Osvajači olimpijskih medalja u atletskoj disciplini bacanje koplja prikazani su u sljedećoj tablici, a rezultati iskazani u metrima:
Olimpijske igre
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Zlato
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Srebro
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Bronca
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London 1908.
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Eric Lemming (ŠVE)
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54,825
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Arne Halse (NOR)
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50,57
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Otto Nilsson (ŠVE)
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47,10
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Stockholm 1912.
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Eric Lemming (ŠVE)
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60,64
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Juho Saaristo (FIN)
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58,66
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Mór Kóczán (MAĐ)
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55,50
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Antwerpen 1920.
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Jonni Myyrä (FIN)
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65,78
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Urho Peltonen (FIN)
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63,505
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Pekka Johansson (FIN)
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63,095
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Pariz 1924.
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Jonni Myyrä (FIN)
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62,96
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Gunnar Lindström (ŠVE)
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60,92
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Eugene Oberst (SAD)
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58,35
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Amsterdam 1928.
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Erik Lundqvist (ŠVE)
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66,60
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Béla Szepes (MAĐ)
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65,26
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Olav Sunde (NOR)
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63,97
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Los Angeles 1932.
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Matti Järvinen (FIN)
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72,71
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Matti Sippala (FIN)
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69,80
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Eino Penttilä (FIN)
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68,70
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Berlin 1936.
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Gerhard Stöck (NJE)
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71,84
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Yrjö Nikkanen (FIN)
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70,77
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Kalervo Toivonen (FIN)
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70,72
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London 1948.
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Tapio Rautavaara (FIN)
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69,77
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Steve Seymour (SAD)
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67,56
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József Várszegi (MAĐ)
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67,03
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Helsinki 1952.
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Cyrus Young (SAD)
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73,78
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Bill Miller (SAD)
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72,46
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Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN)
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71,89
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Melbourne 1956.
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Egil Danielsen (NOR)
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85,71
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Janusz Sidlo (POLJ)
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79,98
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Viktor Tsybulenko (SSSR)
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79,50
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Rim 1960.
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Viktor Tsybulenko (SSSR)
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84,64
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Walter Krüger (NJE)
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79,36
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Gergely Kulcsár (MAĐ)
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78,57
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Tokio 1964.
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Pauli Nevala (FIN)
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82,66
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Gergely Kulcsár (MAĐ)
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82,32
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Jânis Lûsis (SSSR)
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80,57
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Mexico City 1968.
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Jânis Lûsis (SSSR)
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90,10
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Jorma Kinnunen (FIN)
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88,58
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Gergely Kulcsár (MAĐ)
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87,06
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München 1972.
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Klaus Wolfermann (SRNJ)
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90,48
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Jânis Lûsis] (SSSR)
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90,46
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Bill Schmidt (SAD)
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84,42
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Montreal 1976.
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Miklós Németh (MAĐ)
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94,58
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Hannu Siitonen (FIN)
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87,92
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Gheorghe Megelea (RUM)
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87,16
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Moskva 1980.
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Dainis Kûla (SSSR)
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91,20
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Aleksandr Makarov (SSSR)
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89,64
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Wolfgang Hanisch (DRNJ)
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86,72
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Los Angeles 1984.
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Arto Härkönen (FIN)
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86,76
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Dave Ottley (VBR)
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85,74
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Kenth Eldebrink (ŠVE)
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83,72
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Seoul 1988.
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Tapio Korjus (FIN)
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84,28
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Jan Železný (ČEŠ)
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84,12
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Seppo Räty (FIN)
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83,26
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Barcelona 1992.
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Jan Železný (ČEŠ)
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89,66
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Seppo Räty (FIN)
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86,60
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Steve Backley (VBR)
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83,38
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Atlanta 1996.
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Jan Železný (ČEŠ)
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88,16
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Steve Backley (VBR)
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87,44
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Seppo Räty (FIN)
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86,98
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Sydney 2000.
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Jan Železný (ČEŠ)
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90,17
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Steve Backley (VBR)
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89,95
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Sergej Makarov (RUS)
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88,67
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Atena 2004.
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Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
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86,50
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Vadims Vasilevskis (LAT)
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84,95
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Sergej Makarov (RUS)
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84,84
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Peking 2008.
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Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
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90,57 (OR)
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Ainārs Kovals (LAT)
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86,64
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Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
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86,16
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London 2012.
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Keshorn Walcott (TRI)
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84,58
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Antti Ruuskanen (FIN)
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84,12
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Vítězslav Veselý (ČEŠ)
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83,34
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Rio de Janeiro 2016.
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Thomas Röhler (NJE)
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90,30
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Julius Yego (KEN)
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88,24
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Keshorn Walcott (TRI)
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85,38
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Tokio 2020.
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Neeraj Chopra (IND)
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87,58
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Jakub Vadlejch (ČEŠ)
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86,67
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Vítězslav Veselý (ČEŠ)
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85,44
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