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
Jonni Myyra, Urho Peltonen, Paavo Johansson y Julius Juho Saaristo (Atletismo). - El Grafico 133 (cropped).jpg
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DateAugust 15, 1920
Competitors25 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jonni Myyrä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Urho Peltonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Paavo Johansson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1912
1924  

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 Record66.10 Flag of Finland.svg Jonni Myyrä Stockholm (SWE)August 25, 1919
Olympic Record61.00 Flag of Finland.svg 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.

PlaceAthleteQual.Final
DistanceRank
1Flag of Finland.svg  Jonni Myyrä  (FIN)60.63365.78 OR
2Flag of Finland.svg  Urho Peltonen  (FIN)63.605 OR163.605
3Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Johansson  (FIN)63.095263.095
4Flag of Finland.svg  Julius Saaristo  (FIN)60.045562.395
5Flag of Estonia.svg  Aleksander Klumberg  (EST)59.03662.39
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Lindström  (SWE)60.52460.52
7US flag 48 stars.svg  Milton Angier  (USA)57.58959.275
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Blomqvist  (SWE)58.18758.18
9US flag 48 stars.svg  James Lincoln  (USA)57.86857.86
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Hugo Lilliér  (SWE)56.771056.77
11US flag 48 stars.svg  Arthur Tuck  (USA)53.78
12US flag 48 stars.svg  Jack Mahan  (USA)53.52
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Elof Lindström  (SWE)51.53
14Flag of France.svg  Simon Grany  (FRA)47.90
15Flag of France.svg  Arthur Picard  (FRA)47.09
16Flag of Chile.svg  Arturo Medina  (CHI)43.90
17Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Oprando Bottura  (ITA)42.70
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Adolphe Hauman (BEL)42.58
19Flag of Denmark.svg  Frederik Petersen  (DEN)42.13
20Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Émile Muller  (BEL)40.24
21Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Alex Servais  (LUX)40.08
22Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean Lefèbvre  (BEL)39.00
23Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Ignacio Izaguirre  (ESP)38.92
24Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Otakar Vydra  (TCH)37.75
25Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  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.

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