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Osvajači olimpijskih medalja u atletici za muškarce u disciplini koplje prikazani su u sljedećoj tablici, a rezultati iskazani u metrima:
| Olimpijske igre |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bronca |
| London 1908. |
 Eric Lemming (SWE) |
54,825 |
 Arne Halse (NOR) |
50,57 |
Otto Nilsson (SWE) |
47,10 |
| Stockholm 1912. |
Eric Lemming (SWE) |
60,64 |
 Juho Saaristo (FIN) |
58,66 |
 Mór Kóczán (HUN) |
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 (SWE) |
60,92 |
 Eugene Oberst (USA) |
58,35 |
| Amsterdam 1928. |
Erik Lundqvist (SWE) |
66,60 |
Béla Szepes (HUN) |
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 (GER) |
71,84 |
Yrjö Nikkanen (FIN) |
70,77 |
Kalervo Toivonen (FIN) |
70,72 |
| London 1948. |
Tapio Rautavaara (FIN) |
69,77 |
Steve Seymour (USA) |
67,56 |
József Várszegi (HUN) |
67,03 |
| Helsinki 1952. |
Cyrus Young (USA) |
73,78 |
Bill Miller (USA) |
72,46 |
Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN) |
71,89 |
| Melbourne 1956. |
Egil Danielsen (NOR) |
85,71 |
 Janusz Sidlo (POL) |
79,98 |
 Viktor Tsybulenko (URS) |
79,50 |
| Rim 1960. |
Viktor Tsybulenko (URS) |
84,64 |
Walter Krüger (GER) |
79,36 |
Gergely Kulcsár (HUN) |
78,57 |
| Tokio 1964. |
Pauli Nevala (FIN) |
82,66 |
Gergely Kulcsár (HUN) |
82,32 |
Jânis Lûsis (URS) |
80,57 |
| Mexico City 1968. |
Jânis Lûsis (URS) |
90,10 |
Jorma Kinnunen (FIN) |
88,58 |
Gergely Kulcsár (HUN) |
87,06 |
| München 1972. |
Klaus Wolfermann (FRG) |
90,48 |
Jânis Lûsis] (URS) |
90,46 |
Bill Schmidt (USA) |
84,42 |
| Montreal 1976. |
Miklós Németh (HUN) |
94,58 |
Hannu Siitonen (FIN) |
87,92 |
 Gheorghe Megelea (ROM) |
87,16 |
| Moskva 1980. |
Dainis Kûla (URS) |
91,20 |
Aleksandr Makarov (URS) |
89,64 |
 Wolfgang Hanisch (GDR) |
86,72 |
| Los Angeles 1984. |
Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
86,76 |
 Dave Ottley (GBR) |
85,74 |
Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) |
83,72 |
| Seoul 1988. |
Tapio Korjus (FIN) |
84,28 |
 Jan Zelezný (CZE) |
84,12 |
Seppo Räty (FIN) |
83,26 |
| Barcelona 1992. |
Jan Zelezný (CZE) |
89,66 |
Seppo Räty (FIN) |
86,60 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
83,38 |
| Atlanta 1996. |
Jan Zelezný (CZE) |
88,16 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
87,44 |
Seppo Räty (FIN) |
86,98 |
| Sydney 2000. |
Jan Zelezný (CZE) |
90,17 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
89,95 |
 Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
88,67 |
| Atena 2004. |
Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) |
86,50 |
 Vadims Vasilevskis (LAT) |
84,95 |
Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
84,84 |
