List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) Men's events Javelin throw

| Rank_ | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Totalmin_2_medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Železný Category:Articles with hCards | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1988–2000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Jānis Lūsis Category:Articles with hCards | Soviet Union (URS) | 1964–1972 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Steve Backley Category:Articles with hCards | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992–2000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Gergely Kulcsár Category:Articles with hCards | Hungary (HUN) | 1960–1968 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Seppo Räty Category:Articles with hCards | Finland (FIN) | 1988–1996 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Eric Lemming Category:Articles with hCards | Sweden (SWE) | 1908–1912 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jonni Myyrä Category:Articles with hCards | Finland (FIN) | 1920–1924 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |