1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships

The men's javelin throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union
Silver	Pauli Nevala Finland
Bronze	Janusz Sidło Poland

Results

Final

19 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Jānis Lūsis	Soviet Union	91.52	CR
	Pauli Nevala	Finland	89.58
	Janusz Sidło	Poland	82.90
4	Gergely Kulcsár	Hungary	81.14
5	Wiesław Sierański	Poland	79.74
6	Jānis Doniņš	Soviet Union	79.10
7	Esko Kuutti	Finland	78.84
8	Władysław Nikiciuk	Poland	77.48
9	Dave Travis	Great Britain	76.32
10	Jorma Kinnunen	Finland	74.82
11	Andreas Kaponis	Greece	73.24
12	Carlo Lievore	Italy	72.06
13	Milcho Milevski	Bulgaria	71.66

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

• Bulgaria (1)
• Finland (3)
• Greece (1)
• Hungary (1)
• Italy (1)
• Poland (3)
• Soviet Union (2)
• Great Britain (1)