Athletics_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_javelin_throw
Quick Facts Men's javelin throw at the Games of the VIII Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's javelin throw at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Date | July 6 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 15 nations | |||||||||
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The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924. 29 javelin throwers from 15 nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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World Record | 66.10 | Jonni Myyrä | Stockholm (SWE) | August 25, 1919 |
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Olympic Record | 65.78 | Jonni Myyrä | Antwerp (BEL) | August 15, 1920 |
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Qualification
The qualification started at about 3 p.m. The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order is not available and not all throwing series are available.
Group 1
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Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | Gunnar Lindström (SWE) | ~59 | ~58 | 60.81 | 60.81 | 1 | Q |
2 | Jonni Myyrä (FIN) | X (~52) | 59.30 | ~56 | 59.30 | 2 | Q |
3 | Eugene Oberst (USA) | ~53 | 57.98 | 57.98 | 3 | Q | |
4 | Yrjö Ekqvist (FIN) | ~56 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 5 | Q | |
5 | Lajos Csejthey (HUN) | 54.86 | 54.86 | 9 | |||
6 | Lee Priester (USA) | 54.51 | ~52 | 54.51 | 11 | ||
7 | Hugo Lilliér (SWE) | 52.95 | ~51 | ~45 | 52.95 | 13 | |
8 | Georgios Zacharopoulos (GRE) | 51.17 | 51.17 | 15 | |||
9 | Willy Seewald (BRA) | 49.39 | 49.39 | 18 | |||
10 | Taki N'Dio (FRA) | 48.92 | 48.92 | 19 | |||
11 | Samba Ciré (FRA) | 48.65 | 48.65 | 20 | |||
12 | Jock Dalrymple (GBR) | 46.92 | 46.92 | 24 | |||
13 | Willi Moser (SUI) | 46.80 | 46.80 | 25 | |||
14 | Sławosz Szydłowski (POL) | 46.00 | 46.00 | 26 | |||
— | Jiří Svoboda (TCH) | NM |
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Group 2
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Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | William Neufeld (USA) | 56.96 | 56.96 | 4 | Q | ||
2 | Erik Blomqvist (SWE) | X (~54) | ~56 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 5 | Q |
3 | Urho Peltonen (FIN) | X (~56) | X (~56) | 55.67 | 55.67 | 7 | |
4 | Pekka Johansson (FIN) | 55.10 | 55.10 | 8 | |||
5 | Taka N'Gangué (FRA) | 54.65 | 54.65 | 10 | |||
6 | Homer Welchel (USA) | 52.98 | 52.98 | 12 | |||
7 | Carlo Clemente (ITA) | 52.75 | 52.75 | 14 | |||
8 | Arvīds Ķibilds (LAT) | 50.15 | 50.15 | 16 | |||
9 | Aleksander Klumberg (EST) | ~50 | ~50 | 49.61 | 49.61 | 17 | |
10 | Hans Wipf (SUI) | 48.57 | 48.57 | 21 | |||
11 | Emmanuel Degland (FRA) | 48.57 | 48.57 | 21 | |||
12 | Mór Kóczán (TCH) | 48.39 | 48.39 | 23 | |||
13 | Henri Dauban de Silhouette (GBR) | 44.70 | 44.70 | 27 | |||
14 | Victor Pickard (CAN) | 44.69 | 44.69 | 28 |
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Final
The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
More information Place, Athlete ...
Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance |
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1 | Jonni Myyrä (FIN) | 59.30 | ~60 | 62.96 | ~58 | 62.96 |
2 | Gunnar Lindström (SWE) | 60.81 | ~60 | 60.92 | 60.92 | |
3 | Eugene Oberst (USA) | 57.98 | 57.98 | |||
4 | Yrjö Ekqvist (FIN) | 56.15 | 57.56 | 57.56 | ||
5 | William Neufeld (USA) | 56.96 | 56.96 | |||
6 | Erik Blomqvist (SWE) | 56.15 | 56.15 |
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- "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2008.