Athletics Olympic Games Men: Javelin Throw Year Location 2012 London (gbr) 2008 Beijing (chn) Andreas Thorkildsen (nor) Ainars Kovals (lat) Tero Pitkämäki (fin) 2004 Athínai (gre) Andreas Thorkildsen (nor) Vadims Vasilevskis (lat) Sergey Makarov (rus) 2000 Sydney (aus) Jan Zelezný (cze) Steve Backley (gbr) Sergey Makarov (rus) 1996 Atlanta (usa) Jan Zelezný (cze) Steve Backley (gbr) Seppo Räty (fin) 1992 Barcelona (spa) Jan Zelezný (czs) Seppo Räty (fin) Steve Backley (gbr) 1988 Seoul (sko) Tapio Korjus (fin) Jan Zelezný (czs) Seppo Räty (fin) 1984 Los Angeles (usa) Arto Härkönen (fin) David Ottley (gbr) Kenth Eldebrink (swe) 1980 Moskva (sov) Dainis Kula (sov) Aleksandr Makarov (sov) Wolfgang Hanisch (ege) 1976 Montréal (can) Miklós Németh (hun) Hannu Siitonen (fin) Gheorghe Megelea (rom) 1972 München (wge) Klaus Wolfermann (wge) Janis Lusis (sov) Bill Schmidt (usa) 1968 Mexico City (mex) Janis Lusis (sov) Jorma Kinnunen (fin) Gergely Kulcsár (hun) 1964 Tokyo (jpn) Pauli Nevala (fin) Gergely Kulcsár (hun) Janis Lusis (sov) 1960 Roma (ita) Viktor Tsybulenko (sov) Walter Krüger (ger) Gergely Kulcsár (hun) 1956 Melbourne (aus) Egil Danielsen (nor) Janusz Sidlo (pol) Viktor Tsybulenko (sov) 1952 Helsinki (fin) Cyrus Young (usa) Bill Miller (usa) Toivo Hyytiäinen (fin) 1948 London (gbr) Tapio Rautavaara (fin) Steve Seymour (usa) Józef Várszegi (hun) 1936 Berlin (ger) Gerhard Stöck (ger) Yrjö Nikkanen (fin) Kalervo Toivonen (fin) 1932 Los Angeles (usa) Matti Järvinen (fin) Matti Sippala (fin) Eino Penttilä (fin) 1928 Amsterdam (net) Erik Lundkvist (swe) Béla Szepes (hun) Olav Sunde (nor) 1924 Paris (fra) Jonni Myyrä (fin) Gunnar Lindström (swe) Eugene Oberst (usa) 1920 Antwerpen (bel) Jonni Myyrä (fin) Urho Peltonen (fin) Paavo Johansson-Jaale (fin) 1912 Stockholm (swe) Eric Lemming (swe) Julius-Juho Saaristo (fin) Mór Kóczán (hun) 1908 London (gbr) Eric Lemming (swe) Arne Halse (nor) Otto Nilsson (swe)