1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.

Medalists Gold Jānis Lūsis Silver Viktor Tsybulenko Bronze Władysław Nikiciuk

Results Final 15 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jānis Lūsis 82.04 CR Viktor Tsybulenko 77.92 Władysław Nikiciuk 77.66 4 Marian Machowina 77.15 5 Gergely Kulcsár 76.89 6 Carlo Lievore 76.25 7 Janusz Sidło 75.01 8 Rolf Herings 74.95 9 Willy Rasmussen 74.25 10 Väinö Kuisma 73.32 11 Petar Galić 73.30 12 Hermann Salomon 72.93

Qualification 14 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Carlo Lievore 80.20 CR Q 2 Jānis Lūsis 79.06 Q 3 Viktor Tsybulenko 78.92 Q 4 Marian Machowina 77.60 Q 5 Willy Rasmussen 76.80 Q 6 Gergely Kulcsár 74.90 Q 7 Janusz Sidło 74.77 Q 8 Hermann Salomon 73.47 Q 9 Rolf Herings 73.34 Q 10 Väinö Kuisma 73.25 Q 11 Władysław Nikiciuk 72.90 Q 12 Petar Galić 72.80 Q 13 Božidar Miletić 72.75 14 Horst Bade 72.69 15 Pauli Nevala 72.15 16 Franco Radman 71.55 17 Leon Syrowatsky 71.01 18 Alexandru Bizim 70.42 19 Vladimir Kuznetsov 69.78 20 Michel Macquet 69.22 21 Urs von Wartburg 68.71 22 Christos Pierrakos 67.80 23 Gheorghe Popescu 65.05 24 John McSorley 64.50 25 Colin Smith 63.85

Participation According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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