Rasmussen | NOR | 74.25 | |
10 | Väinö Kuisma | FIN | 73.32 | |
11 | Petar Galić | SFR Yugoslavia | 73.30 | |
12 | Hermann Salomon | FRG | 72.93 | |
Qualification
14 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
1 | Carlo Lievore | ITA | 80.20 | CR Q |
2 | Jānis Lūsis | | 79.06 | Q |
3 | Viktor Tsybulenko | | 78.92 | Q |
4 | Marian Machowina | POL | 77.60 | Q |
5 | Willy Rasmussen | NOR | 76.80 | Q |
6 | Gergely Kulcsár | HUN | 74.90 | Q |
7 | Janusz Sidło | POL | 74.77 | Q |
8 | Hermann Salomon | FRG | 73.47 | Q |
9 | Rolf Herings | FRG | 73.34 | Q |
10 | Väinö Kuisma | FIN | 73.25 | Q |
11 | Władysław Nikiciuk | POL | 72.90 | Q |
12 | Petar Galić | SFR Yugoslavia | 72.80 | Q |
13 | Božidar Miletić | SFR Yugoslavia | 72.75 | |
14 | Horst Bade | GDR | 72.69 | |
15 | Pauli Nevala | FIN | 72.15 | |
16 | Franco Radman | ITA | 71.55 | |
17 | Leon Syrowatsky | FRA | 71.01 | |
18 | Alexandru Bizim | | 70.42 | |
19 | Vladimir Kuznetsov | | 69.78 | |
20 | Michel Macquet | FRA | 69.22 | |
21 | Urs von Wartburg | SUI | 68.71 | |
22 | Christos Pierrakos | | 67.80 | |
23 | Gheorghe Popescu | | 65.05 | |
24 | John McSorley | GBR | 64.50 | |
25 | Colin Smith | GBR | 63.85 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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