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Javelin Throw, Men

Date	7 – 8 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Participants	28 from 18 countries

The world record holder in 1960 was American Al Cantello, who had thrown 86.04 (282-3½) in 1959 in Compton, California. Cantello was AAU Champion in 1959-60 and was considered a contender for a medal, but would place only 10th. The top European was Janusz Sidło, 1954 and 1958 European Champion, 1956 Olympic silver medalist, and a former world record holder. He also had problems in Roma, placing eighth. The gold medal went to Soviet Viktor Tsybulenko who won by over five metres with his first round throw of 84.64 (277-8¼). It was his only major international title, but he would win silver at the 1962 European Championships.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	588	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	79.70 (3)	84.64 (1)	Gold
2	308	Walter Krüger	GER	78.81 (4)	79.36 (2)	Silver
3	209	Gergely Kulcsár	HUN	74.40 (13)	78.57 (3)	Bronze
4	512	Väinö Kuisma	FIN	75.93 (7)	78.40 (4)
5	689	Willy Rasmussen	NOR	77.95 (5)	78.36 (5)
6	357	Knut Fredriksson	SWE	75.28 (8)	78.33 (6)
7	690	Zbigniew Radziwonowicz	POL	74.86 (10)	77.31 (7)
8	543	Janusz Sidło	POL	85.14 (1)	76.46 (8)
9	619	Carlo Lievore	ITA	74.82 (11)	75.21 (9)
10	442	Al Cantello	USA	79.72 (2)	74.70 (10)
11	587	Mart Paama	URS	76.36 (6)	74.56 (11)
12	306	Hermann Salomon	GER	75.12 (9)	74.11 (12)
12 r1/2	690	Terje Pedersen	NOR	74.67 (12)	– (DNS)
14 r1/2	589	Ivan Sivoplyasov	URS	73.85 (14)	–
15 r1/2	487	Michel Macquet	FRA	73.74 (15)	–
16 r1/2	307	Erich Ahrendt	GER	73.29 (16)	–
17 r1/2	691	Egil Danielsen	NOR	72.93 (17)	–
18 r1/2	488	Léon Syrovatski	FRA	71.59 (18)	–
19 r1/2	230	Urs von Wartburg	SUI	71.56 (19)	–
20 r1/2	126	Muhammad Nawaz	PAK	70.05 (20)	–
21 r1/2	341	Myron Anyfantakis	GRE	69.53 (21)	–
22 r1/2	217	Alexandru Bizim	ROU	68.92 (22)	–
23 r1/2	440	Bill Alley	USA	68.66 (23)	–
24 r1/2	675	Baruch Feinberg	ISR	68.24 (24)	–
25 r1/2	441	Terry Beucher	USA	68.11 (25)	–
26 r1/2	459	Alfonso de Andrés	ESP	60.84 (26)	–
27 r1/2	30	Salah Abdul Hamid Majid	IRQ	57.52 (27)	–
28 r1/2	5	Abdul Wardak	AFG	54.20 (28)	–

Qualifying Round (7 September 1960)

All those reaching 74.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Janusz Sidło	POL	85.14	Q
2	Al Cantello	USA	79.72	Q
3	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	79.70	Q
4	Walter Krüger	GER	78.81	Q
5	Willy Rasmussen	NOR	77.95	Q
6	Mart Paama	URS	76.36	Q
7	Väinö Kuisma	FIN	75.93	Q
8	Knut Fredriksson	SWE	75.28	Q
9	Hermann Salomon	GER	75.12	Q
10	Zbigniew Radziwonowicz	POL	74.86	Q
11	Carlo Lievore	ITA	74.82	Q
12	Terje Pedersen	NOR	74.67	Q
13	Gergely Kulcsár	HUN	74.40	Q
14	Ivan Sivoplyasov	URS	73.85
15	Michel Macquet	FRA	73.74
16	Erich Ahrendt	GER	73.29
17	Egil Danielsen	NOR	72.93
18	Léon Syrovatski	FRA	71.59
19	Urs von Wartburg	SUI	71.56
20	Muhammad Nawaz	PAK	70.05
21	Myron Anyfantakis	GRE	69.53
22	Alexandru Bizim	ROU	68.92
23	Bill Alley	USA	68.66
24	Baruch Feinberg	ISR	68.24
25	Terry Beucher	USA	68.11
26	Alfonso de Andrés	ESP	60.84
27	Salah Abdul Hamid Majid	IRQ	57.52
28	Abdul Wardak	AFG	54.20

Qualifying Round, Group A (7 September 1960 — 9:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	3	Janusz Sidło	POL	85.14	85.14	-	-
2	14	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	79.70	67.50	79.70	-
3	4	Walter Krüger	GER	78.81	63.93	78.81	-
4	9	Willy Rasmussen	NOR	77.95	73.80	77.95	×
5	6	Knut Fredriksson	SWE	75.28	67.21	75.28	×
6	13	Zbigniew Radziwonowicz	POL	74.86	74.86	-	-
7	2	Terje Pedersen	NOR	74.67	74.67	-	-
8	1	Egil Danielsen	NOR	72.93	69.26	72.66	72.93
9	10	Erich Ahrendt	GER	73.29	72.99	73.29	71.60
10	5	Myron Anyfantakis	GRE	69.53	59.40	69.53	×
11	8	Alexandru Bizim	ROU	68.92	68.92	67.10	57.90
12	12	Bill Alley	USA	68.66	62.02	67.36	68.66
13	11	Alfonso de Andrés	ESP	60.84	59.84	60.84	54.70
14	7	Abdul Wardak	AFG	54.20	53.64	54.20	×

Qualifying Round, Group B (7 September 1960 — 9:45)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	13	Al Cantello	USA	79.72	×	69.69	79.72
2	3	Mart Paama	URS	76.36	68.69	76.36	-
3	1	Väinö Kuisma	FIN	75.93	75.93	-	-
4	7	Hermann Salomon	GER	75.12	69.57	75.12	-
5	14	Carlo Lievore	ITA	74.82	74.82	-	-
6	5	Gergely Kulcsár	HUN	74.40	74.40	-	-
7	6	Ivan Sivoplyasov	URS	73.85	60.65	73.85	71.93
8	12	Michel Macquet	FRA	73.74	73.74	×	69.15
9	10	Léon Syrovatski	FRA	71.59	67.81	71.59	71.54
10	8	Urs von Wartburg	SUI	71.56	71.56	×	68.92
11	2	Muhammad Nawaz	PAK	70.05	×	70.05	67.40
12	11	Baruch Feinberg	ISR	68.24	68.24	62.81	65.94
13	9	Terry Beucher	USA	68.11	×	61.59	68.11
14	4	Salah Abdul Hamid Majid	IRQ	57.52	57.52	54.18	52.25

Final Round (8 September 1960 — 15:30)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	7	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	84.64	84.64	76.59	76.46	×	67.73	×
2	3	Walter Krüger	GER	79.36	79.36	66.51	71.29	75.23	72.62	×
3	10	Gergely Kulcsár	HUN	78.57	78.57	77.60	68.56	73.20	×	×
4	8	Väinö Kuisma	FIN	78.40	78.40	74.08	74.45	67.75	76.38	74.69
5	5	Willy Rasmussen	NOR	78.36	×	67.62	78.36	×	×	69.55
6	4	Knut Fredriksson	SWE	78.33	69.70	78.33	64.29	72.53	78.01	68.51
7	6	Zbigniew Radziwonowicz	POL	77.31	73.58	77.31	74.47	–	–	–
8	2	Janusz Sidło	POL	76.46	76.46	76.43	71.93	–	–	–
9	13	Carlo Lievore	ITA	75.21	64.43	72.47	75.21	–	–	–
10	12	Al Cantello	USA	74.70	74.70	71.00	71.10	–	–	–
11	9	Mart Paama	URS	74.56	74.56	72.59	70.43	–	–	–
12	11	Hermann Salomon	GER	74.11	74.11	×	72.95	–	–	–
DNS	1	Terje Pedersen	NOR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–