Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Eino Penttila, Matti Jarvinen, Matti Sippala 1932.jpg
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 4
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Matti Järvinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Matti Sippala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Eino Penttilä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1928
1936  

The men's javelin throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 4. [1]

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Matti Järvinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 72.71 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Matti Sippala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 69.80
Bronze medal icon.svg Eino Penttilä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 68.70
4 Gottfried Weimann Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 68.18
5 Lee Bartlett US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 64.46
6 Kenneth Churchill US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 63.24
7 Malcolm Metcalf US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 61.89
8 Kosaku Sumiyoshi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 61.14
9 Olav Sunde Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 60.81
10 Saburo Nagao Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 59.83
11 Heitor Medina Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 58.00
12 Adolfo Clouthier Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 46.38
13 Miguel Camberos Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 41.71

Key: OR = Olympic record

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.