The Men's Javelin Throw event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

took place on September 7–8 at the

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. The qualifying standard was .

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Results

Qualifying round

Finals

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

References

External links

Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume IOlympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume II (Part 1)
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