Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
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]
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 2 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 66.60 m | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
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
The qualification started at 2 p.m. The best six throwers qualified for the final. The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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| #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | |||
 | Erik Lundqvist |  | 66.60 OR | 58 (~) | 60.5 (~) | 66.60 | 61 (~) | 61.58 | 54 (~) | 66.60 |
 | Béla Szepes | .svg.png){kind=small} | 62.5 (~) | 65.26 | 56 (~) | 65.26 | X | 62.50 | 54 (~) | 65.26 |
 | Olav Sunde |  | 62.5 (~) | 63.97 | 63.8 (~) | 63.97 | X | 59.50 | 55 (~) | 63.97 |
| 4 | Paavo Liettu | | 62 (~) | 63.86 | 63.7 (~) | 63.86 | 55 (~) | 61 (~) | 63.76 | 63.86 |
| 5 | Bruno Schlokat | .svg.png){kind=small} | 58 (~) | 62 (~) | 63.40 | 63.40 | 60 (~) | 57.5 (~) | 63.26 | 63.40 |
| 6 | Eino Penttilä | | 56 (~) | 63.20 | 62 (~) | 63.20 | 58.35 | 56 (~) | X | 63.20 |
| 7 | Stan Lay |  | 60.5 (~) | 62.89 | 56 (~) | 62.89 | Did not advance | |||
| 8 | Johan Meimer |  | 58 (~) | 61.46 | X | 61.46 | Did not advance | |||
| 9 | Albert Lamppu | | 58.5 (~) | 56 (~) | 61.45 | 61.45 | Did not advance | |||
| 10 | Arthur Sager | .svg.png){kind=small} | 60.50 | 58 (~) | 58 (~) | 60.50 | Did not advance | |||
| 11 | Erich Stoschek | | 59.86 | ? | ? | 59.86 | Did not advance | |||
| 12 | Doral Pilling | .svg.png){kind=small} | 59.16 | 59.16 | Did not advance | |||||
| 13 | Kosaku Sumiyoshi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 58 (~) | 59.05 | ? | 59.05 | Did not advance | |||
| 14 | Gunnar Lindström | | X | 58 (~) | 58.69 | 58.69 | Did not advance | |||
| 15 | Vilho Rinne | | 55 (~) | 58.04 | 57 (~) | 58.04 | Did not advance | |||
| 16 | Lee Bartlett | | X | 56 (~) | 57.57 | 57.57 | Did not advance | |||
| 17 | Creth Hines | | 56 (~) | X | 57.17 | 57.17 | Did not advance | |||
| 18 | Jules Herremans | .svg.png){kind=small} | 56.33 | 56.33 | Did not advance | |||||
| 19 | Charles Harlow | | 55.85 | 55.85 | Did not advance | |||||
| 20 | Georgios Zakharopoulos | .svg.png){kind=small} | 55.50 | 55.50 | Did not advance | |||||
| 21 | George Weightman-Smith | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.37 | 54.37 | Did not advance | |||||
| 22 | Gaston Étienne | | 54.34 | 54.34 | Did not advance | |||||
| 23 | Vilim Messner | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.70 | 53.70 | Did not advance | |||||
| 24 | Emmanuel Degland |  | 52.82 | 52.82 | Did not advance | |||||
| 25 | Jaap Knol |  | 52.68 | 52.68 | Did not advance | |||||
| 26 | Viktoras Ražaitis | .svg.png){kind=small} | 51.16 | 51.16 | Did not advance | |||||
| 27 | Otto Rottman |  | 50.93 | 50.93 | Did not advance | |||||
| 28 | Joop van der Leij | | 46 (~) | 47.73 | ? | 47.73 | Did not advance | |||
References
- "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
Sources
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 21 July 2008.
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