1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.

Medalists Gold Jānis Lūsis Silver Władysław Nikiciuk Bronze Gergely Kulcsár

Results Final 2 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jānis Lūsis 84.48 CR Władysław Nikiciuk 81.76 Gergely Kulcsár 80.54 4 Pauli Nevala 80.36 5 Miklós Németh 79.82 6 Väinö Kuisma 79.26 7 Janusz Sidło 78.86 8 Manfred Stolle 78.70 9 Karlo Gordzemashvili 75.68 10 Miloš Vojtek 72.52 11 Urs von Wartburg 72.06 12 Jorma Kinnunen 70.48

Qualification 1 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Władysław Nikiciuk 81.36 Q 2 Pauli Nevala 80.48 Q 3 Janusz Sidło 80.16 Q 4 Urs von Wartburg 79.14 Q 5 Miklós Németh 78.34 Q 6 Karlo Gordzemashvili 78.30 Q 7 Gergely Kulcsár 77.64 Q 8 Jānis Lūsis 77.00 Q 9 Jorma Kinnunen 76.60 Q 10 Väinö Kuisma 76.60 Q 11 Manfred Stolle 75.50 Q 12 Miloš Vojtek 74.88 Q 13 Mart Paama 74.54 14 Terje Thorslund 74.20 15 Petelo Wakalina 74.12 16 Hermann Salomon 73.24 17 Josef Dušátko 73.18 18 Harry Abraham 70.94 19 Eugen Stumpp 70.90 20 Michel Pougheon 69.28 21 Gábor Kovács 69.14 22 John FitzSimons 68.86 Willy Rasmussen NM

Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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