1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.Medalists
Results
Final
2 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| Jānis Lūsis | | 84.48 | CR |
| Władysław Nikiciuk | POL | 81.76 | |
| Gergely Kulcsár | HUN | 80.54 | |
4 | Pauli Nevala | FIN | 80.36 | |
5 | Miklós Németh | HUN | 79.82 | |
6 | Väinö Kuisma | FIN | 79.26 | |
7 | Janusz Sidło | POL | 78.86 | |
8 | Manfred Stolle | GDR | 78.70 | |
9 | Karlo Gordzemashvili | | 75.68 | |
10 | Miloš Vojtek | TCH | 72.52 | |
11 | Urs von Wartburg | SUI | 72.06 | |
12 | Jorma Kinnunen | FIN | 70.48 | |
Qualification
1 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
1 | Władysław Nikiciuk | POL | 81.36 | Q |
2 | Pauli Nevala | FIN | 80.48 | Q |
3 | Janusz Sidło | POL | 80.16 | Q |
4 | Urs von Wartburg | SUI | 79.14 | Q |
5 | Miklós Németh | HUN | 78.34 | Q |
6 | Karlo Gordzemashvili | | 78.30 | Q |
7 | Gergely Kulcsár | HUN | 77.64 | Q |
8 | Jānis Lūsis | | 77.00 | Q |
9 | Jorma Kinnunen | FIN | 76.60 | Q |
10 | Väinö Kuisma | FIN | 76.60 | Q |
11 | Manfred Stolle | GDR | 75.50 | Q |
12 | Miloš Vojtek | TCH | 74.88 | Q |
13 | Mart Paama | | 74.54 | |
14 | Terje Thorslund | NOR | 74.20 | |
15 | Petelo Wakalina | FRA | 74.12 | |
16 | Hermann Salomon | FRG | 73.24 | |
17 | Josef Dušátko | TCH | 73.18 | |
18 | Harry Abraham | FRG | 70.94 | |
19 | Eugen Stumpp | FRG | 70.90 | |
20 | Michel Pougheon | FRA | 69.28 | |
21 | Gábor Kovács | | 69.14 | |
22 | John FitzSimons | GBR | 68.86 | |
| Willy Rasmussen | NOR | NM | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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