Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3]
{{World Olympic Record Rank | Series | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Karl-Åke Nilsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 84.74 | 84.74 | Q |
2 | A | Jānis Lūsis | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 83.68 | 83.68 | Q |
3 | A | Jorma Kinnunen | {{flagIOC|FIN|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 74.16 | 83.16 | 83.16 | Q |
4 | B | Walter Pektor | {{flagIOC|AUT|1968 Summer}} | 82.16 | 82.16 | Q |
5 | A | Manfred Stolle | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 81.88 | 81.88 | Q |
6 | A | Gergely Kulcsár | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 81.56 | 81.56 | Q |
7 | A | Mark Murro | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 74.14 | 81.14 | 81.14 | Q |
8 | A | Wladyslaw Nikiciuk | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 74.16 | 78.22 | 81.00 | 81.00 | Q |
9 | A | Urs von Wartburg | {{flagIOC|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 76.58 | 80.66 | 80.66 | Q |
10 | A | Janusz Sidlo | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 74.90 | 80.12 | 80.12 | Q |
11 | B | Aurelio Janet | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | 80.10 | 80.10 | Q |
12 | A | Hermann Salomon | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 79.48 | 00.00|x}} | 76.50 | 79.48 | q |
13 | A | Rolf Herings | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 79.08 | 77.00 | 78.70 | 79.08 |
14 | A | Pauli Nevala | {{flagIOC|FIN|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 77.90 | 00.00|x}} | 77.90 |
15 | A | Mart Paama | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 74.18 | 77.26 | 74.64 | 77.26 |
16 | B | Klaus Wolfermann | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 75.78 | 71.40 | 75.02 | 75.78 |
17 | B | Miklós Németh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 74.56 | 74.82 | 75.50 | 75.50 |
18 | B | Dave Travis | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 74.24 | 74.36 | 70.84 | 74.36 |
19 | B | Lode Wyns | {{flagIOC|BEL|1968 Summer}} | 73.68 | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 73.68 |
20 | B | Gary Stenlund | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 73.52 | 68.88 | 71.44 | 73.52 |
21 | A | Frank Covelli | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 70.30 | 00.00|x}} | 73.04 | 73.04 |
22 | B | William Heikila | {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 70.10 | 71.20 | 70.78 | 71.20 |
23 | B | Nashatar Singh Sidhu | {{flagIOC|MAS|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 63.58 | 70.70 | 70.70 |
24 | B | Rolf Hoppe | {{flagIOC|CHI|1968 Summer}} | 68.32 | 65.82 | 65.86 | 68.32 |
25 | B | Viliame Liga | {{flagIOC|FIJ|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 61.62 | 62.32 | 62.32 |
26 | B | Donald Velez | {{flagIOC|NIC|1968 Summer}} | 48.92 | 00.00|x}} | 61.32 | 61.32 |
27 | B | Rolf Bühler | {{flagIOC|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 61.06 | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 61.06 |
B | Samsam Akka | {{flagIOC|MAR|1968 Summer}} | | DNS |
B | Panagiotis Pierrakos | {{flagIOC|GRE|1968 Summer}} | | DNS |
The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
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{{Gold01}} | Jānis Lūsis | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 81.74 | 86.34 | 82.66 | 84.40 | 00.00|x}} | 90.10 | 90.10 OR |
{{Silver02}} | Jorma Kinnunen | {{flagIOC|FIN|1968 Summer}} | 86.30 | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 79.00 | 85.82 | 88.58 | 88.58 |
{{Bronze03}} | Gergely Kulcsár | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 83.10 | 00.00|x}} | 83.82 | 87.06 | 85.14 | 83.40 | 87.06 |
04|4}} | Wladyslaw Nikiciuk | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 85.70 | 82.24 | 00.00|x}} | 82.32 | 80.44 | 85.70 |
05|5}} | Manfred Stolle | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 76.86 | 81.52 | 84.42 | 00.00|x}} | 79.72 | 84.42 |
06|6}} | Karl-Ake Nilsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1968 Summer}} | 83.48 | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 76.74 | 79.76 | 83.48 |
07|7}} | Janusz Sidlo | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 80.00 | 76.36 | 80.58 | 75.50 | 77.86 | 76.46 | 80.58 |
08|8}} | Urs von Wartburg | {{flagIOC|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 80.56 | 77.06 | 77.22 | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 80.56 |
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09|9}} | Mark Murro | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 80.06 | 80.08 | 00.00|x}} | 80.08 |
10|10}} | Walter Pektor | {{flagIOC|AUT|1968 Summer}} | 75.64 | 77.40 | 00.00|x}} | 77.40 |
11|11}} | Aurelio Janet | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 74.88 | 00.00|x}} | 74.88 |
12|12}} | Hermann Salomon | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 71.64 | 73.50 | 73.50 |
1. ^{{cite web|title=Official report of the Games of the XIXth Olympiad - part 3|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v3pt2.pdf|publisher=|accessdate=17 July 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html |title=Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw |accessdate=18 January 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}
3. ^[https://archive.is/20121220101808/http://athletix.org/?p=726 The Athletics Site: world record progression - javelin throw men]
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