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


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. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records 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.
World Record54.44' Eric LemmingLondon 15 July 1908
Olympic Record54.44 Eric LemmingLondon 15 July 1908

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

Results

PlaceNameNationDistance
1Eric Lemming54.83 metres WR
2Arne Halse50.57 metres
3Otto Nilsson47.11 metres
4Aarne Salovaara45.89 metres
5Armas Pesonen45.18 metres
6Juho Halme44.96 metres
7Jalmari SauliUnknown
8-16Carl BechlerUnknown
8-16Evert JakobssonUnknown
8-16Jarl JakobssonUnknown
8-16John JohansenUnknown
8-16Henry LeekeUnknown
8-16Ernest MayUnknown
8-16Jimmy TremeerUnknown
8-16Hugo WieslanderUnknown
8-16Charalambos ZourasUnknown