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