Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 15 August.[1][2] It was the first time that the new model javelin was used at the Pan American Games and, therefore, a new games record was set.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Duncan Atwood	United States	78.04	75.90	76.38	x	74.82	78.68	78.68	GR
	Ramón González	Cuba	75.58	71.76	–	x	–	x	75.58
	Juan de la Garza	Mexico	72.94	73.76	68.92	x	72.26	72.84	73.76
4	Mark Babich	United States	70.56	69.88	68.66	68.46	71.64	73.54	73.54
5	Michael Mahovlich	Canada	67.48	69.70	68.40	x	68.70	67.60	69.70
6	Luis Lucumí	Colombia	x	68.06	x	63.74	65.58	64.00	68.06
7	Trevor Modeste	Grenada	61.76	64.12	x	x	x	56.80	64.12

References

1. Results
2. Full results