Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 25 July 1991.Results at Tilastopaja

The winning margin was an enormous 6.82 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's javelin has been won by more than 6.5 metres at these games.

Results Final results Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Notes Steve Backley 87.42 83.22 – 81.62 – x 87.42 UR Vladimir Ovchinnikov 80.60 Knut Hempel 77.90 Nigel Bevan 76.38 x 77.80 x 69.40 63.82 77.80 Tommi Huotilainen 76.62 Fabio De Gaspari 76.16 John Richardson 75.12 Andrey Maznichenko 74.26 Ed Kaminski 72.16 10 Jouni Koukkari 71.94 11 Håvard Johansen 69.96 12 Nick Batty 65.86 13 Geng Shengli 65.86 14 Per Jensen 62.82 Naeima Khadjavi

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