Hermann Salomon (13 April 1938 – 11 June 2020) was a German javelin thrower. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Born in the Free City of Danzig, Salomon first competed for the German team of Hamburger SV, before moving to USC Mainz when he was 23 years old in 1961. Salomon won the national champion title six times in the javelin throw between 1960-68, and was also national champion in the pentathlon five times between 1959-64. In 1971 Salomon was received the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Award.