# Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 27 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round.

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification standard was 77.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard. Since only one thrower made the mark the next eleven farthest-throwing athletes also advanced to meet the minimum 12 in the final.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 |
| 1 | Urs von Wartburg | Switzerland | 79.92 metres | 74.55 | 79.92 | — |
| 2 | Janusz Sidlo | Poland | 76.93 metres | 75.33 | 74.45 | 76.93 |
| 3 | Jorma Kinnunen | Finland | 75.52 metres | 68.13 | 73.20 | 75.52 |
| 4 | Vladimir Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 75.01 metres | X | 68.98 | 75.01 |
| 5 | Gergely Kulcsár | Hungary | 74.32 metres | 74.32 | 72.62 | X |
| 6 | Pauli Nevala | Finland | 74.19 metres | 71.49 | 72.72 | 74.19 |
| 7 | Jānis Lūsis | Soviet Union | 73.48 metres | 72.79 | X | 73.48 |
| 8 | Władysław Nikiciuk | Poland | 73.45 metres | 73.45 | 67.56 | 71.17 |
| 9 | Christos Pierrakos | Greece | 72.91 metres | X | 72.91 | 68.98 |
| 10 | Hans Schenk | United Team of Germany | 72.55 metres | 72.55 | 66.97 | X |
| 11 | Rolf Herings | United Team of Germany | 72.47 metres | 72.47 | 68.02 | 71.74 |
| 12 | Ed Red | United States | 72.31 metres | X | 72.31 | 66.24 |
| 13 | Terje Pedersen | Norway | 72.10 metres | 61.39 | 66.78 | 72.10 |
| 14 | Hermann Salomon | United Team of Germany | 71.92 metres | 67.82 | 69.84 | 71.92 |
| 15 | Carlo Lievore | Italy | 70.88 metres | 70.71 | 68.04 | 70.88 |
| 16 | Les Tipton | United States | 70.74 metres | 65.95 | 70.74 | 70.03 |
| 17 | Viktor Aksonov | Soviet Union | 69.46 metres | 68.30 | X | 69.46 |
| 18 | Michel Macquet | France | 69.35 metres | 63.34 | 65.36 | 69.35 |
| 19 | Takashi Miki | Japan | 68.70 metres | 68.70 | 63.56 | 62.80 |
| 20 | Willy Rasmussen | Norway | 68.43 metres | 68.43 | 67.37 | 63.88 |
| 21 | Frank Covelli | United States | 68.08 metres | X | 68.08 | X |
| 22 | Hideta Kanai | Japan | 65.85 metres | 63.40 | X | 65.85 |
| 23 | Park Su-gwon | South Korea | 62.50 metres | 58.51 | X | 62.50 |
| 24 | Patricio Etcheverry | Chile | 60.77 metres | 59.35 | 60.77 | 54.19 |
| 25 | Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Malaysia | 51.63 metres | 45.49 | 51.63 | 49.49 |
| — | Lennart Hedmark | Sweden | Did not start | - | - | - |
| — | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | Did not start | - | - | - |

### Final

The scores from the qualification round were ignored in the final. Each thrower received three more attempts. The six best threw an additional three times, keeping the scores from all six throws.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Throw 4 | Throw 5 | Throw 6 |
| 1 | Pauli Nevala | Finland | 82.66 metres | 76.42 | 78.39 | X | 82.66 | X | X |
| 2 | Gergely Kulcsár | Hungary | 82.32 metres | 75.00 | 77.28 | 78.28 | 82.32 | 78.57 | 79.78 |
| 3 | Jānis Lūsis | Soviet Union | 80.57 metres | 72.51 | 80.57 | 79.85 | 78.94 | 78.07 | X |
| 4 | Janusz Sidlo | Poland | 80.17 metres | 80.17 | X | X | X | 76.97 | 78.17 |
| 5 | Urs von Wartburg | Switzerland | 78.72 metres | 78.72 | 76.84 | 76.36 | 73.08 | 73.12 | X |
| 6 | Jorma Kinnunen | Finland | 76.94 metres | 72.32 | 76.36 | 71.81 | 76.94 | X | 72.45 |
| 7 | Rolf Herings | United Team of Germany | 74.72 metres | 66.22 | X | 74.72 | | | |
| 8 | Vladimir Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 74.26 metres | 73.90 | 68.89 | 74.26 | | | |
| 9 | Władysław Nikiciuk | Poland | 73.11 metres | 71.01 | X | 73.11 | | | |
| 10 | Christos Pierrakos | Greece | 72.65 metres | 70.24 | 72.65 | 72.02 | | | |
| 11 | Ed Red | United States | 71.52 metres | 69.39 | 68.15 | 71.52 | | | |
| 12 | Hans Schenk | United Team of Germany | 69.82 metres | 69.82 | 66.44 | 68.51 | | | |