Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
The winner Eric Lemming
Venue White City Stadium
Date 17 July
Competitors 16 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Eric Lemming  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arne Halse  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Otto Nilsson  Sweden

The men's javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin was required to be held in the middle. The competition was held on 17 July 1908. 16 throwers from six nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition. Two days earlier in the freestyle javelin throw event Eric Lemming improved his own world and Olympic record set at the 1906 Summer Olympics with 53.90 m (he threw the javelin in a conventional manner).

World Record 54.44(*) Sweden Eric Lemming London (GBR) 15 July 1908
Olympic Record 54.44 Sweden Eric Lemming London (GBR) 15 July 1908

(*) unofficial

Eric Lemming set a new world and Olympic record with 54.83 m.

Results

PlaceNameNationDistance
1Eric Lemming Sweden54.83 metres WR
2Arne Halse Norway50.57 metres
3Otto Nilsson Sweden47.11 metres
4Aarne Salovaara Finland45.89 metres
5Armas Pesonen Finland45.18 metres
6Juho Halme Finland44.96 metres
7Jalmari Sauli FinlandUnknown
8-16Karl Bechler GermanyUnknown
Evert Jakobsson FinlandUnknown
Jarl Jakobsson FinlandUnknown
John Johansen NorwayUnknown
Henry Leeke Great BritainUnknown
Ernest May Great BritainUnknown
Jimmy Tremeer Great BritainUnknown
Hugo Wieslander SwedenUnknown
Charalambos Zouras GreeceUnknown

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

Sources

  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .
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