Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw
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The men's javelin throw event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 25 July 1991.[1][2]
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
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Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Notes | |
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![]() | Steve Backley | ![]() | 87.42 | 83.22 | – | 81.62 | – | x | 87.42 | UR |
![]() | Vladimir Ovchinnikov | ![]() | 80.60 | |||||||
![]() | Knut Hempel | ![]() | 77.90 | |||||||
4 | Nigel Bevan | ![]() | 76.38 | x | 77.80 | x | 69.40 | 63.82 | 77.80 | |
5 | Tommi Huotilainen | ![]() | 76.62 | |||||||
6 | Fabio De Gaspari | ![]() | 76.16 | |||||||
7 | John Richardson | ![]() | 75.12 | |||||||
8 | Andrey Maznichenko | ![]() | 74.26 | |||||||
9 | Ed Kaminski | ![]() | 72.16 | |||||||
10 | Jouni Koukkari | ![]() | 71.94 | |||||||
11 | Håvard Johansen | ![]() | 69.96 | |||||||
12 | Nick Batty | ![]() | 65.86 | [4] | ||||||
13 | Geng Shengli | ![]() | 65.86 | |||||||
14 | Per Jensen | ![]() | 62.82 | |||||||
Naeima Khadjavi | ![]() | NM |