The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on September 7–8 at the Stadio Olimpico. The qualifying standard was .

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Results

Qualifying round Series Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 Egil Danielsen 69.26 72.66 72.93 72.93 1 Terje Pedersen 74.67 74.67 Q 1 Willy Rasmussen 73.80 77.95 77.95 Q 1 Janusz Sidło 85.14 85.14 Q 1 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz 74.86 74.86 Q 1 Walter Krüger 63.93 78.81 78.81 Q 1 Erich Ahrendt 72.99 73.29 71.60 73.29 2 Hermann Salomon 69.57 75.12 75.12 Q 1 Myron Anyfantakis 59.40 69.53 69.53 1 Knut Fredriksson 67.21 75.28 75.28 Q 1 Abdul Wardak 53.64 54.20 54.20 1 Alexandru Bizim 68.92 67.10 57.90 68.92 1 Alfonso de Andrés 59.84 60.84 54.70 60.84 1 William Alley 62.02 67.36 68.66 68.66 2 Terence Beucher 61.59 68.11 68.11 2 Al Cantello 69.69 79.72 79.72 Q 1 Viktor Tsybulenko 67.50 79.70 79.70 Q 2 Mart Paama 68.69 76.36 76.36 Q 2 Ivan Sivoplyasov 65.65 73.85 71.93 73.85 2 Väinö Kuisma 75.93 75.93 Q 2 Muhammad Nawaz 70.05 67.40 70.05 2 Salah Majid 57.52 54.18 52.25 57.52 2 Gergely Kulcsár 74.40 74.40 Q 2 Urs von Wartburg 71.56 68.92 71.56 2 Léon Syrovatski 67.81 71.59 71.54 71.59 2 Michel Macquet 73.74 69.15 73.74 2 Baruch Feinberg 68.24 62.81 65.94 68.24 2 Carlo Lievore 74.82 74.82 Q

Finals The six highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Viktor Tsybulenko 84.64 76.59 76.46 67.73 84.64 Walter Krüger 79.36 66.51 71.29 75.23 72.62 79.36 Gergely Kulcsár 78.57 77.60 68.56 73.20 78.57 Väinö Kuisma 78.40 74.04 74.45 67.75 76.38 74.69 78.40 Willy Rasmussen 67.62 78.36 69.55 78.36 Knut Fredriksson 69.70 78.33 64.29 72.53 78.01 68.51 78.33 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz 73.58 77.31 74.47 77.31 Janusz Sidło 76.46 76.43 71.93 76.46 Carlo Lievore 64.43 72.47 75.21 75.21 Al Cantello 74.70 71.00 71.10 74.70 Mart Paama 74.56 72.59 70.43 74.56 Hermann Salomon 74.11 72.95 74.11 Terje Pedersen NM

References

External links Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume I Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume II (Part 1)