Javelin throw at the Olympics

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Javelin throw
at the Olympic Games
Tapio Rautavaara 1949b.jpg
The 1948 javelin throw competition, Tapio Rautavaara (FIN)
Overview
Sport Athletics
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19082024
Women: 19322024
Olympic record
Men92.97 m Arshad Nadeem (2024)
Women71.53 m Osleidys Menéndez (2004)
Reigning champion
MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Arshad Nadeem  (PAK)
WomenFlag of Japan.svg  Haruka Kitaguchi  (JPN)

The javelin throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908, being the last of the current throwing events to feature at the Olympics after the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. The women's event was first contested at the 1932 Olympics, becoming the second women's throws event after the discus in 1928. [1] [2]

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Two variants of the javelin have featured on the Olympic programme: a freestyle version was first contested at the 1906 Intercalated Games and then again the 1908 London Olympics. A one-off two-handed version was held at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.

Medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1908 London
details
Eric Lemming
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Arne Halse
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Otto Nilsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1912 Stockholm
details
Eric Lemming
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Julius Saaristo
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
Mór Kóczán
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
1920 Antwerp
details
Jonni Myyrä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Urho Peltonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Pekka Johansson
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1924 Paris
details
Jonni Myyrä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Gunnar Lindström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Eugene Oberst
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1928 Amsterdam
details
Erik Lundqvist
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Béla Szepes
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Olav Sunde
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1932 Los Angeles
details
Matti Järvinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Matti Sippala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Eino Penttilä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1936 Berlin
details
Gerhard Stöck
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Yrjö Nikkanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Kalervo Toivonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1948 London
details
Tapio Rautavaara
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Steve Seymour
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
József Várszegi
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
1952 Helsinki
details
Cy Young
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bill Miller
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Toivo Hyytiäinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1956 Melbourne
details
Egil Danielsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Janusz Sidło
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Viktor Tsybulenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1960 Rome
details
Viktor Tsybulenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Walter Krüger
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Gergely Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1964 Tokyo
details
Pauli Nevala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Gergely Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Jānis Lūsis
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
details
Jānis Lūsis
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Jorma Kinnunen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Gergely Kulcsár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1972 Munich
details
Klaus Wolfermann
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Jānis Lūsis
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bill Schmidt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1976 Montreal
details
Miklós Németh
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Hannu Siitonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Gheorghe Megelea
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
1980 Moscow
details
Dainis Kūla
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Makarov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Wolfgang Hanisch
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles
details
Arto Härkönen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
David Ottley
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Kenth Eldebrink
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1988 Seoul
details
Tapio Korjus
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Jan Železný
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1992 Barcelona
details
Jan Železný
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Steve Backley
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1996 Atlanta
details
Jan Železný
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Steve Backley
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Seppo Räty
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2000 Sydney
details
Jan Železný
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Steve Backley
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Sergey Makarov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2004 Athens
details
Andreas Thorkildsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Vadims Vasiļevskis
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Sergey Makarov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2008 Beijing
details
Andreas Thorkildsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ainārs Kovals
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Tero Pitkämäki
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2012 London
details
Keshorn Walcott
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Antti Ruuskanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Vítězslav Veselý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Thomas Röhler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Julius Yego
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Keshorn Walcott
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
2020 Tokyo
details
Neeraj Chopra
Flag of India.svg  India
Jakub Vadlejch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Vítězslav Veselý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2024 Paris
details
Arshad Nadeem
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Neeraj Chopra
Flag of India.svg  India
Anderson Peters
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jan Železný Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)
1988–20003104
2 Eric Lemming Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1908–19122002
Jonni Myyrä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1920–19242002
Andreas Thorkildsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2004–20082002
5 Jānis Lūsis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1964–19721113
6 Neeraj Chopra Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2020–20241102
7 Viktor Tsybulenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1956–19601012
Keshorn Walcott Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)2012–20161012
9 Steve Backley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1992–20000213
10 Gergely Kulcsar Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1960–19680123
Seppo Räty Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1988–19960123
12 Sergey Makarov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2000–20040022
13 Vítězslav Veselý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2012–20200022

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)78722
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3227
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3126
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3115
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2125
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2002
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1247
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1225
9Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1102
Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)1102
11Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)1012
12Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)1001
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1001
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0314
15Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0202
16Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)0101
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0101
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)0101
19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0022
20Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0011
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)0011
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0011
Totals (22 entries)27272781

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1932 Los Angeles
details
Babe Didrikson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ellen Braumüller
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Tilly Fleischer
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
1936 Berlin
details
Tilly Fleischer
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Luise Krüger
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Maria Kwaśniewska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
1948 London
details
Herma Bauma
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Kaisa Parviainen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Lily Carlstedt
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1952 Helsinki
details
Dana Zátopková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Aleksandra Chudina
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Yelena Gorchakova
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne
details
Inese Jaunzeme
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Marlene Ahrens
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Nadezhda Konyayeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1960 Rome
details
Elvīra Ozoliņa
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Dana Zátopková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Birutė Kalėdienė
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
details
Mihaela Peneș
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Márta Rudas
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Yelena Gorchakova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
details
Angéla Németh
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Mihaela Peneș
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Eva Janko
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1972 Munich
details
Ruth Fuchs
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Jacqueline Todten
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Kate Schmidt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1976 Montreal
details
Ruth Fuchs
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Marion Becker
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Kate Schmidt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1980 Moscow
details
María Caridad Colón
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Saida Gunba
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ute Hommola
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles
details
Tessa Sanderson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Tiina Lillak
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fatima Whitbread
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1988 Seoul
details
Petra Felke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Fatima Whitbread
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Beate Koch
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1992 Barcelona
details
Silke Renk
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Natalya Shikolenko
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Karen Forkel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1996 Atlanta
details
Heli Rantanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Louise McPaul
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Trine Hattestad
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2000 Sydney
details
Trine Hattestad
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Mirela Maniani-Tzelili
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Osleidys Menéndez
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
2004 Athens
details
Osleidys Menéndez
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Steffi Nerius
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Mirela Maniani
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2008 Beijing
details
Barbora Špotáková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Christina Obergföll
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [3]
Goldie Sayers
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
2012 London
details
Barbora Špotáková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Christina Obergföll
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Linda Stahl
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Sara Kolak
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Sunette Viljoen
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Barbora Špotáková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2020 Tokyo
details
Liu Shiying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Maria Andrejczyk
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Kelsey-Lee Barber
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2024 Paris
details
Haruka Kitaguchi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Jo-Ane van Dyk
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Nikola Ogrodníková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Barbora Špotáková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2008–20162013
2 Ruth Fuchs Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1972–19762002
3 Dana Zátopková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1952–19601102
Mihaela Peneş Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1964–19681102
5 Tilly Fleischer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1932–19361012
Trine Hattestad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1996–20001012
Osleidys Menéndez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)2000–20041012
8 Fatima Whitbread Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1984–19880112
Mirela Maniani Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)2000–20040112
Christina Obergföll Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2008–20120112
11 Yelena Gorchakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1952–19640022
Kate Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1972–19760022

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)3126
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)24410
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2248
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)2013
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2013
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1203
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1124
8Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1102
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1102
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1102
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1023
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1012
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1012
14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1001
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1001
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0112
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0112
18Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0101
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)0101
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0101
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0101
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0101
24Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Totals (24 entries)21212163

Intercalated Games

The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon. [4]

A men's freestyle javelin event was contested at the 1906 Games – the first time the javelin featured on the Olympic programme. The competition was dominated by Swedish athletes, who took the first four places. [5] Eric Lemming was a comfortable winner by a margin of over eight metres and he would go on to win the first two Olympic titles proper in 1908 and 1912. [6] A 100 metres finalist, Knut Lindberg, was the silver medallist, [7] while the third placer, Bruno Söderström, also won a pole vault medal that year. [8]

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1906 Athens
details
Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Eric Lemming  (SWE)Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Knut Lindberg  (SWE)Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg  Bruno Söderström  (SWE)

Variants

1908 freestyle javelin throw

Following the freestyle javelin contest at the 1906 Intercalated Games, the event was continued at the 1908 London Olympics in spite of the addition of the standard style javelin as well. Eric Lemming won his second freestyle title, and his first officially recognised Olympics gold, and also won the standard style event as well. [6] The freestyle event was dropped after 1908. [9]

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1908 London
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Eric Lemming  (SWE)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Mikhail Dorizas  (GRE)Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Halse  (NOR)

Two-handed javelin throw

At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics a two-handed variant of the standard javelin throw competition took place. Each athlete had three attempts using each hand and their score was calculated by adding their best performances for the left and right hands. It featured two rounds, with the top three after the first round receiving a further three attempts with each arm. [10]

Finnish athletes completed a podium sweep as Julius Saaristo, the runner-up in the 1912 standard javelin event, took the gold medal. Eric Lemming, champion in the one-handed event, performed poorly with his left hand and finished in fourth place. [10]

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1912 Stockholm
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Julius Saaristo  (FIN)Flag of Russia.svg  Väinö Siikaniemi  (FIN)Flag of Russia.svg  Urho Peltonen  (FIN)

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