Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 6, 1912. Twenty-five javelin throwers from seven nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
Men's javelin throw at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Lemming on the way to win the gold medal. | |||||||||||||
Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | July 6 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
4×100 m relay | men |
4×400 m relay | men |
3000 m team race | men |
10 km walk | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Standing long jump | men |
Standing high jump | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
Javelin throw | men |
2-hand shot put | men |
2-hand discus | men |
2-hand javelin | men |
Combined events | |
Pentathlon | men |
Decathlon | men |
Cross-country events | |
Individual | men |
Team | men |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 61.45(*) | ![]() |
Helsinki (FIN) | May 25, 1912 |
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Olympic Record | 54.83 | ![]() |
London (GBR) | July 17, 1908 |
(*) unofficial
Julius Saaristo set at first a new Olympic record with 55.37 m. Eric Lemming improved the record to 57.42 m and finally to 60.64 m. Three days later on July 9, 1912 Julius Saaristo set a new Olympic record in the two handed javelin throw competition with 61.00 m.
Results
Saaristo took the lead after the first throw, and made an even better second throw to stay ahead of Lemming. On the third throw, however, Saaristo scratched and Lemming threw his javelin well over 57 metres to take the lead going into the finals, with Kóczán wresting third place from Halme on the final throw to advance as well. While each of the three finalists made improvements in their marks in the final round, no changes in order were made and Lemming's 60.64 metres stood as the new record.
Place | Athlete | Preliminary | Final | Best mark | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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53.02 | 54.78 | 57.42 OR | 1st | 60.64 OR | — | 59.00[3] | 60.64 | |
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54.75 | 55.37 OR | — | 2nd | 56.21 | — | 58.66 | 58.66 | |
3 | ![]() |
54.06 | — | 54.99 | 3rd | — | — | 55.50 | 55.50 | |
4 | ![]() |
53.81 | 54.65 | — | 4th | 54.65 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
52.19 | — | 52.43 | 5th | 52.43 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
46.56 | 48.25 | 52.20 | 6th | 52.20 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
51.98 | — | — | 7th | 51.98 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
48.77 | 51.33 | — | 8th | 51.33 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
49.20 | — | — | 9th | 49.20 | ||||
10 | ![]() |
47.59 | 48.01 | 49.18 | 10th | 49.18 | ||||
11 | ![]() |
— | 47.85 | — | 11th | 47.85 | ||||
12 | ![]() |
46.18 | 46.87 | 47.61 | 12th | 47.61 | ||||
13 | ![]() |
46.94 | — | — | 13th | 46.94 | ||||
14 | ![]() |
45.14 | 45.48 | 46.71 | 14th | 46.71 | ||||
15 | ![]() |
— | 44.09 | 45.67 | 15th | 45.67 | ||||
16 | ![]() |
45.00 | 45.32 | — | 16th | 45.32 | ||||
17 | ![]() |
— | 44.78 | 44.98 | 17th | 44.98 | ||||
18 | ![]() |
44.50 | — | 44.66 | 18th | 44.66 | ||||
19 | ![]() |
41.99 | 43.20 | 43.71 | 19th | 43.71 | ||||
20 | ![]() |
— | 43.21 | — | 20th | 43.21 | ||||
21 | ![]() |
43.18 | — | — | 21st | 43.18 | ||||
22 | ![]() |
— | 41.99 | — | 22nd | 41.99 | ||||
23 | ![]() |
41.05 | — | — | 23rd | 41.05 | ||||
24 | ![]() |
— | — | — | 24th | None | ||||
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— | — | — | 24th | None |
References
- "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Official report, p. 61.
- Bergvall, p. 403. The throw is described as "about 59 metres" in a departure from standard precision.
Sources
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2007.