Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vassil Levski Stadion in Sofia with the final on 23 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Vasiliy Yershov  Soviet Union	David Ottley  Great Britain	Valentin Dzhonev  Bulgaria

Results

Final

[1][2]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Vasiliy Yershov	Soviet Union	81.60
	David Ottley	Great Britain	81.14
	Valentin Dzhonev	Bulgaria	79.76
4	Helmut Schreiber	West Germany	79.57
5	Manfred Ahlert	East Germany	78.68
6	Juan Jarvis	Cuba	77.52
7	Anatoliy Zherebtsov	Soviet Union	76.92
8	Rod Ewaliko	United States	75.52
9	John Corazza	Canada	74.38
10	Piotr Bielczyk	Poland	73.70
11	Carol Raduly	Romania	73.66
12	Wolfgang Balster	East Germany	72.06

References

1. "Final results". Chicago Tribune. 24 August 1977. p. 64. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 24 August 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 22 March 2020.