Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw
# Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 11 July 1983.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Dainis Kūla | Soviet Union | 87.80 |
| | Helmut Schreiber | West Germany | 84.12 |
| | Stanisław Górak | Poland | 83.20 |
| 4 | Einar Vilhjálmsson | Iceland | 82.48 |
| 5 | Sergey Gavras | Soviet Union | 81.46 |
| 6 | Zakayo Malekwa | Tanzania | 79.06 |
| 7 | Laslo Babits | Canada | 77.80 |
| 8 | Mike Brennan | Canada | 75.12 |
| 9 | Perry Puccetti | United States | 73.04 |
| 10 | Agostino Ghesini | Italy | 71.74 |
| 11 | Nirmal Singh | India | 65.18 |
| 12 | John Amabile | United States | 63.70 |
| 13 | Carlos Cunha | Portugal | 61.54 |
