Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DateAugust 15, 1920
Competitors25 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonni Myyrä  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Urho Peltonen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paavo Johansson  Finland
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Athletics at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4 × 100 m relaymen
4 × 400 m relaymen
3000 m team racemen
3 km walkmen
10 km walkmen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
56 lb weight throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonmen
Decathlonmen
Cross-country events
Individualmen
Teammen

The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920. Twenty-five javelin throwers from twelve nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 66.10 Finland Jonni Myyrä Stockholm (SWE) August 25, 1919
Olympic Record 61.00 Finland Julius Saaristo Stockholm (SWE) July 9, 1912

At first Urho Peltonen set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 63.605 m. In the final Jonni Myyrä set the new Olympic record with 65.78 m.

Results

The best ten javelin throwers qualified for the final.

Place Athlete Qual. Final
Distance Rank
1  Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 60.63 3 65.78 OR
2  Urho Peltonen (FIN) 63.605 OR 1 63.605
3  Paavo Johansson (FIN) 63.095 2 63.095
4  Julius Saaristo (FIN) 60.045 5 62.395
5  Aleksander Klumberg (EST) 59.03 6 62.39
6  Gunnar Lindström (SWE) 60.52 4 60.52
7  Milton Angier (USA) 57.58 9 59.275
8  Erik Blomqvist (SWE) 58.18 7 58.18
9  James Lincoln (USA) 57.86 8 57.86
10  Hugo Lilliér (SWE) 56.77 10 56.77
11  Arthur Tuck (USA) 53.78
12  Jack Mahan (USA) 53.52
13  Elof Lindström (SWE) 51.53
14  Simon Grany (FRA) 47.90
15  Arthur Picard (FRA) 47.09
16  Arturo Medina (CHI) 43.90
17  Oprando Bottura (ITA) 42.70
18  Adolphe Hauman (BEL) 42.58
19  Frederik Petersen (DEN) 42.13
20  Émile Muller (BEL) 40.24
21  Alex Servais (LUX) 40.08
22  Jean Lefèbvre (BEL) 39.00
23  Ignacio Izaguirre (ESP) 38.92
24  Otakar Vydra (TCH) 37.75
25  Arthur Delaender (BEL) 36.25

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

Sources

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2007.