Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw
# Athletics at the 1991 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 25 July 1991.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Steve Backley | Great Britain | 87.42 | 83.22 | – | 81.62 | – | x | 87.42 | UR |
| | Vladimir Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union | | | | | | | 80.60 | |
| | Knut Hempel | Germany | | | | | | | 77.90 | |
| 4 | Nigel Bevan | Great Britain | 76.38 | x | 77.80 | x | 69.40 | 63.82 | 77.80 | |
| 5 | Tommi Huotilainen | Finland | | | | | | | 76.62 | |
| 6 | Fabio De Gaspari | Italy | | | | | | | 76.16 | |
| 7 | John Richardson | United States | | | | | | | 75.12 | |
| 8 | Andrey Maznichenko | Soviet Union | | | | | | | 74.26 | |
| 9 | Ed Kaminski | United States | | | | | | | 72.16 | |
| 10 | Jouni Koukkari | Finland | | | | | | | 71.94 | |
| 11 | Håvard Johansen | Norway | | | | | | | 69.96 | |
| 12 | Nick Batty | Australia | | | | | | | 65.86 | |
| 13 | Geng Shengli | China | | | | | | | 65.86 | |
| 14 | Per Jensen | Denmark | | | | | | | 62.82 | |
| | Naeima Khadjavi | Iran | | | | | | | NM | |
