# 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vladimir Ovchinnikov Soviet Union |
| Silver | Steve Backley United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Jens Reimann East Germany |

## Results
### Final

29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Vladimir Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union | 67.28 | 73.66 | 74.68 | 74.82 | x | 77.08 | 77.08 | |
| | Steve Backley | United Kingdom | 64.82 | 71.50 | 75.40 | 72.48 | 73.56 | 72.14 | 75.40 | |
| | Jens Reimann | East Germany | 68.22 | 71.26 | 71.64 | 67.54 | 66.14 | x | 71.64 | |
| 4 | Dmitriy Polyunin | Soviet Union | 66.72 | 67.56 | 68.98 | 69.12 | 67.68 | 67.90 | 69.12 | |
| 5 | Kimmo Solehmainen | Finland | 67.34 | 67.06 | 68.62 | 68.78 | 68.22 | 68.58 | 68.78 | |
| 6 | Johan van Lieshout | Netherlands | 66.34 | 68.22 | 68.68 | x | 65.22 | 67.04 | 68.68 | |
| 7 | Angel Mandzhukov | Bulgaria | 68.54 | x | 68.52 | 66.80 | x | x | 68.54 | |
| 8 | Art Skipper | United States | 63.42 | 63.52 | 68.32 | x | 64.36 | 65.28 | 68.32 | |
| 9 | Park Yong-Young | South Korea | 68.28 | 63.94 | 61.40 | | | | 68.28 | |
| 10 | Juha Laukkanen | Finland | 65.54 | x | 60.86 | | | | 65.54 | |
| 11 | John Richardson | United States | 61.32 | 64.00 | 65.20 | | | | 65.20 | |
| 12 | Kimio Morisawa | Japan | 63.70 | 63.94 | x | | | | 63.94 | |

### Qualifications

28 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Vladimir Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union | 72.32 | - | - | 72.32 | Q |
| 2 | Kimmo Solehmainen | Finland | 70.96 | - | - | 70.96 | Q |
| 3 | Jens Reimann | East Germany | 65.34 | 70.10 | - | 70.10 | Q |
| 4 | Park Yong-Young | South Korea | 69.88 | - | - | 69.88 | Q |
| 5 | Steve Backley | United Kingdom | 66.30 | 68.66 | - | 68.66 | Q |
| 6 | Juha Laukkanen | Finland | 68.26 | - | - | 68.26 | Q |
| 7 | Art Skipper | United States | 66.90 | 67.78 | - | 67.78 | Q |
| 8 | Dmitriy Polyunin | Soviet Union | 67.64 | - | - | 67.64 | Q |
| 9 | Johan van Lieshout | Netherlands | 65.16 | 66.34 | 67.38 | 67.38 | Q |
| 10 | Angel Mandzhukov | Bulgaria | 63.36 | 66.82 | 67.25 | 67.26 | Q |
| 11 | Kimio Morisawa | Japan | 62.88 | 64.18 | 67.24 | 67.24 | Q |
| 12 | John Richardson | United States | 66.96 | 66.30 | 67.16 | 67.16 | Q |
| 13 | Koji Simada | Japan | 66.66 | 62.72 | x | 66.66 | |
| 14 | Dag Inge Hansen | Norway | 59.56 | 61.66 | x | 61.66 | |
| 15 | Arne Indrebo | Norway | 61.54 | 59.44 | x | 61.54 | |
| 16 | Matt Hodgson | Australia | 61.14 | 61.42 | 60.96 | 61.42 | |
| 17 | Hans-Günter Schmidt | West Germany | 60.16 | 61.28 | 59.40 | 61.28 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* East Germany (1)
* Finland (2)
* Japan (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)