Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 2, 1928. Twenty-eight javelin throwers from 18 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Erik Lundqvist |
Béla Szepes |
Olav Sunde |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 69.88 | Viipuri (FIN) | October 1, 1927 | |
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Olympic Record | 65.78 | Antwerp (BEL) | August 15, 1920 |
Erik Lundqvist set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 66.60 metres.
Results
Qualification
The qualification started at 2 p.m. The best six throwers, all four groups counted together, qualified for the final.
Group 1
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | 66.60 | ~58 | ~60.5 | 66.60 OR | 1 | Q | |
2 | ~58 | 61.46 | X | 61.46 | 8 | ||
3 | 59.86 | 59.86 | 11 | ||||
4 | ~58 | 59.05 | 59.05 | 13 | |||
5 | ~55 | 58.04 | ~57 | 58.04 | 15 | ||
6 | 55.85 | 55.85 | 19 | ||||
7 | 50.93 | 50.93 | 27 |
Group 2
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ~62.5 | 65.26 | ~56 | 65.26 | 2 | Q | |
2 | ~60.5 | 62.89 | ~56 | 62.89 | 7 | ||
3 | ~58.5 | ~56 | 61.45 | 61.45 | 9 | ||
4 | X (~60) | ~58 | 58.69 | 58.69 | 14 | ||
5 | X | ~56 | 57.57 | 57.57 | 16 | ||
6 | 54.34 | 54.34 | 22 | ||||
7 | 52.68 | 52.68 | 25 |
Group 3
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ~62.5 | 63.97 | ~63.8 | 63.97 | 3 | Q | |
2 | ~62 | 63.86 | ~63.7 | 63.86 | 4 | Q | |
3 | 60.50 | ~58 | ~58 | 60.50 | 10 | ||
4 | 56.33 | 56.33 | 18 | ||||
5 | 54.37 | 54.37 | 21 | ||||
6 | 51.16 | 51.16 | 26 | ||||
7 | ~46 | 47.73 | 47.73 | 28 |
Group 4
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ~58 | ~62 | 63.40 | 63.40 | 5 | Q | |
2 | ~56 | 63.20 | ~62 | 63.20 | 6 | Q | |
3 | 59.16 | 59.16 | 12 | ||||
4 | ~56 | X (~60.2) | 57.17 | 57.17 | 17 | ||
5 | 55.50 | 55.50 | 20 | ||||
6 | 53.70 | 53.70 | 23 | ||||
7 | 52.82 | 52.82 | 24 |
Final
The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance |
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1 | 66.60 | ~61 | 61.58 | ~54 | 66.60 | |
2 | 65.26 | X | 62.50 | ~54 | 65.26 | |
3 | 63.97 | X | 59.50 | ~55 | 63.97 | |
4 | 63.86 | ~55 | ~61 | 63.76 | 63.86 | |
5 | 63.40 | ~60 | ~57.5 | 63.26 | 63.40 | |
6 | 63.20 | 58.35 | ~56 | X (~64.5) | 63.20 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
Sources
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 21 July 2008.
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