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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eric Lemming  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arne Halse  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Otto Nilsson  Sweden
1912 →

Records

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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

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Place Name Nation Distance
1 Eric Lemming   Sweden 54.83 metres WR
2 Arne Halse   Norway 50.57 metres
3 Otto Nilsson   Sweden 47.11 metres
4 Aarne Salovaara   Finland 45.89 metres
5 Armas Pesonen   Finland 45.18 metres
6 Juho Halme   Finland 44.96 metres
7 Jalmari Sauli   Finland Unknown
8-16 Carl Bechler   Germany Unknown
Evert Jakobsson   Finland Unknown
Jarl Jakobsson   Finland Unknown
John Johansen   Norway Unknown
Henry Leeke   Great Britain Unknown
Ernest May   Great Britain Unknown
Jimmy Tremeer   Great Britain Unknown
Hugo Wieslander   Sweden Unknown
Charalambos Zouras   Greece Unknown

References

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  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

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  • 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 [1] Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.