The men's javelin throw event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 22 and 23 August.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeVasiliy YershovDavid OttleyValentin Dzhonev

Results Qualification Rank Group Athlete Nationality Result Notes 1 ? Vasiliy Yershov 82.14 2 ? Manfred Ahlert 79.84 3 ? Juan Jarvis 77.92 4 ? Helmut Schreiber 77.80 5 ? Wolfgang Balster 76.32 6 ? Valentin Dzhonev 76.16 7 ? Anatoliy Zherebtsov 76.06 8 ? David Ottley 75.70 9 ? Rod Ewaliko 75.14 10 ? John Corazza 75.04 11 ? Carol Raduly 73.28 12 ? Piotr Bielczyk 71.64 13 ? Antero Puranen 70.74 14 ? François Ganongo 70.32 15 ? Stefan Stoykov 69.70

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes Vasiliy Yershov 81.60 David Ottley 81.14 Valentin Dzhonev 79.76 Helmut Schreiber 79.56 Manfred Ahlert 78.68 Juan Jarvis 77.52 Anatoliy Zherebtsov 76.92 Rod Ewaliko 75.52 John Corazza 74.38 10 Piotr Bielczyk 73.70 11 Carol Raduly 73.66 12 Wolfgang Balster 72.06

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