| | Event type
Javelin Throw, Men
| Date | 17 July 1908 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | White City Stadium, London |
| Participants | 16 from 6 countries |
Eric Lemming defended his gold medal in this event, and would win again in 1912, matching John Flanagan’s record of three consecutive field event Olympic championships. Lemming was the first great javelinist. In the era before officially recognized world records, he set his first world best in 1899, and between then and 1912 he set 12 marks that could be considered world records. His final mark, 62.32, set in Stockholm on 29 September 1912, became the first officially recognized record in the javelin.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Eric Lemming |  SWE | 53.69 (1) | 54.83 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Arne Halse |  NOR | 50.57 (2) | 50.57 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Otto Nilsson | SWE | 47.11 (3) | 47.11 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Aarne Salovaara |  FIN | 45.89 (4) | – | |||
| 5 | – | Armas Pesonen | FIN | 45.17 (5) | – | |||
| 6 | – | Juho Halme | FIN | 44.96 (6) | – | |||
| 7 | – | Jalmari Sauli | FIN | – | – | |||
| – | John Johansen | NOR | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Charalampos Zouras |  GRE | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Hugo Wieslander | SWE | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Henry Leeke |  GBR | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Jimmy Tremeer | GBR | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Ernest May | GBR | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Evert Jakobsson | FIN | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Jarl Jakobsson | FIN | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Karl Bechler |  GER | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round (17 July 1908 — 14:30)
The four scheduled qualifying sections were consolidated into two pools. Each competitor allowed three throws, after which the leading three were allowed a further three throws.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Distance (Imp.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Lemming | SWE | 53.69 | 176-1½ | |||
| 2 | Arne Halse | NOR | 50.57 | 165-11 | |||
| 3 | Otto Nilsson | SWE | 47.11 | 154-6¼ | |||
| 4 | Aarne Salovaara | FIN | 45.89 | 150-6¾ | |||
| 5 | Armas Pesonen | FIN | 45.17 | 148-2¾ | |||
| 6 | Juho Halme | FIN | 44.96 | 147-6 | |||
| Karl Bechler | GER | – | – | ||||
| John Johansen | NOR | – | – | ||||
| Charalampos Zouras | GRE | – | – | ||||
| Henry Leeke | GBR | – | – | ||||
| Hugo Wieslander | SWE | – | – | ||||
| Jimmy Tremeer | GBR | – | – | ||||
| Evert Jakobsson | FIN | – | – | ||||
| Jarl Jakobsson | FIN | – | – | ||||
| Ernest May | GBR | – | – |
Qualifying Round, Group A (17 July 1908)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Distance (Imp.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Nilsson | SWE | 47.11 | 154-6¼ | |||
| 2 | Aarne Salovaara | FIN | 45.89 | 150-6¾ | |||
| 3 | Armas Pesonen | FIN | 45.17 | 148-2¾ | |||
| 4 | Juho Halme | FIN | 44.96 | 147-6 | |||
| Karl Bechler | GER | – | – | ||||
| John Johansen | NOR | – | – | ||||
| Charalampos Zouras | GRE | – | – | ||||
| Henry Leeke | GBR | – | – | ||||
| Hugo Wieslander | SWE | – | – | ||||
| Jimmy Tremeer | GBR | – | – |
Qualifying Round, Group B (17 July 1908)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Distance (Imp.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Lemming | SWE | 53.69 | 176-1½ | |||
| 2 | Arne Halse | NOR | 50.58 | 165-11 | |||
| Evert Jakobsson | FIN | – | – | ||||
| Jarl Jakobsson | FIN | – | – | ||||
| Ernest May | GBR | – | – |
Final Round (17 July 1908)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Distance (Imp.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Lemming | SWE | 54.83 | 179-10½ | |||
| 2 | Arne Halse | NOR | 50.57 | 165-11 | |||
| 3 | Otto Nilsson | SWE | 47.11 | 154-6¼ |