Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August.[1][2] It was the last time that men used the old model javelin at the Games.

Results

[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Laslo Babits	Canada	81.40
	Ramón González	Cuba	78.34
	Amado Morales	Puerto Rico	77.40
4	Reinaldo Patterson	Cuba	77.00
5	Curtis Ransford	United States	76.62
6	José de Souza	Brazil	71.14
7	Phil Olsen	Canada	68.84
8	José Simancas	Venezuela	66.42
9	Domingo Reyes	Nicaragua	60.76
	Duncan Atwood	United States	DNS	[4]

References

1. Results
2. Full results
3. "The Spokesman-Review". August 29, 1983. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
4. Favia, Tony (August 24, 1983). "Curt Ransford must feel like he's been deserted..." United Press International. Retrieved 21 April 2019.