Men Javelin Throw Athletics IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - Thursday, 2nd August

Men Javelin Throw Athletics IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - Thursday, 2nd August - Gold Medal: Erik Lundqvist, Sweden

Final Ranking		Distance	1Q	2Q	3Q	4F	5F	6F
1. Erik Lundqvist	Sweden	66.60m OR	66.60	61e	60.50e	61e	61.58e	54e
2. Béla Szepes	Hungary	65.26m	62.50	65.26	56e	X	62.50	54e
3. Olav Sunde	Norway	63.97m	62.50	63.97	63.80	X	59.50	55e
4. Paavo Liettu	Finland	63.86m	62e	63.86	63.70	55e	61e	63.76
5. Bruno Schlokat	Germany	63.40m	58e	62e	63.40	60e	57.50	63.26
6. Eino Penttilä	Finland	63.20m	56e	63.20	62e	58.35	56e	X
7. Stanley Lay	New Zealand	62.89m	60.50e	62.89	56e
8. Johan Meimer	Estonia	61.46m	58e	61.50	X

world Men Javelin Throw History

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 31,600.

28 competitors from 18 nations.

Qualification

World Record: 69.88m Eino Penttilä, Finland Viipuri, Finland 1 October 1927

Olympic Record: 65.78m Jonni Myyra, Finland Antwerpen, Belgium 15th August 1920

Lundqvist had a great season, winning 18 of 19 competitions, and just after the Games he became the first man to throw further than 70m. In Amsterdam he won the competition with his first throw, which was only his seventh best of the year. Curiously all but one of his six better throws occurred after the Games. The then world record holder Eino Penttilä had a miserable day, with a best of only 63.20. By contrast his next two competitions saw him average 67.26. Stanley Lay, who had won the AAA with a world leading 67.89, was exactly 5m down on his best. In contrast, Béla Szepes set a national record with his second round throw of 65.26.

Qualification - Thursdat, 2nd August

Best 6 results advanced to Final. Scores were transfered.

Group 1		Distance	Rk	1.	2.	3.
1. Erik Lundqvist	Sweden	66.60m OR	1.	66.60	58e	60.50e
2. Johan Meimer	Estonia	61.46m	8.	58e	61.46	X
3. Erich Stoschek	United States	59.86m	11.	59.86	- ?	- ?
4. Kosaku Sumiyoshi	Japan	59.05m	13.	58e	59.05m - ?
5. Vilho Rinne	Finland	58.04m	15.	55e	58.04	57e
6. Charles Harlow	United States	55.85m	19.	55.85
7. Otto Rottman	Romania	50.93m	27.	50.93

Group 2		Distance	Rk	1.	2.	3.
1. Béla Szepes	Hungary	65.26m	2.	62.50e	65.26	56e
2. Stanley Lay	New Zealand	62.89m	7.	60.50e	62.89	56e
3. Albert Lamppu	Finland	61.45m	9.	58.50e	56e	61.45
4. Gunnar Lindström	Sweden	58.69m	14.	X	58e	58.69
5. Lee Bartlett	United States	57.57m	16.	X	56e	57.57
6. Gaston Étienne	France	54.34m	22.	54.34
7. Jaap Knol	Netherlands	52.68m	25.	52.68

Group 3		Distance	Rk	1.	2.	3.
1. Olav Sunde	Norway	63.97m	3.	62.50e	63.97	63.80e
2. Paavo Liettu	Finland	63.86m	4.	62e	63.86	63.70e
3. Arthur Sager	United States	60.50m	10.	60.50	58e	58e
4. Jules Herremans	Belgium	56.33m	18.	56.33
5. George Weightman-Smith	South Africa	54.37m	21.	54.37
6. Viktoras Ražaitis	Lithuania	51.16m	26.	51.16
7. Joop van der Leij	Netherlands	47.73m	28.	46e	47.73	- ?

Group 4		Distance	Rk	1.	2.	3.
1. Bruno Schlokat	Germany	63.40m	5.	58e	62e	63.40
2. Eino Penttilä	Finland	63.20m	6.	56e	63.20	62e
3. Doral Pilling	Canada	59.16m	12.	59.16
4. Creth Hines	United States	57.17m	17.	56e	X	57.17
5. Georgios Zacharopoulos	Greece	55.50m	20.	55.50
6. Vilim Messner	Yugoslavia	53.70m	23.	53.70
7. Emmanuel Degland	France	52.82m	24.	52.82