1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
# 1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 1 and 2 September 1966.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union |
| - | - |
| Silver | Władysław Nikiciuk Poland |
| Bronze | Gergely Kulcsár Hungary |

## Results

### Final

2 September

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jānis Lūsis | Soviet Union | 84.48 | CR |
| | Władysław Nikiciuk | Poland | 81.76 | |
| | Gergely Kulcsár | Hungary | 80.54 | |
| 4 | Pauli Nevala | Finland | 80.36 | |
| 5 | Miklós Németh | Hungary | 79.82 | |
| 6 | Väinö Kuisma | Finland | 79.26 | |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | Poland | 78.86 | |
| 8 | Manfred Stolle | East Germany | 78.70 | |
| 9 | Karlo Gordzemashvili | Soviet Union | 75.68 | |
| 10 | Miloš Vojtek | Czechoslovakia | 72.52 | |
| 11 | Urs von Wartburg | Switzerland | 72.06 | |
| 12 | Jorma Kinnunen | Finland | 70.48 | |

### Qualification

1 September

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Władysław Nikiciuk | Poland | 81.36 | Q |
| 2 | Pauli Nevala | Finland | 80.48 | Q |
| 3 | Janusz Sidło | Poland | 80.16 | Q |
| 4 | Urs von Wartburg | Switzerland | 79.14 | Q |
| 5 | Miklós Németh | Hungary | 78.34 | Q |
| 6 | Karlo Gordzemashvili | Soviet Union | 78.30 | Q |
| 7 | Gergely Kulcsár | Hungary | 77.64 | Q |
| 8 | Jānis Lūsis | Soviet Union | 77.00 | Q |
| 9 | Jorma Kinnunen | Finland | 76.60 | Q |
| 10 | Väinö Kuisma | Finland | 76.60 | Q |
| 11 | Manfred Stolle | East Germany | 75.50 | Q |
| 12 | Miloš Vojtek | Czechoslovakia | 74.88 | Q |
| 13 | Mart Paama | Soviet Union | 74.54 | |
| 14 | Terje Thorslund | Norway | 74.20 | |
| 15 | Petelo Wakalina | France | 74.12 | |
| 16 | Hermann Salomon | West Germany | 73.24 | |
| 17 | Josef Dušátko | Czechoslovakia | 73.18 | |
| 18 | Harry Abraham | West Germany | 70.94 | |
| 19 | Eugen Stumpp | West Germany | 70.90 | |
| 20 | Michel Pougheon | France | 69.28 | |
| 21 | Gábor Kovács | Hungary | 69.14 | |
| 22 | John FitzSimons | Great Britain | 68.86 | |
| | Willy Rasmussen | Norway | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

* Czechoslovakia (2)
* East Germany (1)
* Finland (3)
* France (2)
* Hungary (3)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Great Britain (1)
* West Germany (3)
