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

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] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
The winner Eric Lemming
VenueWhite City Stadium
Date17 July
Competitors16 from 6 nations
Medalists
Eric Lemming  Sweden
Arne Halse  Norway
Otto Nilsson  Sweden
Athletics at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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Freestyle javelinmen

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(*) Eric Lemming London (GBR) 15 July 1908
Olympic Record 54.44 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
8-16Carl 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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Official report, p. 32.

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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