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William Heikkila (born 17 August 1944) is a Canadian former javelin thrower.

College career

Heikkila competed for the Oregon Ducks track and field team in the NCAA. He lettered for Oregon in 1965, 1966 and 1967.^[1]

At the 1967 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Provo, Utah, on June 17, 1967, he finished second in the javelin with 246 ft 0 in (74.98 m), earning All-American honours.^[2]^[1]

His 246-0 throw was the farthest ever by a Canadian at the time.^[3] The University of Oregon's 1967 yearbook notes it was his final throw of the competition.^[4]

A 1978 Sport Canada profile notes that success in the javelin led to an athletic scholarship at the University of Oregon and that he was an All-American in his final year.^[5]

International career

Heikkila finished sixth in the javelin throw at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.^[6]

He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. In the qualifying round he threw 70.10 m, 71.20 m and 70.78 m, finishing 22nd with a best of 71.20 m, and did not advance to the final.^[6]^[7]

He was the Canadian javelin champion in 1967 and 1968.^[8]

He set his second Canadian record of 78.41 m in Corvallis, Oregon, on May 16, 1968.^[9]^[6] He was still described as the Canadian record holder in August 1969.^[10]

He won the javelin at the inaugural 1969 Canada Summer Games in Halifax, representing Toronto / Team Ontario, with 228 ft 3 in (69.57 m) on August 21, 1969.^[10]

Personal bests

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Javelin throw – 78.41 m (1968)^[6]

Reason for request: the current article is a 2-sentence stub. All facts above are from independent sources (Olympedia, Track & Field News, University of Oregon official media guide, contemporary newspapers, Sport Canada magazine, ATFS annual). I have deliberately omitted coaching-career claims that are currently single-source to my site.

Thank you! Maxmedia9 (talk) 21:24, 2 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

1 2 University of Oregon Men's Track & Field History (official media guide), Men's Letterwinners list: "Heikkila, Bill 65, 66, 67" and Men's All-Americans: "1967 ... 2nd, Bill Heikkila, Javelin (246-0)". https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/21474842/145-172-mens-track-field-history-pdf-goduckscom
↑ Track & Field News, 1967 NCAA Championships results: "2. Bill Heikkila' (Oregon), Sr, 246-0". https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1967.pdf
↑ Eugene Register-Guard, June 18, 1967, p.8: "Bill Heikkila's 246-0 javelin throw — the best of his life by almost two feet and the farthest ever by a Canadian."
↑ University of Oregon Oregana 1967 yearbook.
↑ "Meet the Consultants", Champion magazine, Vol.2 No.1, March 1978, Sport Canada. https://canadiansporthistory.ca/champion-magazine/champion-volume-2-number-1-march-1978-mars/meet-the-consultants/
1 2 3 4 Olympedia – Bill Heikkila: "Bill Heikkila finished sixth in the javelin throw at the 1967 Pan American Games. Personal Best: JT – 78.41 (1968)." https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66085
↑ Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw – Qualifying round: "22 B William Heikkila Canada 70.10 71.20 70.78 71.20". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_javelin_throw
↑ List of Canadian Track and Field Championships winners (javelin).
↑ ATFS Athletics Annual 1969.
1 2 The Daily Colonist (Victoria, BC), August 22, 1969, p.12: "Heikkila, Canadian record holder, won the javelin with a throw of 228 feet, three inches." https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19690822

[uo-guide-1] 1 2 University of Oregon Men's Track & Field History (official media guide), Men's Letterwinners list: "Heikkila, Bill 65, 66, 67" and Men's All-Americans: "1967 ... 2nd, Bill Heikkila, Javelin (246-0)". https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/21474842/145-172-mens-track-field-history-pdf-goduckscom

[tfn67-2] Track & Field News, 1967 NCAA Championships results: "2. Bill Heikkila' (Oregon), Sr, 246-0". https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1967.pdf

[rg67-3] Eugene Register-Guard, June 18, 1967, p.8: "Bill Heikkila's 246-0 javelin throw — the best of his life by almost two feet and the farthest ever by a Canadian."

[oregana67-4] University of Oregon Oregana 1967 yearbook.

[champion78-5] "Meet the Consultants", Champion magazine, Vol.2 No.1, March 1978, Sport Canada. https://canadiansporthistory.ca/champion-magazine/champion-volume-2-number-1-march-1978-mars/meet-the-consultants/

[olympedia-6] 1 2 3 4 Olympedia – Bill Heikkila: "Bill Heikkila finished sixth in the javelin throw at the 1967 Pan American Games. Personal Best: JT – 78.41 (1968)." https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66085

[mex68-7] Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw – Qualifying round: "22 B William Heikkila Canada 70.10 71.20 70.78 71.20". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_javelin_throw

[cdnchamps-8] List of Canadian Track and Field Championships winners (javelin).

[atfs69-9] ATFS Athletics Annual 1969.

[colonist69-10] 1 2 The Daily Colonist (Victoria, BC), August 22, 1969, p.12: "Heikkila, Canadian record holder, won the javelin with a throw of 228 feet, three inches." https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19690822

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