Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb with the final on 16 July 1987. It was the first time that the new model javelin was used at the Games.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marek Kaleta  Soviet Union	Sejad Krdžalić  Yugoslavia	Volker Hadwich  East Germany

Results

Qualification

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Qualification distance: 70 metres

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	?	Peter Blank	West Germany	76.50	Q
?	?	Ivan Mustapić	Yugoslavia	73.42	Q
?	?	Pascal Lefèvre	France	72.86	Q[3]
?	?	Stéphane Laporte	France	72.66	Q[3]
?	?	Zhao Ming	China	70.44	Q

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Marek Kaleta	Soviet Union	81.42
	Sejad Krdžalić	Yugoslavia	80.26
	Volker Hadwich	East Germany	78.82
4	Nicu Roata	Romania	77.82
5	Peter Blank	West Germany	74.72
6	Fabio De Gaspari	Italy	74.46
7	Jyrki Blom	Finland	74.16
8	Brian Crouser	United States	74.06
9	Wolfram Gambke	West Germany	74.04
10	Tapio Korjus	Finland	73.82
11	Einar Vilhjálmsson	Iceland	73.64
12	Mark Babich	United States	73.52
13	Pascal Lefèvre	France	73.38	[3]
14	Ivan Mustapić	Yugoslavia	72.22
15	Stéphane Laporte	France	70.20	[3]
16	Zhao Ming	China	67.50

References

1. Treutlein, Gerhard (4 August 1987). "Die Universiade in Zagreb – Ausblick und Eindrücke" [The Universiade in Zagreb – outlook and impressions]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 32/1987: 1015–1018. ISSN 0343-5369.
2. "Qualification results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1987. p. 40. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. French results
4. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1987. p. 76. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
5. "World Student Games, At Zagreb, Yugoslavia, July 16". United Press International. July 16, 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2020.