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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
The winner Eric Lemming
VenueWhite City Stadium
Date17 July
Competitors16 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eric Lemming  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arne Halse  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Otto Nilsson  Sweden
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The men's javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin was required to be held in the middle. The competition was held on 17 July 1908. 16 throwers from six nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition. Two days earlier in the freestyle javelin throw event Eric Lemming improved his own world and Olympic record set at the 1906 Summer Olympics with 53.90 m (he threw the javelin in a conventional manner).

World Record 54.44(*) Sweden Eric Lemming London (GBR) 15 July 1908
Olympic Record 54.44 Sweden Eric Lemming London (GBR) 15 July 1908

(*) unofficial

Eric Lemming set a new world and Olympic record with 54.83 m.

Results

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Place Name Nation Distance
1 Eric Lemming  Sweden 54.83 metres WR
2 Arne Halse  Norway 50.57 metres
3 Otto Nilsson  Sweden 47.11 metres
4 Aarne Salovaara  Finland 45.89 metres
5 Armas Pesonen  Finland 45.18 metres
6 Juho Halme  Finland 44.96 metres
7 Jalmari Sauli  Finland Unknown
8-16 Carl Bechler  Germany Unknown
Evert Jakobsson  Finland Unknown
Jarl Jakobsson  Finland Unknown
John Johansen  Norway Unknown
Henry Leeke  Great Britain Unknown
Ernest May  Great Britain Unknown
Jimmy Tremeer  Great Britain Unknown
Hugo Wieslander  Sweden Unknown
Charalambos Zouras  Greece Unknown

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Official report, p. 32.

Sources

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  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.