The men's javelin throw event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National StadiuminSofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.[1]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Gergely Kulcsár |  Hungary |
77.65 | |
 |
Janusz Sidło |  Poland |
77.48 | |
 |
Rolf Herings |  West Germany |
75.67 | |
| 4 | Alexandru Bizim |  Romania |
74.92 | |
| 5 | Hermann Salomon | West Germany |
72.69 | |
| 6 | Takashi Miki |  Japan |
70.14 | |
| 7 | Olavi Varis |  Finland |
69.50 | |
| 8 | Miloš Vojtek |  Czechoslovakia |
69.43 | |
| 9 | Mityu Dichev |  Bulgaria |
69.17 | |
| 10 | Andrew Lane |  Great Britain |
67.48 | |
| 11 | Franco Radman |  Italy |
63.69 | |
| 12 | Petar Chuklev | Bulgaria |
62.81 | |
| 13 | Colin Bacon | Great Britain |
62.78 | |
| 14 | Arnoldo Pallarés |  Cuba |
56.43 |