Final | Distance | 1. | 2. | 3. | Rk. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 1. Eric Lemming | Sweden | 60.64m OR | 53.02 | 54.78 | 57.42 OR | 1. | 60.64 OR | - | 59.00 | 2. Julius Saaristo | Finland | 58.66m | 54.75 | 55.37 OR | - | 2. | 56.21 | - | 58.66 | 3. Mór Kóczán | Hungary | 55.50m | 54.06 | - | 54.99 | 3. | - | - | 55.50 | 4. Johan Halme | Finland | 54.65m | 53.81 | 54.65 | - | 4. | 5. Väinö Siikaniemi | Finland | 52.43m | 52.19 | - | 52.43 | 5. | 6. Richard Åbrink | Sweden | 52.20m | 46.56 | 48.25 | 52.20 | 6. | 7. Arne Halse | Norway | 51.98m | 51.98 | - | - | 7. | 8. Jonni Myyrä | Finland | 51.33m | 48.77 | 51.33 | - | 8. | 9. Urho Peltonen | Finland | 49.20m | 49.20 | - | - | 9. | 10.Otto Nilsson | Sweden | 49.18m | 47.59 | 48.01 | 49.18 | 10. | 11.Karl Sonne | Sweden | 47.85m | - | 47.85 | - | 11. | 12.Daniel Johansen | Norway | 47.61m | 46.18 | 46.87 | 47.61 | 12. | 13.Svante Olsson | Sweden | 46.94m | 46.94 | - | - | 13. | 14.Anders Krigsman | Sweden | 46.71m | 45.14 | 45.48 | 46.71 | 14. | 15.Janne Dahl | Sweden | 45.67m | - | 44.09 | 45.67 | 15. | 16.Arvid Ohrling | Sweden | 45.32m | 45.00 | 45.32 | - | 16. | 17.Nikolay Neklapaev | Russia | 44.98m | - | 44.78 | 44.98 | 17. | 18.Emil Kukko | Finland | 44.66m | 44.50 | - | 44.66 | 18. | 19.Josef Waitzer | Germany | 43.71m | 41.99 | 43.20 | 43.71 | 19. | 20.Nikolajs Švedrēvics | Russia | 43.21m | - | 43.21 | - | 20. | 21.Algot Larsson | Sweden | 43.18m | 43.18 | - | - | 21. | 22.Karl Halt | Germany | 41.99m | - | 41.99 | - | 22. | 23.Paul Willführ | Germany | 41.05m | 41.05 | - | - | 23. | 24.Eskil Falk | Sweden | NM | - | - | - | 24. | 24.Gustav Krojer | Austria | NM | - | - | - | 24. |
World Record: 61.45m Julius Saaristo, Finland Helsinki, Finland May 25, 1912 | Olympic Record: 54.83m Eric Lemming, Sweden London, Great Britain July 17, 1908 | 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 61.00m. |
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