Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_javelin_throw

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Silver medalist Julius Saaristo.

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, but in 1908 it was a standing throw with no run up. 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]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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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.

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References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    Official report, p. 61.
  3. [3]
    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. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2007.
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