Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 11 and 13 September 1979.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Helmut Schreiber  West Germany	Arto Härkönen  Finland	Heino Puuste  Soviet Union

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	?	Heino Puuste	Soviet Union	81.28
2	?	Antero Puranen	Finland	81.12
3	?	Arto Härkönen	Finland	80.60
4	?	Helmut Schreiber	West Germany	79.62
5	?	Denes Pajtas	Canada	79.36
6	?	Toshihiko Takeda	Japan	79.30
7	?	Reinaldo Patterson	Cuba	77.62
8	?	Valentin Dzonev	Bulgaria	75.72
9	?	Dionisio Quintana	Cuba	75.08
15	?	Dainis Kūla	Soviet Union	68.96	[2]

Final

[3][4]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Helmut Schreiber	West Germany	88.68	UR
	Arto Härkönen	Finland	87.10
	Heino Puuste	Soviet Union	82.62
4	Antero Puranen	Finland	81.94
5	Peter Yates	Great Britain	80.26
6	Toshihiko Takeda	Japan	77.86
7	Denes Pajtas	Canada	77.58
8	Reinaldo Patterson	Cuba	77.32

References

1. Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 39/1979: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
2. Soviet results (p106)
3. "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.